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PREFACE 



The services of army officers have been recorded by several authors, but 
those of the Navy and Marine Corps have been wholly neglected, — the 
Official Registers merely giving the name, place of birth, date of last commis- 
sion, and present station. Much more is required, not alone in justice to 
these gallant patriots, but as part of our national history; as an incitement 
to others to pursue the career in which, while performing duty, they won re- 
nown. The present volume endeavors to supply this want. For the con- 
ductors of the public press, who may have occasion to write about these brave 
men, living or dead (for, though glory is immortal, those who obtain it must 
submit to the common destiny of their race), tliis work will be a treasury of 
facts, accurate in its full details. Henceforth, when an Officer of the Navy 
or Marine Corps passes to the better land, the recording journalist can draw 
upon these pages for the substantial facts of his public service, and not, as 
hitherto, make mere mention of his name. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS 



OF THE 



UNITED STATES NAVY 



REAR-ADMIRALS ON THE ACTIVE LIST. 

"William A. Kirkland. — Born in North Carolina, Appointed from 
North Carolina, July 2, 1850; attached to sloop "Portsmouth" and frigate 
"St. Lawrence," 1853-5; Pacific Squadron, 1851-3; Naval Academy, 1856. 
Promoted to Passed Midshipman, June 20, 1856 ; frigate " St. Lawrence," 
Brazil Squadron, 1856-7; sloop ''Falmouth," Brazil Squadron, 1857-9. 
Commissioned as Lijixdenan^, March 18, 1858 ; store-ship " Release," Brazil 
Squadron, 186X) ; frigate " Congress," 1860 ; steamer " Pulaski," coast of 
Brazil, 1861-2. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Commander, July 16, 1862; 
1862-3, sloop "Jamestown," China Station ; steam-sloop " Wyoming," East 
India Squadron, 1863-4; commanded gunboat " Owasco," then to " Winne- 
bago;" commanding iron-clad "Winnebago," Western Gulf Blockading 
Squadron, 1864-5 ; served under Acting Rear- Admiral Thatcher in the com- 
bined movements of the military and naval forces against the defences of the 
city of IMobile, which resulted in the capture of that place and the surrender 
of the rebel fleet ; commanding steamer " Wasp," South Atlantic Squadron, 
1866-70. Commissioned as Commander, 1869 ; commanding store-ship 
"Guard," special service, 1873; ordinance duty, 1874; commanding 
"Wasp," and South Atlantic Station, 1875-6; commanding "Frolic" 
(fourth-rate). South Atlantic Station, 1876-7; commanding "Supply" 
(fourth rate), special service, 1878; leave of absence, 1879-80; command- 
ing " Shenandoah," South Atlantic Station, 1881-2. Promoted to C'iptain, 
April, 1880; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1>'83 ; commanding receiving-ship "Col- 
orado," 1883-4; Navy Yard, New York, 1885-6 (from October, ]884, to 
January, 1885, in command) ; commanding receiving-ship " Vermont," 
1887-9; Supervisor of Harbor, New York, from October, 1889, to July, 
1891 ; commandant Navy Yard, League Island, July, 1891. Comnu'ssioned 
Commodore, i\mQ 27, 1893. Commissioned Rear- Admiral, March 1, 1894; 
commanding European Station, from April 30, 1894, to November, 1895 ; 
commanding Navy Yard, Mare Island, California, from June 1, 1896, to 
date. 

Joseph N. Miller. — Born in Springfield, Ohio, November 22, 1836. 
Appointed Acting Midshipman, at Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., October 
1, 1851 ; Naval Academy until June, 1854; passed the graduating exami- 
nation, and was given diploma No. 3 of class ; " Independence," Pacific Sta- 
tion, September, 1854-6. Passed examination and was promoted to Passed 

1 1 



2 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Midshipman, November 22, 1850 ; Naval Academy as Assistant Instructor, 
February, 1857, to October, 1858. "Warranted as Mader, January 22, 1858 ; 
sloop "Preble,' October, 1858, to September, 18G0, in the Faraijuay Expe- 
dition and on the Home Station ; was Executive Officer of chartered steamer 
" Indianula," at the capture of the ^lexican steamer " General Miramon," at 
Vera Cruz, on March G, 1860. Conmiissioned as a Lieutemnd, February 19, 

1860 ; Naval Academy as an Assistant-Listructor, September, 18(50, to April, 

1861 ; brig '• Perry," May to November, 1861, on blockading duty on the 
Ath\ntic Coast ; the " Perry " captured the privateer " Savannah." which held 
Letter of Marque No. 1 ; also captured several other prizes which were con- 
demned ; steamer "Cambridge," November, 1861, to May, 1862, on block- 
ade duty, mouth of the Chesapeake; the "Cambridge" towed the frigate 
" St. Lawrence " into action when the " Merrimac " engaged the fleet at 
Hampton Koads, March 8,1862; Naval Academy, May to August, 1862, 
as Executive Officer of practice ship '-John Adams." Commissioned as 
LieuteiKDit- Commander, July, 1862; iron-clad steamer "Pa^^saic," as Execu- 
tive Officer, September, 1862, to June, 1863, on North Atlantic Blockading 
Squadron; the " Passaic " was engaged in an attack on Fort ]\IcAllister, 
March 3, 1863 ; was commended in otticial report by the commanding officer ; 
engaged in the attack on P^'ort Sumter, of A])ril 7, 1863, and was thanked 
oflicially by the commanding officer ; special duty in New York in connec- 
tion with irou-clads, June to September, 1863 ; " Sacramento," as Executive 
Officer, September to November, 1863; Executive Officer and in command 
of iron-clad steamers "Sagamon" and "Nahant," November, 1863, to July, 
1864; on May 16, 1864, took part, in command of the "Nahant," in the 
attack on Sumter ; Executive Officer of iron-clad steamer " Monadnock," 
September, 1864, to IMarch, 1865, took part in both attacks on Fort P^isher, 
and was commended officially by commanding officer ; Naval Academy, as 
Head of Department, INlarch, 1865, to September, 1865; "Powhatan," as 
Executive Officer on Pacific and North Atlantic Squadron, September, 1867, 
to January, 1870. Commissioned as a Commander, January 25, 1870; 
Pacific Squadron as Chief of Staff and in command of "Ossipee," April, 
1870, to November, 1872 ; Assistant-Hydrographer, February to November, 
1873 ; command of the iron-clad steamer "Ajax," November, 1873, to May, 
1874; Assistant-Hydrographer, June, 1874, to August, 1875 ; conmiand of 
"Tuscarora," August, 1»75, to August, 1876, on Pacific Station; ran a line 
of deep sea-soundings from Honolulu to Brisbane, Australia ; investigated 

"and reported on state of affiiirs in Samoa; As!?istant in Bureau of Yards and 
Docks, December, 1876, to IMarch, 1877; Lighthouse Inspector of the 
Eleventh District, March, 1877, to October, 1880; special duty, Washing- 
ton, October, 1880, to May, 1881. Commis.-^ioned as Captain, May 28, 1881 ; 
command of '• Wabash " receiving-ship, Boston, May, 1881, to April, 1882 ; 
"Tennessee," commanding and Chief of Stafl^, May to August, 1882; mem- 
ber of " Jeannette" Court of Inquiry, October, 1882, to IMarch, 1883; mem- 
ber of General Court-IMai tial on the loss of "Ashuelot," March to July, 1883 ; 
"Tennessee," commanding and Chief of Staff. September, 1883, to October, 
1884; President Board ofInspecti(m Foreign Ves.sels at New York, Septem- 
ber, 1884, to April, 1885; command of "Wabash" receiving-ship, Boston, 
May, 1885, to May, 1888; Navy Yard, New York, Captain of the Yard, 
May, 1888; commanding receiving-ship, "Vermont," November 1, 1892; 
commandant Navy Yard. Boston, August, 1894-7 ; special mission to Eng- 
land, IMay 18, 1897; and then to command of Pacific Station to date. 

Montgomery Sicard. — Born in the City of New York, September 30, 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 3 

1836. Appointed from New York, October 1, 1851 ; Naval Academy, 1851- 
65 ; frigate " Potomac " and steam frigate " Wabash," Home Squadron, 
1855-7; steam frigate " Wabash," Mediterranean Squadron, 1858-9. Pro- 
moted to Master, November 4, 1858; steam-sloop " Dacotah," China Station, 
1860-61. Commissioned i/iewfe?i ant, 1861; steam-sloop " Oneida " (Execu- 
tive Officer), West Gulf Squadron, 1862-3; bombardment and passage of 
Forts Jackson and St. Philip; destruction of the rebel flotilla and gunboats; 
capture of the Chalmette batteries, and capture of New Orleans, April, 1862; 
twice engaged with, and passage of, the batteries of Vicksburg, Miss., June 
and July, 1862 ; engagement with the rebel ram " Arkansas," July, 
1862. Commissioned as I Aeutenant- Commander, July 16, 1862; steam- 
sloop " Ticouderoga " (Executive Officer), in pursuit of the rebel cruisers 
"Florida," etc., and in the North Atlantic Squadron, 1864, command- 
ing the U. S. S. " Seneca," at both attacks on and final capture of 
Fort Fisher, N. C, December, 1864, and January, '65. Coiumanded left 
wing of second division in the naval laud assault on Fort Fisher, 
January 15, 1865; bombardment of Fort Anderson, February, 1865. 
At the Naval Academy as Head of Department of Gunnery and Draw- 
ing, 1865-8 ; steam-sluop " Pensacola," North Pacific Squadron, 1868-9; 
commanding steamer "Saginaw," Pacific Fleet, 1869-71. Commissioned as 
Commander, 1870; ordnance duty Navy Yard, New York, 1871-2; In- 
spector of Ordnance, Navy Yard, Washington, 1872-6; Bureau of Ordnance, 
1876-7 ; commanding U. S. S. " Swatara," North Atlantic Station, 1877-8 ; 
Special duty Washington (re-writing the " Ordnance Inspections "), 1879 ; 
Inspector of Ordnance, Navy Yard, Boston, 1880-*i51 ; Chief of Bureau of 
Ordnance, 1881-90. During this time he introduced steel high-power ord- 
nance into the Navy. The Naval Gun Factory at Washington was estab- 
lished under his direction, and he was prominently engaged in various 
measures for reconstruction of the Navy. Commissioned Captain August, 
1881 ; President of the Steel Inspection Board, March, '90 to October '91 ; 
Commanding U.S. double-turret monitor " Miantonomah," October, '91, to 
Novemter, '93; Commandant of the Navy Yard and Station, Portsmouth, 
N. H., January, 1894, to November, '94. Commissioned as Commodore, 1894; 
Commandant Navy Yard and Station, New York, November, 1894 to May, 
1897. Commissioned Bear J. f?jmra/, April, 1897 ; Commander-in- Chief, Xj. 
S. Naval force, North Atlantic Station, May, 1897 to March, 1898, when 
he was found physically unfit for service by a board of medical survey, 
ordered by the Secretary of the Navy, and was placed on sick leave by 
Department's Order, March 26, 1898 ; after partial recovery from illness was 
placed on duty in the Navy Department as President of Naval War. Board. 
E. O. Matthews. — Born in Maryland. Appointed from Missouri, 
October 2, 1851; Naval Academy, 1851-5; frigate "Potomac," Home 
Squadron, November, 1855, to May, 1856; sloop "Saratoga," Home Squad- 
ron, May, 1856, to January, 1858; sloop "Macedonian," Mediterranean 
Squadron, May, 1858, to July, i860. Promoted to Master, November 4, 
1858. Commissioned as Lieutenant, July, 1860; Naval Academy, as In- 
structor in Mathematics, October, 186(), to Aprd, 1861 ; steam-frigate 
" Waba,sh," May, 1861, to November, 1861 (assisted in capture of forts at 
Hatteras Inlet); sick; Naval Academy, November, 1861, to October, 1862; 
Instructor in Seamanship. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Commander, July 
16, 1862; October, 1862, to June, 1864, Head of Department of Gunnery, 
etc. ; June, 1864, to July, 1865, South Atlantic Squadron, commanding 
" Sonoma," then constructing naval battery on Morris Island ; commanded 



4 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

naval lij^'lit artillery at Honey Ilill, S. C, November 30, 1864; battles 
at Tuiiliiiny Cross-Koads, December, lH(i4-; staiF of Admiral Dahlgren, Jan- 
uary to July, 18()5; apprentice-ship "Savannah," August, 18G5; Naval 
Academy, November, 18(>5,to June 1), 18()!), Department of Gunnery; Head 
of Torpedo Corps, June 9, 1809, to July 1, 1873. Promoted to Commander, 
May 4, 1870; eommandinir "Asliuelot," Asiatic Station, 1873-7; Inspector 
of Ordnance, Navy Yard, New York, April, 1^78-81. Promoted to Coptain, 
September 14, 1881; commanding " Powhatan " (special service), August, 
1881, to February, 1883; commanding training-ship "New Hamjishire," 
April, 1883, to Jvily, 1884; member of Gun Foundry Board, May, 1883, to 
March, 1885; commanding " Brooklyn," Asiatic Station, October, 1885, to 
October, 18s7; Captain of Yard, Navy Yard, Boston, December 1,1887, to 
May, 1890; commanding receiving-sliip "Wabash," May, 1890, to August, 
1891 ; member Board of Inspection and Survey, August, 1H91, to January, 
1894. Promoted Commodore, 1894; Chief of Bureau, Yards and Docks, 
1894-98. Promoted to Rear- Admired, June 19, 1H97. 

Charles S. Norton. — Born in New Y'ork. Appointed from New Y'ork 
to Naval Academy, October 3,1851 ; graduated, June, 1<S55; attached to the 
frigates " Potomac" and " Wabash," Home Squadron, 1855-7. Promoted to 
Fa^ised Midxhipmav, 1858; frigate " AVabash," European Squadron, 1858- 
59. Promoted to Mcisiei', 1858; steam-sloop " Seminole," Brazil Scjuadrou, 
1860-1. Promoted to Lievfenanf, 1860; steamer "Seminole," o!i Charleston, 
S. C, blockade ; Potomac Flotilla and Hampton Roads, Va., 1861-2 ; several 
engagements at Potomac River and Hampton Roads; battle of Port Royal, 
S. C Promoted to Lieutenxmt- Commander, 1862; United States steamers 
" Maratanza," " R. R Cuyler," " Fort Jackson," " Mercedita," North Atlan- 
tic Blockading Squadron, 1862-64; steamers "Lackawanna," "Richmond," 
and "Albatross," West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1864-5; commanded 
" ]\[aratanza," " Mercedita," and " Albatross," for various periods, serving 
constantly afloat during the entire war, except two months in the hospital 
from exposure on duty, and three months waiting orders ; steamer " Sham- 
rock," European Squadron, 1866-8; Portsmouth, N. H , Navy Yard, and 
receiving-ship " Vermont," New York Navy Yard, 1868-9 ; ironclad duty, 
New Orleans, 1869-71. Promoted to Commander, 1870; Light-House In- 
spector, 1872-5; commanding sloop " Shawmut," and iron-clad "Passaic," 
North Atlantic Squadron, 1875-6; Torpedo Station, Newj)ort, R. I, 1877; 
commanding receiving-ship '• Passaic," Washington, D. C, 1877-8 ; L'ght- 
House Insj)ector, 1878-81 ; commanding receiving-ship " Independence," 
]\Iare Island, Cal., 1881-3. Promoted to Captain, 1881 ; commanding 
" Shenandoah," South Pacific, 1883-6; member Board of Inspection and 
Survey, 1886-9; Norfolk Navy Yard, 1889 to October, 1891; commanding 
receiving-ship "Vermont," October, 1891, to November, 1892; member 
Naval Examining and Retiring Board, November, 1892, to DeceinlH>r, 1894. 
Promoted to ^ '(>»(»?o(/orc, July 31, 1894 ; December 19, 1894, commanding 
South Atlantic Station as Acting Rear- Admiral, \o A.\>v\\, \d>\)io ; commanil- 
ant Navy Yard, Washington, D. C, jMay 23, 1896, to date. Promoted to 
Rear Admiral, December, 1897. 

Francis M. Bunce. — Born in Coiniecticut. Appointed Acting ^fi<J- 
shipman, ^lay 28, 1852; graduated Naval Academy and warranted ^[id.■</lip- 
vian, June 10, 1857; " ( Jermantown," East India Squadron, 1857-60. 
Pax.W 3fid.'<Iiij)man, June 25, 1860; "Brooklyn," Gulf Sijuadnm. engaged 
in Chinqui Survey. Muder October 24, 1860; " ^lacedonian," Gulf Squad- 
ron, January 7, 1862. Commissioned Lieutenant from April 11, 1861 ; 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. O 

Executive-Officer of " Penobscot," 1802; in that vessel took part in engage- 
ment with rebel batteries at Yorktown, Va. ; v/as assigned to temporary duty 
with the army, and had charge of the disembarkation of the heavy artillery 
and mortars for use in the batteries at the investment of that place by General 
McClellan, April, 1802; rejoine<^^l ''■ Penobscot." blockading off Wilmington, 
N. C, and took part in several skirmishes with Fort Fisher and batteries 
about Fort Caswell ; commanded a successful boat expedition up Little Kiver, 
between North and South Carolina, destroying several schooners and large 
quantities of cotton, turpentine and resin, together with extensive salt works; 
on capture of " Kobert Bruce " by " Penobscot," was placed in charge of her 
as Prize-Master, and brought her to Xew York, November 1, 1862 ; detached 
from " Penobscot" and ordered Executive of " Pawnee," refitting at Phila- 
delphia ; served in her in South Atlantic Blockading Squadron Station, 
Stono Kiver, S. C Commissioned LieutenaiU-Commander, January 16, 
1863; during winter of 1863 sounded out and buoyed and removed obstruc- 
tions from interior channels from Stono Kiver, S. C., to ]\Iorris Island ; acting 
as Aid to General Gillmore, had charge of the embarkation and transporta- 
tion of General George C. Strong's brigade, five regiments, through these 
channels to Morris Island, and commanded the naval part of this attack, 
July 10, 1863, resulting in the capture of Morris Island to Fort Wagner; 
conduct in this affair honorably mentioned, report of Commander G. B Balch 
and letter of Admiral Dahlgren to Navy department ; detached from 
*' Pawnee " and ordered to monitor " Patapsco ; " took part in that monitor in 
all the actions in which she was engaged during siege of Charleston ; also in 
night boat attack on Fort Sumter, Commander T. H Stevens; received 
honorable mention for conduct in that officer's report of same ; wounded by 
premature explosion of a cartridge, in action, November, 1863 ; detached 
from " Patapsco" and ordered to " Wabash " for recovery ; ordered to moni- 
tor " Kaatskill," temporary duty, December 8, 1803 ; returned to " Wabash," 
January 7, 1864; same month ordered to temporary command of " Wee- 
hawken ; " detached and returned Uj " Wabash," and ordered on staff of 
Admiral Dahlgren as " Chief of Scouts ; " served in that capacity and in 
charge of picket boat line until ordered to command monitor " Lehigh," 
April 6, 1864; May 14, detached from South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 
and ordered North ; monitor " Dictator," Commodore John Rodgers, Septem- 
ber 26. 1864; c^jmmanded monitor " Monadnock," September 5, 1865; took 
this vessel from Philadelphia to San Francisco, Cal., the first extended .sea- 
voyage ever made by a monitor ; received for this service the thanks of the 
Navy Department, upon recommendation of Commodore John Kodgers, and 
was recommended for reward to the President by the Secretary of the Navy; 
Boston Navy Yard, lHf)Cy-^ ; monitor ''Dictator," April, 1869; detached 
October 4, 1869, having fitted her for sea-.service ; commanded "Nantasket," 
November 12, 1869, stationed at St. Domingo; detached July 20,1870; 
special ordnance duty at Pittsburg, Pa., 1871 . Commissioned Commander, 
from November 7, 1871 ; commanded " Ashuelot," Asiatic Station, 1873; on 
duty, Navy Yard. Wa,shington, June, 1875 ; detached on Light-Hou.se duty, 
July to October, 1875; returned to duty, Navy Yard, Washington, 1877; 
attended torpedo instruction at Newport, R. L, January 7, 1879. to July 29, 
1881; commanded "Marion," Home and South Atlantic Squadron; com- 
manded receiving-ship "Wabash," Navy Yard, R>ston, 1882-5. Commis- 
sioned Captain, January 11, 1883; Senior ]\Iemi>er of Board on Timber 
Preservation fir Naval Purpo.ses; commanded "Atlanta," June 1, 1886, to 
December 1, 1889 ; command of Naval Station, New London, February 12, 



6 RECORDS OF LmXG OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\'Y. 

1800 ; June 30, 1891, command Training Ship Richmond and Station, New- 
port ; August 21, 1804, Member Board Inspection and Survey. Promoted to 
Commodore, ^larch 1, 1895; ordered to command Xortii Athintic Station, 
Juno 27, 1895 ; ^lay 1, 1897, command Navy Yanl, Brooklyn, N. Y., to date. 
George Dewey. — Born in Vermont. Appointed from Vermont, Sop- 
temher 2.S, 1854; Naval Academy, 1854—8 ; attached to steam-frigate " Wa- 
bash," IMediterranoan S(]uadron, 1858-9; steam-sloop "Mississippi," West 
Gulf S<piadrou, 1861-3 ; capture of New Orleans, April, 18(>2 ; Port Hudson, 
]\Iarch, 1803 ; engtigements with rebels below D(maldsonville, Louisiana, 
July, 18()3. Con>missioned as jAcutenant, April 19, 1861 ; steam-gunboat 
" Agawam," North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1804-5; two attacks on 
Fort Fisher, December, 1804, and January, 1865. Commissioned as Lieu- 
tenant-Commander, March 3, 1865; steamer " Kearsarge," Euroj^ean Squad- 
ron, 1866; frigate "Colorado," flag-ship, European S<]uadron, 1867; Naval 
Academy, 1868-9; commanding " Narragansett " (fourth rate), special ser- 
vice, 1870-1 ; Torpedo Station, 1872. Commissioned as Commander, April 
13, 1872 ; commanding "Narragansett " (fourth rate). Pacific Survey, 1872— 
5; Light-House Inspector, 1876—7. Secretary Light-House Board, 1877-82 ; 
commanding "Juniata," Asiatic Station, 1882-3. Promoted to Captain, 
September, 1884 ; commanding '' Dolphin," 1884 ; commanding " Pensacola," 
flag-shi|) Euroj^ean Station, 1885-8 ; Chief of Bureau of Equipment and 
Recruiting, with rank of Commodore, 1889 to May, 1893; member Light- 
House Board May, 1893, to 1895, President Board of Inspection and Sur- 
vey, November 5, 1895, to 1897. Promoted to Commodore, February 28, 
1896; commanding Asiatic Station. The outbreak of hostilities between the 
United States and Spain on April 21, 1898, found Commodore Dewey ia 
command of the Uuite<l States Naval forces (consisting of six unarmored 
ships) at Hong Kong, China. Acting under orders from the Department to 
"capture or destroy enemy's fleet," Dewey proceeded toward Manila, in the 
Philippine Islands, where the Spanish fleet of seven cruisers and several gun- 
boats were assembled under the protection of the batteries at Corregidor, 
Cavite and ^Manila proper. Dewey entered ^Manila Bay early in the morning 
of ]\ lay 1, attacked and annihilated the enemy's shi|>*, captured the arsenal 
at Cavite, destroyed the fortificjitions at the mouth of the bay, and established 
a blocka(le of Manila. For this daring and brilliant action, in which he lost 
not a single man, Dewey received the thanks of Congress and was commis- 
sioned Bear-Admiral on May 10, 1898. 

REAR-ADxMIRALS ON THE RETIRED LIST. 

Retired after forty-jive years^ service, or on attaining the age of sixty-txvo yearsy 
in conformity unth xeclion 1 of the act of December, 1861, and its amend- 
vient>(, dated Jane 25, 1864, and act of March 3, 1873, and act of August 
15, 1876. 

Thomas O. Selfridge. — Born in Massachusetts. Apix)inted from 
^lassachusetts, January 1, 1818. Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 3, 
1827 ; Exploring Expedition, 1829 ; sloop " Natchez," West India S<juadron, 
1830; frigjite "Delaware," Mediterranean Sipiadron, 1834; frigate "North 
Carolina," 1837; rendezvous, Boston, 1840. Commissioned as Commander, 
April 11, 1844; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1845; frigate 
"Columlnis," East India Sipuulron, 1846 ; connuanding sloop" Dale," Pacific 
Squadron, 1848; commanding rendezvous, Boston, 1851-2; Boston Navy 
Y'ard, 1853-5. Commissioned as Captain, September 14, 1855 ; commanding 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 7 

steamer " Mississippi," 1861 ; Commandant Mare Island Navy Yard, Cali- 
fornia, 18G2-4. Commissioned as Commodore., July 10, 1802; Commandant 
Navy Yard, Pluladelpliia, 1867-8; President Examining Board, 1869. 
Commi.'^sioned as Rear- Admiral, July, 1870. 

R. N. Stembel. — Born in Maryland. Appointed Midshipman from 
Ohio, ]\rarch 27, 18.32 ; served in schooner " Porpoise " and sloop " Vandalia," 
of West India Squadron, 1832-7 ; Naval School, New York, 1837-8 ; Depot 
Charts and Instruments, Washington, 1838-9. Promoted to Passed Mid- 
shipman, 1838 ; served in frigate " Brandywine," Mediterranean Squadron, 
1839-42. Commissioned Lieutenant, 1843; on Coast Survey, 1843-47; 
sloop '■ Germantown," Home Squadron, 1849-50 ; sloop " Jamestown," Brazil 
Squadron, 1851-4; special duty, Washington, 1855-7 ; steam-frigate " Mis- 
sissippi," China and East India Squadron, 1857-60 ; Naval Asylum, Phila- 
delphia, 1860-1 ; special duty at Cincinnati, Ohio, in connection with Western 
Gunboat Fhjtilla, 1861. Commissioned Comviandfr, 1861 ; served in Western 
Gunboat Flotilla, 1861-2 ; was in the engagements of Lucas' Bend, Septem- 
ber 9, 1861 ; Belmont, November 7, 1861 ; Fort Henry, February 6, 1862 ; 
bombardment and capture of Island No. 10, from March 16 to April 7, 1862; 
with rei)el rams at Craighead's Bend, near Fort Pillow, May 10, 1862 ; besides 
several minor aflidrs on the Mis.sissippi Kiver, from June, 1861, to June, 1862; 
was seriously wounded in the above-mentioned engagement with rel)el rams, 
May 10, 1862 ; in this affair he was officially reported by the Commander and 
Chief of the " Western Gunboat Flotilla," Charles Henry Davis, Flag Officer 
U. S. N., as having distingui-shed himself; invalided in consequence of wound, 
1863; rendezvous, Philadelphia, 1864; special duty, Pittsburg, 1864-5. 
Commissioned Cupdain, 1866; commanding steam-sloop " Canandaigua," 
European Squadron, 1865-7; naval rendezvous, Boston, 1869-71. Comuiis- 
sioned Commodore, 1870; commanded North Squadron of Pacific Fleet, 
1871-2, and subsequently the Pacific Fleet, 1872. Commissioned Rear- 
Admiral, June 5, 1874. Retired, December 27, 1872. 

Daniel Ammen.^Born in Ohio, May 15, 1820. Appointed Midship- 
man, J n\y 7, 1836; attached to the Exploring Expedition, 1837-8; sloops 
" Levant " and " Vandalia," in the West Indies, 1838-9 ; sloop " Preble," on 
the coast of Labrador and in the Mediterranean, 1840-1 ; returned to the 
United States on board ship-of-the-line "Ohio," 1841, and to Naval School, 
passed examination, June, 1842, and received warrant of Pa.s.«er/ Midshipman; 
store-ship " Lexington," as navigator, 1843-4, to the Mediterranean ; sloop 
" Vincennes," as navigator, East India Squadron, 1845-7 ; coast survey, 
1848-9. Commissioned as Lieutenant, November 4, 1849 ; frigate " St. 
Lawrence," Mediterranean Squadron, 1850; coa,st survey, 1851; attached to 
a commission for selecting a naval station in the Bav of San Francisco, Cal., 
1852; scientific expedition of steamer "Water Witch," Paraguay Kiver, 
185.3-4; brig " Bain bridge," Brazil Squadi-on, 1854-5 ; Naval 01)servatory, 
Washington, 1856-7 ; steam-shjop "Saranac," Pacific Squadron, 1858; steam- 
frigate " Merrimac," Pacific Squadron, 1859-60; steam-frigate " Roanoke," 
as executive officer, North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1861 ; commanding 
" Seneca." South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1861-2, at Battle of Port 
Royal, November 7, 1861 ; the day following hoisted our flag over Fort Beaure- 
gard and made formal delivery to the army, by order of Rear-Admiral Du 
Pont ; Tyl)ee Island, Deceml)er, 1861 ; commanded forces entering by way of 
Whale Branch in attack on P(jrt Royal Ferry, January 1, 1862 ; engaged in 
the operations against Fernandina through St. Andrew's Sound and in St. 
John's River. Promoted to Commander, February 21, 1863 ; commanding 



8 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

monitor "Patapsco," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, ajrainst Fort 
McAllister, March, 1863, and in the attack on Fort Sunitor, April 7, 1803; 
had charge of a draft of 220 seamen on board of the California passenirer 
stcanior "Ocean Queen," ^fay. 18(54, bound to Aspinwall ; two days after 
leaviuix New York suppressed an ojkmi and organizid mutiny, with the assist- 
ance of jioat^wain Tiiomas CJ. Bell, who was the only aid assi-^ned, receiving 
in doing so the excellent co-operation of Captain Tinklepaugii, — who com- 
manded the "Ocean Queen," — his officers, and several of the passengers; 
commanding steam-sloop '" Mohican." North Atlantic Blockading i^quadrou, 
18()4-5; in the bombardment of Fort Fisher, Decendier. 1SG4, and again 
■when it was carried by assault by the army, January. 18G5 ; commanding 
iron-clad " Miantonomah," special service, 1866. Commi.<sioned as i'apinin, 
July 25. 1S6(> ; special duty, Hartford, Connecticut, 1866-7 ; commanding 
Hag ship" Piscataqua," Asiatic Squadron, 1867-8; Cliief of Bureau of Yards 
and Docks, 1869-71. Commissioned as Commodore, 1872 ; Chief of Bureau 
of Navigation, 1871-8. Commissioned as Rear- Admiral, \>^d>l ] retired at 
his own request, 1878 ; July, 1878. appointed chairman of a board for the 
re-location of the Naval Observatory; April. 1879, ordered to attend the 
convocation at Paris, France, known as the Iiiter-oceanic Ship-Canal Con- 
gress ; had constructed on his design a cask " balsa," or lifeboat, which is 
now at the Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N H.,at which place are built life-boats 
on this design for all of our vessels of M'ar; total sea-service 21 years and 1 
month ; other duty, 17 years and 3 months. In 1881 a Naval Advisory 
Board recommended the building of five marine rams of 2000 tons displace- 
ment on plans and specitications laid before the Board by him. One is built 
and nearly reaily for trial at Bath, Maine. 

George B. Balch. — Born in Tennessee, January 3, 1821 ; api^oiuted 
from Alabama, Deceudier 30, 1837; attached to shH)p "Cyane," ]\Iediter- 
rauean Station, 1838-41; schooner "Grampus," 1841; sloop "Falmouth," 
1842; Naval School, 1842. Promoted to Pam^d Midshipman, June 29, 
1843 ; special duty, 1845; in war with INIexico, November 1, 1846, engaged 
ia fii'^t attack on Alvarado, by squadron under Commodore Conner; en>raged 
in active operations from May, 1846, to surrender of Vera Cruz, ^larch, 
1847 ; in !^Iosquito Fleet, under Commodore Tatnall, covering the lauding 
of the army under General Scott, ]\rarch 9, 1847 ; at the time Acting ^Master 
of the " Falcon ;" INIarch, 1847, engaged in the joint bombardment t>f Vera 
Cruz with the army, and was present at the surrender of that city and the 
Castle of San Juan d'Ulloa to the military and naval forces; steamer 
"Princeton," Alediterranean Squadron. 1847-8 ; Naval Observatory, Wash- 
ington, 1849-50. Commissioned as Lieutenant, August 16, 1850; sloop 
" Plymouth," Asiatic Squadron, 1851-5; while on the "Plymouth." Lieu- 
tenant Balch. in command of the advance post at Shanghai, China, was 
wounded in the hip in a fight between the rebels and Imperialists ; Navy 
Yard, Washington, 1855-7, sloop "Jamestown," Home SquadroJi, 1857-5^; 
sloop "St. :Mary's," Pacific Squadron, 1858-60; frigate "Sabine," 1860; 
while on the " Sabine," fell in Avith the transport "Govenmr"and rescued 
nearly four hundred marines, under Lieutenant-Colonel Reynolds, the trans- 
port sinking under the "Sabine's" stern, November 2, 1861 ; in command 
of steamer "Pocahontas," South Atlantic Squadron, 1861-2; volunteered 
for command of boats in taking possci^sion of Tybee Island, December 26, 
1861. Commissioned as Commander, July 1(>, 18(>2; engaged rebel battery 
at Stono, South Carolina; in August, 1862, ascended Black Kiver the dis- 
tance of twenty-live miles, and drove rebel battery from eiu'thworks, and 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 9 

engaged rel)el infantry on the Bluffs; commanding steamer "Pawnee," 
South Atlantic Bhjckading Squadron, 1862-5; July 16, 1868, was attacked 
by two batteries, the rebels making a simultaneous attack on General Terry's 
forces. They were repulsed, and Commander Balch was informed by General 
Terry that he had saved his command. The "Pawnee " was struck forty-six 
times. On December 25, 1863, the " Marblehead " was opened on l)y rebel 
batteries; the " Pawnee" took an enfilading position in the Keowah River, 
and demoralized the enemy and caused him to retreat; afterward captured 
two rebel guns; while in command of the "Pawnee," Commander J'alch 
engaged in the combined operations of the naval forces under Kear-Admiral 
Dahlgren, and the army under General Foster, in Stono River, South Caro- 
lina, from July 3 to 11, 1864, and particularly in the bombardment of Bat- 
tery Pringle, on James Island, South Carolina. On February 9, 1865, hav- 
ing with him the " Sonoma " and " Dafibdil," he ascended the Togoda Creek, 
North Edisto, South Carolina, and engaged three rebel batteries of eleven or 
twelve guns, driving the rebels from their earthworks; the "Pawnee" w^as 
hit ten times, the "Sonoma" twice, and the " Daffodil" twice; Navy Yard, 
Washington, 1866-8. Commissioned as Captain, July 25, 1866; command- 
ing flagship "Albany," North Atlantic Squadron, 1868-70; navigation <luty, 
Washington, 1870-1; Navy Yard, Washington, 1872. Commissioned as 
Commodore, August 13, 1872 ; Governor Naval Asylum, Philadeljjhia, 
1873-6 ; member Light-House Board, 1877-8. Commissioned Bear-Admiral, 
June 5, 1878 ; member Examining Board, 1878 ; Superintendent Naval Aca- 
demy, 1878-81 ; conmmnding Pacific Station, 1881-83. Retired, 1888. 

John C. Febiger. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Ohio, 
September 14, 1888 ; attached to frigate " Macedonian," West Indian Squad- 
ron, 1888-40; sloop "Concord," Brazil Squadron, 1841-8; wrecked in 
" Concord " on east coast of Africa, 184S ; attached to brig " Chippola," pur- 
chased by government at Rio de Janeiro, and used to recover and dispose of 
equipment of "Concord," 1843-4. Promoted to Passed Jilkhhip man. May 
20, 1844; frigate "Potomac," Home Squadron, 1844-5; sloop "Dale," 
Pacific Scjuadrou, 1846-7; frigate "Columbus," Pacific Squadron, 1848; 
sloop "Dale," African Squadron, 1850; coast survey, 1852-7. Commis- 
sioned as Lieutenant, April 30, 1858; sloop " Germantown," East India 
Squadron, 1858-60 ; slooj) "Savannah," 1861. Commissioned as Commander, 
August 11, 1862; commanding the steamer "Kanawha," West Gulf Block- 
ading Squadron, 1862-3 ; engagement off Mobile Bay, April 3, 1862 ; com- 
manding steamers "Osage," "Neosho" and "Lafayette," Mississippi Squad- 
ron, 1863; commanding steamer " Mattabeset," North Atlantic Blockading 
Squadron, 1864—5 ; engagement with rebel ram "Albemarle " in Albemarle 
Sound, May, 1864; commanding steamer ' Ashuelot," Asiatic Squadron, 
1866-8. Commissioned as Captain, May 6, 1868 ; commanding steam sloop 
"Shenandoah," Asiatic Squadron, 1868-9. While commanding the "Shen- 
andoah," entered and surveyed Ping- Yang Inlet, west coast of Corea. lu- 
S{)ector of Naval Reserve Lands, from 1869-72; commanding IJ. S. steamer 
"Omaha," South Pacific Squadron, 1872-4; member Board of Examiners, 
1874-6; Commandant Navy Yard, Washington, D. C, 1876 to August, 
1880 ; special duty, AVashington, August, 1880, to March, 1881 ; March 8, 
member Retiring Board, 1881-2. Promoted to Bear-Admiral, February 4, 
18'<2. Retired (jn his own aj)plication, July 1, 1882. 

Pierce Crosby. — Born in Delaware County, Pa. Appointed Midship- 
man from Pennsylvania, June 5, 1838; attached toline-of-battle-ship " Ohio," 
from 1838 until the summer of 1841, while flag-ship in the Mediterranean; 



10 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

attached to receiving-vessel " Experiment," at Pliiladclpliia; afterwards at- 
tached to steamer "Mississippi," on her trial-trip with tlie "Missouri," from 
New York to Washington. In 1842, was attached to the frigate " Congress," 
and sailed with her from Portsmouth, N. H., to the Mediterranean ; served 
in her six months; was then transferred to the sloop " Preble," and returned 
to the United States iu the fall of 1843, and was then attached to the Xaval 
School at Philadelphia. Promoted to Passed ^[i(hh^pman,^l•^.y,\>^\■^•, Coast 
Survey from summer of 1844 to summer of 184(5, when he was ordered to the 
sloop " Decatur," and served in her six months in the Gulf of ^Mexico, dur- 
ing the jMexican War; participated in the attack and capture of Tuspau 
and Tobasco. Was then transferred to the gunboat " Petrel," and served in 
her one year, until peace was declared in the summer of 1848; afterward 
was attached to the store-ship "Relief," in 1849, carrying supplies to the 
Mediterranean and Coast of Africa Squadron, until the summer of 1850; at- 
tached to Philadelphia Navy Yard from the fall of 1850 to 1852 inclusive, and 
then transferred to receiving-ship stationed at Philadelphia, until spring of 
1853; attached to the frigate "Sacramento," then fitting for sea at Norfolk; 
was soon detached from her and placed on waiting orders. Commissioned as 
iie?</6'>io/(^, September 3, 1853; in the winter of 1853 was ordered to sloop 
" Germantown," and sailed in her in the spring of 1854, from Boston to the 
coast of Brazil, and returned to the United States in February, 1857 ; at- 
tached to receiviug-shi[) at Philadelphia, until the latter part of 1858; sailed 
in the sloop "Saratoga," in the fall of 1858, for the Gulf of Mexico, and 
1853 was ordered to sloop " Germantown," and sailed in her in tlie spring of 
1854, from Boston to the coast of Brazil, and returned to the United States in 
February, 1857 ; attached to receiving-ship at Philadeli)hia, until the latter part 
of 1858; sailed in the sloop "Saratoga," in the fall of 1858. for the Gulf of 
Mexico, and with the exception of forty days on board the " Brooklyn," under 
Captain (afterwards Admiral) Farragut, served two years, and returned to the 
United States iu the "Saratoga," in 18B0; attached to the receiving-ship at 
Philadelphia, from 1860 to spring of 1861; in the spring and summer of 1861, 
served in Chesapeake Bay, keeping open communication between Annapolis 
and Havre de Grace, capturing and destroying rebel vessels in the bay, and 
cutting otf rebel supplies and communications In the summer of 1861, 
received orders, and was attached to the frigate " Cumberland ; " was detailed 
for duty on shore at Fortress iNIonroe ; transported the trooj) across Hampton 
Creek, on the night prior to the battle of Big Bethel, also transported them 
on their return after their unsuccessful attempt to take that jdace. Volun- 
teereil and took the steamer "Fannie" (a canal-boat), secured her boilers 
temporarily down to the deck with chains, and proceeded with her, in com- 
pany with the squadron, to the attack on Forts Hatterasand Clarke, iu order 
to have a light-draft vessel to operate in landing troops at that jdace ; super- 
intended the landing of troops, until the heavy surf swamj)ed and broke up 
the boats and dashed them on the beach, when Lieutenant Crosby took a 
ship's heavy launch and landed two more boat-loads of troops, until the sea 
became so heavy that it threw the launch upon the beach, dashing all the 
crew out of her on to the shore. After thus having landed three hundred 
men and officers, the squadron and transports, on account of the bad weather, 
stood off seaward, leaving the troops landed on the shore until the following 
day, when the stpiadron returned, opened fire, and captured the forts, which 
were garrisoned by over seven hundred men, Avho had been led to believe, 
by the display made by the troops landed, that their force was over two thou- 
eaud strong, as Lieutenant Crosby succeeded in getting a strong picket thrown 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 11 

across the point in front of the enemy's batteries, thus preventing their mak- 
ing a reconuoissance or ascertaining the condition of and actual force of the 
Union troops, when the squadron returned on the following day and relieved 
them from their critical condition. In this way the rebels were deceived and 
our troops were saved from attack and probable cai)ture, as nearly all the 
ammunition was Avet, and the volunteer troops, being in a disorganized state, 
could not, in all probability, have successfully oj)posed double their number. 
Was especially mentioned in General Butler's official re2:)ort of the expedition. 
Captured several schooners running the blockade, they not knowing the forts 
had surrendered. In the fall, and shortly after the capture of these forts, 
was ordered to the command of the gunboat " Pembino," fitting out at New 
York ; but was taken dangerously ill with typhoid fever, brought on by con- 
stant exposure, privations, and fatigue in the performance of his duties. In 
the winter of 1861, took command of the gunboat " Pinola," at Baltimore; 
took her to Washington, received her battery, and sailed for the Gulf Squad- 
ron, joining Admiral Farragut's command in the spring of 1862. While on 
his way to join the squadron, captured the schooner " Cora," loaded with 
cotton, and sent her North as a prize. Commanded the " Pinola " on the 
meniorable night when she co-operated with the " Itasca " in breaking through 
the chain barrier across the Mississippi, at Forts Jackson and St. Philip. 
The " Itasca " successfully slipped the end of the cable on the opposite shore 
to Fort Jackson, and in so doing ran hard and fiist aground, but through the 
skillful exertions of Commander Crosby, she was rescued from her critical 
position, at about two o'clock in the morning. The " Pinola's " duty on this 
occasion was to blow up with torpedoes the vessels holding the chain barrier, 
and anchored directly under Fort Jackson's guns, which was twice tried. 
The vessels were boarded, which immediately drew the fire of Fort Jackson ; 
torpedoes were placed in the hold, also outside of the vessels, and everything 
carefully arranged ; but owing to the mass of floating timber around the vessel, 
the strong current and dark night, the wires attached to the galvanic battery 
and torpedoes were broken just as the attempt was made to explode them. 
When the third attempt was about being made, a boat arrived alongside, an- 
nouncing the " Itasca " ashore, and in want of the " Pinola's " assistance to 
get her afloat ; the attempt to blow up the vessels was reluctantly given up 
for the time, to assist the "Itasca,'' and in going to her assistance again drew 
the fire of Fort Jackson. In the first attempt to pull the " Itasca " afloat, two 
hawsers broke, but succeeded with an e'even-inch hawser the second time in 
pulling her ofl"; and in doing this, the "Pinola" passed well up through the 
barrier under Fort St. Philip, far enough to prove that the road was clear, 
but owing to the heavy bombardment of the mortar-fleet, she was not heard 
or seen. Participated in the bombardment and passage of Forts Jackson and 
St. Philip, Chalmette batteries, and capture of New Orleans; also in the 
bombardment, passage, and repassage of batteries at Vicksburg, and engage- 
ment with the rebel iron-clad "Arkansas." Blockaded oft' Mobile in the fall 
of 1862; was ordered North to command the iron-clad "Sangamon." AVas 
promoted to C'om//ian(?er, September 3,1862; detached from "Sangamon," 
and appointed Fleet-Captain, North Atlantic Squadron, under Real-Admiral 
S. P. Lee ; commanded an expedition up the York River, co-operating with 
General Dix. in command of the Army Corps at the White House. In the 
winter of 186'), took command of the " Florida," destroyed two blockade- 
runners at Masonboro' Inlet, while attempting to run the blockade, just at the 
break of day, and in so doing drew the sharp fire of flying batteries on shore ; 
was transferred to the command of the " Keystone State " in 1864 ; captured 



12 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

five blockaclo-riinners while in comniniul of her, and caused many others to 
throw overboard their cargoes in order to escape. Detacheil from " Keystone 
State," and ordered to the " Muscoota ; " detached from the " Muscoota," and 
ordei-ed to the " Metacomet," 18(54-') ; blockaded off Galveston, Texas, and 
commanded her in the attack on Mobile. Planned and directed the con- 
struction of torpedo-nets, and spread them from shore to shore of the Blakely 
River, which caught all the floating torpedoes scut down to destroy the vessel ; 
also planned torpedo dragnets, sii|>eriiitended the removal of one hundred 
and forty tor})edoes, and successfully cleared the track so as to allow the 
squadron to pass up safely to the city of Mobile. Occupied Forts linger and 
Tracy on the night of the evacuation by the rebel forces ; was esjiecially com- 
mended by Admiral Tliatcher in liis official report of the naval operations at 
that port ; was detached from the *' ^letacomet," on her return to rhiladeljihia, 
in August, 18(55, at the close of the war. In Septeuiber, 18()5, received 
orders to command the "8hamokin ;" sailed in her for the coast of Brazil, 
uhere he remained until 18G8. Promoted to Captain, May 27, 18()<s, and 
detached, returning to the United States by the mail-steamer. While in 
command of the " Shamokin " conveyed jMinister AVashburn to Paraguay. 
At Norfolk Navy Yard as Inspectcn- of Ordnance, 18(j9-70 ; Navy Yard, 
Philadelphia, 1871-2; Navy Yard, AVashington, 1872-4. Commissioupd as 
Commodore, October 3, 1874 ; commanding Naval Station, League Island, 
1878 ; commandant Navy Yard, League Island, 1878-80. Promoted to 
Bear-Aihniral, March 10, 1882; commanding South Atlantic Station, 1882; 
commanding Asiatic Station, 1883. Retired on his own application, Octo- 
ber. l<s,S3. 

Aaron K. Hughes. — Born iu New York State. Appointed Acting 
j\fi(hhip)na)i from New York, October 20, 1838 ; made first cruise in the 
Pacific Ocean, on board the frigate "Constitution," flag-ship of Com- 
modore Alexander Clayton, Captain Daniel Turner commanding, from Jan- 
uary, 1839, until November, 1841 ; iu February, 1842, was ordered to the 
brig, " Boxer ;" served iu her iu the Gulf of Mexico and in the West Indies, 
until the autumn of the same year; served in the receiving-ship "Pennsyl- 
vania," Norfolk, Virginia, from January, 1843, until June of the same year; 
was then ordered to the frigate " Macedcmian," African Squadron, and served 
in her until the winter of 1844. Promoted to Passed Mids/iij)man, ]May 28, 
1844 ; served in the frigate " Columbia," coast of Brazil, from the fall of 
1845 until the spring of 1846; served during the summer of 184() in the 
office of the LTnited States Coast Survey ; in the fall of same year was ordered 
as Passed ]\lidshii)man to the steamer " Michigan," on the AVestern lakes, 
and served in her until the sunuuer of 184<S; served in the receiving ship 
"North Carolina," as Passed Midshipman, from fall of 1841) until summer of 
1850 ; was then ordered as Acting Master to the sloop "St. Alary's," which 
order was revoked before that vessel went to sea ; in about a month after, 
•was ordered to the sloop " Albany," and served in her as Acting Master in 
the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, for two years and one month, and was 
granted leave from her in the latter part of the fall of 1852 ; iu the winter of 
1852, was ordered as Acting Master to the receiving-ship " Ontario," where 
he received a w^arrant as Master, iu the line of promotion, and served in her 
until the summer of 1853, when he was detached and granted leave of ab- 
sence. Promoted to Lieutenant, August, 1858, and iu Decend)er of same 
year, was ordered as Ijieutenaut in sloop-of-war "Decatur." Pacific Squadron, 
until August of 1856; made the passage through the Straits of JNIagellan, 
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, occupying eighty-three days, or one hundred 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\^. 13 

and eighteen days from Rio Janeiro, Brazil, to Valparaiso, Chili ; while at- 
tached to this vessel in Puget Sound, Washington Territory, where he passed 
the winter of 1 800-6, had- an engagement on shore at the town of Seattle, 
with five hundred hostile Indians, who had attempted to murder the inhab- 
itants, pillage and destroy the place; but through the unremitting watchful- 
ness of the late Commodore Guert Gansevoort, their objects were frustrated 
by the landing of the officers and crew of the " Decatur; " engagement com- 
menced at 8 A.M., and ended at 4 p.m., on the 26th day of January, 1856. 
It was estimated that the Indians lost thirty-five killed and thirty wounded. 
This ended lustilities in the Territory. In the winter of 1856-7, ordered as 
Lieutenant, and servtd on board the receiving-.ship "Alleghany," Baltimore, 
as Executive Officer until the fall of 1857, when he was ordered as Lieuten- 
ant and Executive Officer to the store-ship " Supply," of the Afi'ican and 
Brazil Squadron.s, serving until the fall of 1858 ; after a month's leave, was 
again ordered to the receiving-ship "Alleghany," where he served as a Lieu- 
tenant until June, 1859; was then ordered as a Lieutenant to the "San 
Jacinto," and served in her as Second Lieutenant, Executive Officer, and 
about six wcel«s in command of that vessel, until January, 1860; was then 
ordered by the flag-cfficer commanding the African Squadron to the sloop 
" Portsmouth " as Executive .Officer, and served in her until June of same 
year; was then reordered to the "San Jacinto," at the Island of Madeira, 
and on her way to St. Paul de lioanda, west coast of Africa, was sent as 
prize ma.<ter of the captured slaver "Storm King," and after taking charge 
of that vessel two hundred miles to the westwaid of the Congo River, and 
conveying six hundred and nineteen recaptured Africans to Monrovia, Li- 
beria, a distance of fifteen hundred mile.*, delivered them to the charge of 
the Reverend John Seys, Government Agent there; brought the prize to 
Norfolk, Virginia, in September, 1860; in December, 1860, ordered as Lieu- 
tenant to receiving-ship " Princeton," at Philadelphia — served in her until 
April 23, 1861, on which day he was ordered to the Philadelphia City ice- 
boat, which had been improvised into a man-of-war in less than twenty-four 
hours, as Executive, under Commander (now Rear- Admiral) Oliver S. 
Glisson ; served in her in the Chesapeake, convoying government transports 
with troops and munitions of war, until the middle of May of same year ; was 
then ordered to the frigate "Mississippi," — served in her as Second Lieuten- 
ant and Executive in the Gulf Squadron, until October 31, 1861, when he 
was ordered in command of the steamer " Water Witch ; " sei ving in same 
squadron until April, 1862, when she was ordered North for repairs ; while 
in command of the " AVater Witch," in November, 1861, was ordered by 
Captain (now Rear-Admiral) L. M, Powell, while lying off Fort Morgan, 
near the entrance to Mobile Bay, to steam in toward the fort and endeavor 
to cut out a schooner, which, in attempting to run in, had grounded under the 
guns of the fort ; when within range he opened fire upon the schooner, which 
was vigorously returned by the guns of Fort Morgan, and from the guns of a 
masked battery to the eastward of the fort. This engagement lasted for more 
than an hour, when a signal to haul out of action was made by the officer 
above mentioned. In May, 1862, was ordered to command the gun-boat 
"Mohawk," — served in her uader Flag-Officer and Admiral Du Pont, 
South Atlantic Squadron, until June, 1863 ; while at Fernandiua, Florida, 
as .senior Naval Officer, was requested by the military authorities stationed 
there to accompany them on an expedition to St. Mary's, Georgia, for the 
purpose of supplying lumber for the troops. Accordingly, on November 9, 
1862, the army transport having preceded him, steamed over to that place. 



14 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. XAVV. 

On approaohin«r tlie town, they met the army transport with two companies 
of voluiitoors ivturninir, thoy havintr l>oi>n tixvd into by rolvl troops stationed 
in the town, — one of their men btinj; danijeronsly, and Iwd sn|iposed mortally 
wonnded, weiv sent on boanl the "Mohawk" for nifdieal treatment. He 
continued on his eourse to tlie town anti nnide fast t(> the wluirt', sending an 
offieer on shore, who eomiuunieated with two women. a|i|>!uvntly the oidy 
inhabitants of the town; they assured him that the men alUuled to Inul bivn 
wonnded by some fooHsh boys, — the aceonnt did not satisfy him. He then 
ortered to give these women a safe ct>nduet to Feriuuulina, whieh tliey de- 
clined. He then determined to tire into the town, but n[)on the earnest solic- 
itation of Colonel Kieh, commanding lUh Regiment, Maine \\>lnnteei>. de- 
cided to leave without molesting tlie place, upon the express understanding, 
however, that if a single shot was tired at the vessel, he woidd return and 
bombard the town. He had no sooner letl the wharf than volleys of mus- 
ketry were openeil upon him from different parts of the town. The chaiuiel 
of the river was so narrow that he was obliged to drop anchor in order to get 
the vessel's head uji stream, and as soon a*! this couKl be done he opened tire 
upon the town and destroyed the greater portion of it. comj)letely driving the 
rebels out of the place. He subsetpiently learned that one hundred and titty 
men were concealeil there. In June, 1803, w:is ordered to command the 
gun-boat "Cimmaron," — served in her in 8outh Atlantic S(|uadron, under 
Kear-Ailniiral Dahlgren, until May, 1804; while in her he i>artici|>atcd in 
the attack on the enemy's works before Charleston, August 17, 180o, and 
served in other engagements at the same place. In CVtober, 1804, ordeivd 
to report to Acting Kear-Admiral Lee, Jisi Ordinancc-Othcor, Mississippi 
Squadron; in February, 1803. was transferred as Executive-Othccr to the 
Mound City Naval station, in which capacity he served until Feln-uary, 
1800; in April, 1800, was ordered as a member of the Naval Cicneral Court- 
Martial assembled at Thiladelphia, Pennsylvania, and served on it luitil it 
was dissolved in June, 1800; in August, 1800, was ordered as Light-House 
Inspector of the Sixth Light-House District, at Charleston, South Carolina, 
where he served until August 7, 1808. Promised to Licutcnaiit-Conimaiuler, 
July 10, 18t>"2. Promoted to Commander, November 10, 1802. Promoted 
to Citjitain, February 10, 18()9; commanding receiving ship "Boston," 1S70; 
commanding " Pensaeola " (second-rate), Pacitic Sipiailron, 1872-4. Com- 
missioned as Commodore, February 4, 187"); commanding Naval Station, 
Port Royal, South Carolina, 1877-78 ; Commandant Navy 'I'ard, Nortolk, 
1871^-81. Promoted to J\car-Admira/, Julv 2, 1882 ; commantling Pacific 
Station, 1882-0. Ketired, :March. 1884. 

Thomas S. Phelps. — Born in Maine. Appointed front ^Faine, Jamniry 
17, 1840; attached to sloop "Preble." coast of Labrador and Bay of Fundy, 
March to December, 1840; Mediterranean Sqnadn)n, January, 1841, to 
September, 1848 ; sloop." Boston," Brazil Squadron. October, 1848, to Feb- 
ruary, 1840; Naval School, February to July, 1840. Promoted to Pas^^^ed 
Midi^Itipman, July 11, 1840; sloop "'Boston," Gulf Squadron, October 5, 
1840; wrecked on the Island of Eleuthera, West Indies, November 10, 
1840; detached and ordered to steamer "Polk," for war and special service 
in Mexico. February 20, 1S47 ; after-section tilled with water off C^ape Hat- 
teras, April 1, 1847; returned detached, and ordered to Coast Survey, May 
7,1847; attached to schooners "Nautilus," "J. T. ]\[ason," and steamer 
" Legare," until June, 184!> ; razee " Independence," Mediterranean Sipiad- 
ron, June, 1849, to December, 18.30 ; frigate "Constitution," same squadron, 
December, 1850, to February, 1851 ; seiiooner "Graham," steamers "Le- 



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gare" and " JI<t/,(;l," Coart Survey, May 1, 1851, to November, 18o2; 
receivitig-,s})ip " J'ennfsylvania," November, 1852, to January 1, IHhZ; 
Bteanier "Fulton," one month, — rejoined "Pennsylvania," and attached 
until Derember, ]8.'3'> ; surveyed Elizabeth Kiver aiid Norfolk Navy Yard ; 
bIooj) " iX-catur," J'acifio Squadron, December, ]8o':>, to April 15, 1857; 
served throughout the Indian War in Washington Territory, 1855-0. Pro- 
moted to iJ/a^ff^r, March 1,1855. Comrnis.'-ioncd as Lieutenant, Haptemher 
14, 1855 ; Ijattle of Seattle, W. T., January 20, 1850 ; ordnance duty, Nor- 
folk, Virginia, May, 1857, t^^ September, 1858; Paraguay Exj^edition and 
lira/JI S<juadron, September, 1858, to June, 185JJ; steamer ''Crusader," 
Home Sijuadron, June 1 to August 24, 1859 ; conunanded steamer " Vixen, ' 
Coast Survey, afid on sjjecial service, August, 1859, to September, 1801; 
attached to exjjedition for the relief of Fort Sumter, March, 1801 "In 
organizing the government for war, it was decided by tlie Chiefs of Depart- 
ments that one naval officer skilled in 8urve}ing should be detached for 
special service to co-o])erate with army and navy, and Lieutenant Phelps was 
pelected by ballot for that duty." In consequence of the destruction of light- 
boats, buoys, and ranges, and the erection of heavy batteries by the rebels, 
the Potomac Jliver was rendered almost impassable, and at this critical 
moment, whf-n the safety of Washington was hazarded, a survey and chart of 
the river became irupca-ative. For this purpose, six steamers were placed at 
the disfiosal of Lieutenant J^hclps. Selecting two, he, in June, succfjssfully 
executed the work, which fully answered the requirements of the country. 
Tran.sf(;rred to steamer " Corwin " for secret service, September 24, 1801. 
Exauiined five oi' tlie inlets of North Carolina, and surveyed and buoyed 
Ilatteras Inlet, for the introduction of expeditions into the interior waters of 
that Stat^i ; skirmished with rebel gunboats, I*am]ico Sound, November 9, 
1801 ; engagement with rebel gunlxjat " Curlew," Hatteras Inlet, November 
14, 1801 ; received compliments of Secretary of Navy ; secret service in Vir- 
ginia waters, December, 1801 ; attached to North Atlantic Blockading Squad- 
ron, Man-h, 1802 ; assigned to command of division for operations in rear of 
Gloucester Point, Virginia, April 1, 1802 ; York Kiver, April 21, three engage- 
ments with Yorktown and (iloucester Point batteries ; skirmish with rebels, 
Queen's Point, Virginia, caj)ture(l five, and caused the destruction of two of the 
enemy's vessels, — jorevented destruction of White House bridge. May 4, 
1802; frequent skirmishes with main body of rebel army retreating from 
Y(jrktown, May 5 and ; battle of AVest Point, Virginia, ascended the 
Matipony River, and prevented the junction of a large force of rebels with 
main army. May 7 ; made reconnoissance charts of Matijiony and Pamunky 
Rivers. Commissioned as Lievtenant-Comniavder, July 10,1802. In obe- 
dience to the demands of Congress and an order of the Navy Department, 
executed a close and complete survey of the Potomac River, opposed in the 
work by enemy's infantry and artillery, July 29, 1802, to March 1, 1803; 
commanded steamer " Corwin," on special service, from March, 1803, to De- 
cember, 1*04, — principally employed in making surveys in anticipation of 
naval and military movements, and in examining dangers in the way of block- 
aders and transports; ironclad " Saugus," December, 1804; steam-sloop, 
"Juniata," January 3, 1805; commanded the "Juniata" at the capture of 
Fort I-'isher, January 15, 1805 ; South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, Jan- 
uary 21, 1805; commanded steamer " Lenapee," Atlantic Coast S(juadron, 
March 2, 1805, to A[)ril 3, 1807 ; senior officer on coast of North Carolina, 
from Marc-h, 1805, to December, 1805. Commis.^ioned as (Jommandcr, August 
5, 1805; Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 1807-70; commanding receiving 



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ship " Independence," 1870-1; commanding steam-sloop " Saranac," X. P. 
•Station, 1(S71-^J. Commissioned as t'apt'iht, June 19, 1871 ; Navy Yard, Mare 
Island, California, l-S7o-7 ; commanding receiving-ship "Independence," 
September, 1877, to ^Nlarch, 1879, Promoted to Commodore, January 13, 
18r9 ; commanding Navy Yard, jNIare Island, Cal., January 15, 1881, to 
Marcii 15, 1883 : commanded South Atlantic Station, l<S83-4. Promoted to 
Rcar-Admiral, March 1, 1884. Ketired November 2, 1884. 

John H. Upsher. — Born in Virginia, December 5, 1823. Appointed 
from Virginia, November 4, 1841 ; attached to frigate " Congress," Medi- 
terranean Squadron, 1841-3; slooj) " St. ]\Iarys," Mediterranean Squadron, 
1843-(> ; Home Squadron during Mexican War; in the Naval Battery dur- 
ing the bombardment of Vera Cruz; Naval School, 1847. Promoted to 
Passed Mld.'<hij»iiaii, August 10, 1847; frigate "Cumberland," iNIediter- 
raneau Squadron, 1849-50; ordnance duty, 1852; store-ship "Suj)ply," 
East India Squadron, 1853-6. Promoted to Master, 1855. Commissioned 
as Lieutenant, September 14, 1855 ; ordnance duf}^ Washington Navy Y^ard, 
1850-7 ; sloop " Cumberland," coast of Africa, 1858-9 ; Instructor at Naval 
Academy, 1859-60 ; North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1861 ; at cap- 
ture of foris at Hatteras, North Carolina ; steam-frigate " Wabash," South 
Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1861 ; present at battle of Port Royal; com- 
manding steamer " Flambeau," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 
1862-3 ; several expeditions up the rivers of South Carolina. Commiss-ioued 
as Lieutenant Commander, July !(), 1862 ; commanding steam-frigate "Minne- 
sota," flag-ship. North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1863-4 ; command- 
ing steamer "A. D. Vance," North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864-5; 
at capture of Fort Fisher, January, 18(j5 ; commanding steamer " Frolic," 
European Squadron, 1865-7. Commissioned as Commander, July 25, 1>'66 ; 
commanding apprentice-ship " Saratoga," 1868-70 ; special duty, New Lon- 
don, Connecticut, 1871-3. Commissioned as Captain, Jamiary 31, 1872; 
commanded the Pensacola, 1872-3 ; commanded "Brooklyn " (second-rate), 
South Atlantic Station, 1875-6; member Board of Inspection, 1877-80; 
member Board of p]xaminers, 1881. Promoted to Commodore, July, 1880; 
commandant Navy Yard, New York, 1882-4 Promoted to RearAdmiral, 
Octol)er, 1884 ; comnuxnding Pacific Station, 1884-5. Retired on his own 
application, June, 1888. 

F. A. Roe.— Bom in Elmira, N. Y., October 4, 1823. Appointed 
Acting Midshipman. October 19, 1841 ; after six months' service at sea was 
warranted, February 3, 1842; ordered to sloop-ofwar "John Adams;" 
served a full cruise on the coast of Brazil and south and east coast of Africa; 
detached from the " John Adams," ^lay 29, 1844 ; ordered to sloop-of-war 
" Yorktown," September 3, 1844; made cruise on that ship on the west 
coast of Africa, as a Midshipman doing a Lieutenant's duty ; detached 
from the " Yorktown," June 4, 1846 ; ordered to the sloopof-war '• Boston," 
October 5, 1846, bound to the Gulf of Mexico to join the squadron 
under Commodore O. H. Perry, blockading Vera Cruz, j\Iexico; was 
shipwrecked on that vessel on Eleuthera Island, West Indies ; ship was 
a total loss ; detached from the " Boston," February 24, 1847 ; ordered to 
the steamer '* Alleghany," fitting out at Memphis, Tennessee, February 24, 
1847 ; served on that vessel until her arrival at Norfolk, Virginia, October 
20, 18 <7. Detached from the "Alleghany " and ordered to the Naval Acad- 
emy, Annapolis, Md., October 20, 1847 ; graduated from the Naval Academy, 
July 12, 1848 and promoted to Passed Midshipman from August 10, 1847, 
being a year late in going to the Academy; detached from the Academy 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\^^ 17 

and granted ninety days' leave of absence, July 12, 1848. Ordered to the 
slooj)-f)f-war "Albany," September 26, 1848, and cruised in the West India 
Islands; detached from * Albany," August 13, 1849; was dismissed from 
the service by sentence of court-martial, for disobedience of an illegal oider, 
October 23, 1849; reappointed a F^Lfsed Midshipman from August 10, 1847, 
to take original rank and place in Navy List, September 27 1850. Ordered 
to Coast Survey, but the orders were revoked, October 9, 1850 ; ordered as a 
watch officer to the mail steamer " Georgia ; " served two years as Execu- 
tive Officer of the "Georgia," October 23, 1850; detached from the 
" Georgia," November 24, 1852. Ordered to the brig " Porpoise," of the 
North Pacific and Behring Strait Expedition, December 2, 1852 (was ap- 
pointed Acting Master to do the duty of Lieutenant) ; served as Executive 
Officer of the " Porpoise" until the reorganization of the squadron in China 
under the Acting Commodore, John Rodgers, in August, 1854. AVhile in 
China, as Executive Officer of the " Por^ioise," had an action wiih a fieet of 
thirteen heavy armored j^ii'ate junks, in Koulan Bay ; destroyed six of these 
junks, defeated the pirate fleet and dispersed its vessels. It Avas a hot action 
of two hours, fought under canvas under way. Detached from the " Por- 
poise," August, 1854; ordered and appointed an Ading Lieutenant, com- 
manding and Executive Officer of the flag-ship " Vincennes," exploring ex- 
pedition ; made a cruise in the Arctic regions as high as latitude 72° 5' N., 
and along the north and east coasts of Siberia and Japan, and Kurile 
Islands ; detached fi'om the squadron and the " Vincennes," November 8, 

1855, and on arrival at San Francisco, Cal., ordered East to await orders; 
warranted as a Master in the Navy, August 8, 1855. Promoted to a Lieuten- 
ant, September 14, 1855 ; total service to this date, ten years and nine 
months; ordered to the Coast Survey schooner, * Bowditch," February 21, 

1856, coast of Georgia, surveying coast; detached from the Coast Survey 
Service and ordered to the frigate "Macedonian" (Fourth Lieutenantj, 
April 17,1858; served the cruise in the "Macedonian" in the Gulf of 
Mexico and Mediterranean; detached from the Mediterranean on expiration 
of cruise, July 14, 1860; ordere<l to ordnance duty New York Navy Yard, 
September 13, 1860 ; service as Assistant Inspector of Ordnance until July 
14, 1861, when applied for service afloat at the front civil war being de- 
clared ; ordered to the L^. S S. " Pensacola," August 2, 1861, at Washington, 
D. C, fitting out for passage down the Potomac, which was blocked by rebel 
batteries. While preparing for sea was ordered temporarily, in great haste, 
in consequence of the battle and defeat at Bull Run. with 500 seamen to oc- 
cupy Fort Ellsworth, near Alexandria, Va. Occupied the Fort, which was 
General McClellan's left, until the army moved, Avhen he returned to the 
" Pensacola." Was Executive Officer of the '* Pensacola ' at the memorable 
passage of that ship down the Potomac River, through nine miles of batteries 
under con.stant fire Pa.ssage successfully made, accompanied by the Presi- 
dent and his C.ibinet until under fire. Carried the ship (" Pensacola ") to 
New Orleans, led the starboard (van) column of the Farragut fleet at the 
battle and passage of Forts Jackson and St. Phillip, and eighty miles above 
the Chalmette Forts (earthv^orks and heavy guns). Was specially com- 
mended for good conduct on this occasion by Commodore Henry Morris, and 
recommended for promotion to grade of Commander; detached from the 
" Pensacola,' at New Orleans, August 5, 1862, and ordered to C(jmmand the 
gun-boat " Katahdin," and same day fought the battle of Baton Rouge, 
against John C. Brpckenridge. Promoted to the grade o? Lieutenant- {om- 
viander, by appointment, August 6, 1862 ; detached from " Katahdin," Feb- 

2 



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runry 2, 18(>l>. ami onlertni North by Admiral Farragut on account of fail- 
ing health. iVirinir this service on the MissisMppi was in several enuagouionts 
anil constant skirmishes with the enemv, tigiits at lMa(|Uomii\e, Uoiinet C"arr6, 
('oUeire Point, ami the eniragement with and destruction oi' the Kehi'l irt)n- 
chid 1 am " Arkansas." C'onunissioneil i\ Liiuttinvit-CornvKfiiilcr iVt m .lulv 
It), ISti'J, on ^[aroli 4, 18l>o ; and ordered to command the ' Neptune," 
August '27, 1S(>;>. but ordei-s changed on SoptenduM- 4. ISH.'i, and ordered to 
con\mand the dind>U>-ender and p:uUlK^ wlieel steamer "Sassacus." litting out 
at Boston. (.\>mnu\ndeii the " 8as-acus " oil' Wihningtiut on the blockade for 
two weeks, and ilestroyed two valuable blockade rui\ners (^ i-lnglisli steam- 
ships\ Was ordered to the sounds of Ni>rth C^iroliiui. until July '20, 1S()4, 
w lien detached on account of sicknc-^s and sent to the hospital. Mort'olk, Va. 
During the service of North Carolina was engaged in actiim with the Kebel 
ram •'Albemarle " and gun-bout '• Bond>shell." The battle took place on 
May 5, 18(54, in Albenuirle Sound. Attacked in the evening by broad>i«le of 
ehi>t at oloso quarters and ramming. The ramming disabled the " .Vlbe- 
marle," and she retreated, leaking badly, u|) the sound to riymouth. N. C , or 
Roanoke Kiver. To keep from sinking, the ram ran aground at a spot near 
Plymouth. The " Bombshell,'' a small gun-boat, surreutlered to the "Sassa- 
cus," in the lirst of the engagement, and her surrender was received by the 
"Sassacus," which took possession of lier. duly 'J"2, 1S()4, is dated a letter of 
thanks and commendation from the Secretary of the Navy, and ailvaiuvment 
of tive nunduM's in grade for her ciunmauder for ''gallant and meritorious 
conduct before the enemy." Having been discharged from the hospital ou 
November 1 1. IS(>4, was ordered to command the I'. S. ship " ^liclugau."on 
the Lakes Huriiig this eommaml he suppressed a general insurrection of 
the miners of the iron region at ^Tarquette, and of the cojiper region at 
Hougliton. saved the town of ^Tarquette from being sacked by miners iiii*^^ 
liad the privateer "Georgian/' captured by Kllgli^h authority at (.^dlingswood, 
Canada. Detached from the "Michigan" and Lake service, and wait orders, 
April 7, 18(U); ordered to the "Madawaska," Juno lo, 18(>t> (suhscipiently 
the "Tennessee"), as Executive Othcer of trial service of the engineers and 
machinery. Promoted to the rank of Commandtr, duly 2o, IS(U) ; suivivdixl 
Commodore S. C. Rowan. August, 18tU>, in the command of the " Maila- 
waska, ' until the completion of the work; detached froni the " ^laila- 
waska." January '2\\ 18t?7, and ordcreii to " Tacony," double ender, fitting 
out at Norfolk, Va., for (lulf of Mexico. Was orderctl by Rear-Admirai 
Palmer to ctunmand the Mexican (udf Division of his stpiadron, and sta- 
tioned at Vera Cruz. During this command at Vera Cruz, at the time i>f 
the capture and execution of the Prince Maximilian, and during the change 
of government to a republic nuiler President Juarez, saw the last of the 
evacuation of the French from Jfexico. Took the famous Santa Anna a 
])risoner out of an American steamer, and sent him out of Mexico. Was 
eniploveil freciuently as negotiator between CJoneral Benevidez, of the Re- 
]>ublican army, and Burreau,the Imperial (lovernor of Vera Cruz. Rei'eived 
the surrender of Vera Cruz and San Juan d'Ulhm from the hands of Ceneral 
(lomez, who refnsetl to surrender to Benevidez or Juarez, w hen Maximilian 
was executed. Preserved order in Vera Cruz and established a provisional 
government until the city was occupied by the Republican troo|>s under 
Benevidez. Detadied from the "Tacony." at Peiisacola. August r>, LS(i7, 
alter M» xican .affairs were setthd, and ordered to Washington. Sint for by 
the President (.lohnson) in cabinet-meeting, and received his thanks ami 
congratulations for gooil conduct iu ilexico. Ou this occflsion President 



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Johnson ordered the .Secretary of tJie Navy, Mr. AV^elleH, to promote this 
ofheer, hut tJie verhal (jrder vva.s forgotten and not carried out. Ordererl as 
Fle(;t (Jjij)tain of the AnJutic Fleet, under Jvear-Admiral 8. C Kowan, 
AuguHt .'>, 18f)7, in U. S. frigate " JJelaware" (nAe " Pi.seataqua"j. fitting out 
at I'orL-irnoutli, N. JI. Served full cruise, three years, a« Fleet Caf>tain in U. 
S. J'^rigiite " J,>elaware," Asiatic Statif^n. Sea service to that date, twenty-two 
years and seven months; shore service three years; detached from " J>ela- 
ware," Noveniher, 1870, having arrived at New York from China, and wait 
orders; ordered to JOxarnination Jioard for promotion, March I-"}, 1872. 
(Jommii-sioned ns (Japlaia, April 1, ]H72; ordered to command naval ren- 
dezvous, at San Fnincisco, (Jal., Augu.--t h, 1872; detached and waiting 
orders, March 17, 187;^; onlered as Fxecutive Officer and Captain of the 
Yard, Jioston Navy Yard, June 12, 187'> ; detached and orrlered to cora- 
niand the frigate " Jvaiicaster," at Key West, Fla., bound to Jirazi I, February 
28, 1874 ; marie cruise to lirazil, and served as flag-ship ; was chief of staff 
again; detach('d from "Lancaster," having returned from cruise, Brazil 
.Station, .July 10, 1875; ordered to Naval Station, j^aw London, August 9, 
\H7'>; detached from Naval Station, at New London, and placed on furlough 
by Secretary George M. Robeson, .July 18, 1876; ordered as member of 
Jioard of Fxatnination at Naval Academy, Annapolis, March 8, 1879; de- 
tached from that duty, April 5, 1879 ; (ndered as president of a lioard to re- 
vise the allowan<^«; books of the Bureaus of the Navy Department, under 
commission as (Japlain, November 7, 1879; received letter of commendation 
from Admiral Le Roy, with whom he served as Chief of .StaffJ etc., etc. ; 
liaving completed the work of the Revisory Board, was detached and placed 
on waiting oiders; (ordered to Torpedo Station, Newport, R. I., .July, 1883, 
as J*r(;sident of a Board of Examiners, of a class of thirty comtnissioned 
oflicers, with experiments and conduct of that station ; in August completed, 
and detaclifd again for duty; ordered as Governor of the U. S. Naval 
Station for Retired Seamen (Naval Asylum), at Philadelphia, October 31, 
1883; relieved Rear-Admirnl A. C. Rhiiid on that day, and assumed com- 
mand. Commissioned as Rear Admiral in the Navy, November 3, 1884 ; 
j)assed the examination before two boards, medical and professional ; detached 
from the commajid of the Naval Asylum, Philadelphia, October 4, 188o, and 
transferred to the retired list, having reached sixty-two years of age. 

Samuel R. Franklin. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Penn- 
sylvania, February 18, 1841 ; attached to frigate "United States," Pacific 
Sfjuadron, 1841-3; store ship " Relief," Pacific Sfpiadron, 184o-7 ; present 
at tiie demonstration upon Monterey, the enemy offering no resistance, and 
the pliice being occupied without a battle; Naval S<4iool, 1847. Promoted 
to I'awtd M'uUliipmati,, August 10, 1847 ; razee "Independence," Mediterra- 
nean Si|iia<h'(jn, ] 849-52 ; Coast Survey, 1 853-5. Commissioned as Lumtenant, 
September 14, 1855; Naval Academy, 1855-6; sloop "Falmouth," Brazil 
Squadron, 1857-59 ; sloop "Macedonian," Home Squadron, 1859-00; steam- 
sloop " Dacotah," Atlantic coast, 1861-2 ; was a volunteer on board of the 
" Roanoke " in the action with the "Merrimac," March, 1862, in which the 
" Congiess " and "Cumberland" were destnjyed. The "Roanoke" was 
engaged with the forts at Sewell's Point, but grounded, and did not get fairly 
into the action. Executive Officer of the " Dacotah " in the attack upon the 
batteries at Sewell's Point in the spring of 1 862. Commissioned as Lieufenant- 
(jOinmaiidcr, ,]\\\y 16, 1862; commanding the steam-gunboat "Aroostook," 
James River flotilla, 1862; commanding " Aroostook," Western Gulf Block- 
ading Squadron, 1863; special duty, New Orleans, 1864; on the staff of 



20 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\'\', 

Acting Uoar-Admiral 'riuitcher ilurinir the o|H'r:iti >ns of Mt)l>ile Buy, in tlio 
pprinir of 18l>o, and w;\^ the naval ropresontativo in the demand for tlie sur- 
render of the City of Mobile ; conunaniling steamer *' Suiiinaw," North I'acitic 
Biinadron, lS(>(>-7. Coinmii^sioned as Comma mh'J', S'|>ten>her 2(5, 180(^>; 
ordnance diitv. Mare Island, C'alit"ornia, 18(>8-i) ; cxMumanding steam-^loop 
"Mohican," North Paeitic S(|iiatlron, lSt)i)-70; equipment duty. Navy Yard, 
^lare Island. California, IS70-2. Commissioned as i.'aj)t(U)i, Auiiust 13, 
lS~2 ; Fleet Captain of the Western Gulf lilockadino; Sjuadron. under Com- 
modore Bell, Uear -Admiral Pahner, and Acting Ivear- Admiral 'f hatcher. 
Joined the *' Wabash," t>n the European Station, in 187o, and commanded 
her and served as Chief of Stati'to Bear- Admiral Cast\ The llag was shifted 
to the " Franklin," which vessel he conunanded and served in her a.s Chief 
of Statf to Kear-Admiral Worden, when he relieved Admiral Cane in com- 
mand of the st]uadron ; President of Board of Examiners for promotion of 
officers. Navy Yard, Norfolk, h'>77. Pri>moted to ComnnMlon', May. 1S81 ; 
special duty. Washington, KS^S1-,S ; IIvdrogra|)her to the Bureau of Naviga- 
tion. 1877-80 ; Superintendent Naval Obst^rvatory, 1SS4-."). Promoted to 
Rtar-AdmlraL January, 188.">; ordered to command European Station, Feb- 
ruary, 188"), with the *' Pemjacola " as tlag ?hip ; remaine(l in this command 
till August, 1887, when he wa." relieved. Ketired, 1887. Appointed by 
President Cleveland, February. 188J>, as one of the deleg-ates on the jmrt of 
the United States to the International ilarine Conference, and wan chosen 
President of that body on l(?th of ()ctober, upon its as;?embly at Washington. 
Stephen Bleecker Luce. — Born in Albany, New York, March 'Jo, 
1827. Appointed ^[i(lsl)i|)))^all from New York, October U), 1841. and 
ordered to the '' North Carolina," 74, New York ; April, 1842, to INIarch, 
184o, attachetl to frigate "Congress," Captain P. F. Voorhees, on the Medi- 
terranean and lirazii Stations; May. 1845, to ]\Iarch. 1848, attached to the 
"Ci-lumbus," 74, Commodore James liiildle. circun)navigating the ghdie, 
visiting Japan, and serving on the coast of California during the Jlexican 
War. April 1, 1848, ordered to Naval Academy for examination for pro- 
motion to Passed Midshipma)i ; August 20, 1849. to October, 18r)2 attached 
to " Vandalia," Cajnain William H. Gardner, during her cruise in the 
Pacific; December, 1832, attached to astronomical partv, under Lieutenant 
J. :M. Gilliss, Washington, I). C. ; IMay 0, 185:1 to February 8, 1854, at- 
tached to steamer "Vixen," Home Sipiadron ; INIay 18. 1854, to November 
10, 1857, attached to United States Coast Survey. Promoted to Master, 
November 15. 1855. Commissioned as Lieideuant, September 1(>, 1855 ; 
November 1(>. 1857. to February 11. 18(>0. attached to sloop-of-war "James- 
town," Captain C. li. A. II. Kennedy, during her cruise in West Indies and 
on the Isthmus; ^larch 2. 18()0. to Naval Academy, as As.-istant Instructor; 
^lay 2, 18(>1, ordered to frigate " Wabash." C^iplain William Mercer, attached 
to Blockading Sipiadron. coast of South Candina : participated in the battles 
of Hatteras lidet and Port Koval ; commanded a liowitzer launch of "Wa- 
bash " during a reconnoissance in force and entriigcMuent with rebels at Port 
Royal Ferry, South Carolina, by combined military ami naval forces; Jan- 
uary 10, 1802, ordered to Naval Academy, Newport, Rhode Island. Com- 
missioned as Lieutenant Commander, Julv 1(>. 18(>2; June 1, 180o, ordered 
to command ]n-actice-ship "Macedonian ' (luiropean cruise); October 13, 
180.>, ordered to command monitor " Nantucket," attached to North Atlantic 
Blockading Spiadron ; while in comnnmd of *' Nantucket " engaged the rebel 
forts Sumter and Moultrie a number of times : August 10, 18(54, ordered to 
command "Sonoma," double-endcr, North Atlantic Blockading Squadron; 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 21 

Anj.'nHt 27, 1M04, to " Canan<laigua," North Atlantic Blockadin;^ Squadron ; 
.S(:j)U'iiil>tr 1, J8(J4, to June 0, ikC)'), to " J'oiitiaf," Xorth Atlantic liloclsad- 
in|^ S'jiiadron ; vvliik; in coniniand of" I^>ntiac/' engaged liatttry Marsliall ; 
Jaiiiiiiry Z}, ]80o, reported to (ieneral W. T. Sherman, at Savannah, Georgia, 
for duty in eonnectiou with the army. With much diificulty got the 
" Pontiuc " up the Savannah Kivcr t4^> Sister's Ferry, ahout forty miles above 
the city, and guarded the pmit^xin bridge from molestation l)y the reliek 
while General Slocum's wing passed into South Carolina. September 26, 
l^Go, U) Naval Academy (Annapolis); Oct^)her 6, 180o, relieved Commander 
Fairfax as Commandant of Midshi[»men (Naval Academy); .June 8, 1806, 
ordered to command I'ractice Srpiadron, consisting of " ^facodonian " and 
"Savannah," f/igates " Winnepeg," double-ender "Saco" and "Maible- 
head," steam th ird- rates ; and yacht "America" (cruise on the coast). 
Commissioned as Coiiiniander, July 2o, 1866; .June 12, 1867, in command of 
Practice S(|uadron, consisting of " Ma<;edonian," "Savannah " and " JJale " 
(European cruise); May 31. 1868, in command of P^ractice Squadron, con- 
sisting of "Savannah," " Mjicedonian " and " I>ale " (West Point and Euro- 
jKjan cruise); S(!pteniber 80, 1868, to May 26, 1869, in command of 
" M(;hongo," douhle-endcr. Pacific Squadron ; February 19, 1869, to July 
12, 1872. in command of ".Juniata," Mediterranean Squadron; September 
14, 1872, U) lioston Navy Yard, as Equipment Officer. Commissioned a.s 
Captain, Decendjer 28, 1872; Deceml)er 12, 1873, ordered to a>mmand 
frigate " Minnesota" during the " Virginius" excitement; detachwl on the 
22(1, and resumed duties at lioston; October 15, 187o, detached from lioston 
Navy Yard (as Captain of the Yard); November 1, 1875, ordered to 
comman<l the "Hartford," at New York, relieving the " Worcester'' an flag- 
ship (^f the North Atlantic Squadron; August 21, 1877, detached from the 
"Hartford;" August 25, 1877, ordered as Inspector of Training-ships; 
.January 1, 1878, to .January 1, 1881, in command of the U.S. training- 
shij» " Minnesota, ' cruising on the coast; April 25, 1881, to .June 30, 1884, 
in command of U. S. Naval Training Sqiuulron, cruising. Promoted to 
Commodore, November 25, 1881; October 9, 1882, ordered as President of 
Commission on the Sa'e of Navy Yards; .July 26, 1884, ordered to com- 
mand the North Atlantic S«juadron as Ading Rear- Admiral ; September 20, 
1884, ordered as I'resident of the U. S. Naval War College, Coaster's Harl)or 
Island, It. I. Promoted to Rear- Admiral, October 5, 1885. From .June 18, 
1886, to February 13, 1889, in command of naval forces, North Atlantic 
Station. March 25, 1889, transferred to the retired list. Total sea service, 
thirty-three years; other duty, twelve years three mouths; unemployed one 
year eleven mcjnths. May 23, 1892, commissioned by President Harrison, 
as Commixmnier- General, to represent the United States of America at the 
Colunil>ian Historical Expwition, held in Madrid in 1892, in commemoration 
of the Four Hundredth Anniversary of the Discovery of America March 
1, 1893, th(! C^uecn Regent of Spain (^>nferr(d upon Rcar-Admiral IjUcc the 
"Grand Cross of Naval Merit, with the White Distinctive Mark," for his 
services as Delegate of his Government to the C<dumhian Exp<.)sition. 
Author of " Seamanship," a text-b(X)k in use at the Naval Academy, President 
of tlie U. S. Naval Institute. 

James E. Jouett. — P>orn in Kentucky, February 27, 1828. Appointed 
from Kentucky, Septeriib(!r 10, 1841. Commissioned Panned Midshipman, 
August 10,1847; 7l/a«fer, September 14,1855; Lieutenant, H^ptemher 15, 
1855; Lieidenanl- Commander, July 16, 18(i2; Commander, July 25,1866, 
C'ljjAaln, .January 6, 1874; Commodore, J a.nuiiry 11, 1883; Itcar-Admiral, 



22 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\^^ 

February 19, 1886. Rear-Admiral Jouett entered tlie navy of the United 
States as a midshipman September 10, 1841, and passed through the succes- 
sive grades of the service to the outl)reak of the late war, when, on the night 
of November 17, 1861, holding then the position of a lieutenant in the 
United States Navy, and serving on board the United States frigate " Sautee," 
made himself conspicuous for gallantry in conducting a hazardous boat expe- 
dition against the Confederate vessel of war " Royal Yacht," off Galveston, 
Texas, and in capturing and destroying said vessel, in which encounter he 
received a severe pike wound in the arm and side, and for whicli hazardous 
and important service he was recommended by his immediate commanding 
ofiicer, Captain lienry Eagle, for a command suitable to his rank ; he was 
complimented in general orders by Flag-Officer William W. JNIcKean, com- 
manding the squadron, and ordered by the Secretary of the Navy, who offi- 
cially expressed the Department's appreciation of his "daring and successful 
exploit," to proceed to Washington, so that he might "be given a command 
worthy of his gallantry." Later, when commanding the United States gun- 
boat "INIetacomet" in the fight in Mobile Bay, August 5. 1864, he promptly 
pursued and captured the Confederate war steamer " Selma " after a despe- 
rate conflict, and also rendered other gallant service during that fight, for 
which he was commended to the Secretary of the Navy by Admiral David 
G. Farragut, commander in-chief, who reported that " Lieutenant Commander 
Jouett's promptness and coolness throughout the fight merited high praise, 
received his warmest commendation, and was worthy of his reputation." 
For the gallantry displayed on that occasion Cojnmander James E. Jouett 
was recommended by a board of officers, of which Admiral Farragut was 
president, appointed in 1865, "to consider the claims of officers of the Navy 
for advancement for heroic conduct in battle," to be promoted thirty numbers ; 
but for some reasons the advancement was never made. Lieutenant Jouett 
subsequently commanded the "Montgomery" and "R. R. Cuyler," and was 
actively engaged in blockade duty. His next command was the side-wheel 
wooden steamer "Metacomet," which participated in the fight in Mobile Bay, 
and was lashed to the side of Rear-Admiral Farragut's flagship, the 
" Hartford," and passed the forts with her. It was in tliis fight, August 5, 
1864, that Captain (then Lieutenant-Commander) Jouett was again eminent 
and conspicuous in battle. Rear-Admiral Farragut says in his report: 
" Finding myself raked by the rebel gunboats, I ordered the ' Metacomet ' 
to cast off" and go in pursuit of them, one of which, the 'Selma,' she suc- 
ceeded in capturing. Captain Jouett was after her in a moment, and in an 
hour's time he had her as his prize * * * Lieutenant-Commander 
Jouett's conduct during the whole aflliir commands my warmest commenda- 
tion. The 'Morgan' and 'Gaines' succeeded in escaping under the protec- 
tion of the guns of Fort Morgan, which would have been prevented had the 
other gunboats been as prompt in their movements as the 'Metacomet.'" 
Again he reports: "Our little consort, the ' Metacomet,' was under my imme- 
diate eye during the whole of the action up to the moment I ordered her to 
cast off in pursuit of the ' Selma.' The coolness and promptness of Lieu- 
tenant-Commander Jouett, throughout, merit high praise ; his whole conduct 
was worthy of his reputation." 

Extracts from Commodore Foxhall A. P(irkei''s "Battle of Mobile Bay." 

At a little past eight, however, the Admiral, observing that all his vessels 

were clear of the fort, made signal — " Gunboats chase enemy's gunboats!" 

The signal was hardly above the " Hartford's " deck, when Jouett, cutting 

the fasts which bound him to that vessel, started iu obedience to it, followed 



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at some distance by the " Itasca," " Keunebec," and " Port Royal." His 
vessel was very fast, but owing to the fact that she drew much more water 
than the Confederate gunboats, he found himself, before long, dragying the 
bottom. The executive officer, Lieutenant Sleeper — than whom no cooler 
man lived — reported to him that the " Metacomet " had a foot less water 
under her bottom than her draught. This was starthng ! for should the vessel 
ground hard, the pursuit might turn upon the pursuer, and change the game 
somewhat. " Call the leadsmen in from the chains, Mr. Slee])er ! " ordered 
Jouett. Mr. Sleeper looked amazed. "I tell you," said Jouett, who idolized 
Farragut, and was a strict constructionist, " the admiral has directed me to 
follow these gunboats, and I am going to do it. Call the men in from the 
chains at once, sir, they are demoralizing me ! " At this, the crew — who knew 
their commander well — set up a loud laugh, and the " Metacomet " continued 
in pursuit with the result we know. As commander of the United States Naval 
forces on the North Atlantic Station, Rear- Admiral James E. Jouett, by his 
prompt, firm and judicious course in the spring of 1^85, during the rebellion 
on the Isthmus of Panama, restored order, re-established transit, prevented 
great destruction of property and loss of life, and was instrumental in bring- 
ing about the surrender of the insurgent forces in the United States of 
Colombia, and in effecting a peaceful solution of the United States of 
Colombia, and reflected credit on the United States of America. Retired 
February, 1890. By Act of Congress Rear- Admiral Jouett receives, on the 
retired list, the full pay of his grade as a reward for his distinguished services. 

Lewis A. Kimberly. — Born in New York. Appointed from Illinois, 
December 8, 1846; sloop " Jamestown," coast of Africa, 1847-50; frigate 
" Raritan," Pacific Squadron, 1851-2. Promoted to Passed Midshipm^an, 
June 8, 1852 ; sloop " Dale," coast of Africa, 1852-6. Promoted to Master, 
1855. Commissioned as Lieutenant, September 15, 1855; receiving-ship 
"Boston," 1857; sloop " Germantowai," East India Squadron, 1858-60; 
frigate " Potomac," store-ship, Western Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1861-2, 
Commissioned as Lieutenant Commander, July 16, 1862 ; steam-sloop "Hart- 
ford," flag-ship Farragut's Squadron, 1862-4; engagement and passage of 
Port Hudson batteries; engagement with batteries at Grand Gulf and War- 
rington, Mississippi River; battle of Mobile Bay; steam-frigate "Colorado," 
flag-ship European Squadron, 1865-6. Commissioned as Commander, July 
25, 1866; commanding receiving-ship "New York," 1867-70; commanding 
"Benicia" (second-rate), Asiatic Station, 1870-2; commanding " Canoni- 
cus" (iron-clad), North Atlantic Station, 1873. Commissioned as Captain, 
October 3, 1874; commanding " Monongahela " (second-rate). South Atlan- 
tic Station, 1874— 6 ; commanding "Omaba," flag-ship South Pacific Station, 
1877-8; Navy Yard, New York, 1880-3; Member of Examining and 
Retiring Board, 1884-5. Promoted to Commodore, November 27, 1884 ; 
Commandant Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, 1885-6. Promoted to 
Rear-Admiral, July 26, 1887 ; commanding Pacific Station, 1887-9. Re- 
tired April 2, 1892. 

Bancroft Gherardi. — Born in Louisiana, November 10, 1832. Ap- 
pointed from Massachusetts, June 29, 1846; attached to fiigate "Ohio," 
Pacific Squadron, 1846-50 ; steam-sloop "Saranac," Home Squadron, 1850-1 ; 
Naval Aciidemy, 1852. Promoted to Passed Midshipman, im\Q 8,1852; 
sloop " St. Louis," Mediterranean Squadron, 1853-5. Promoted to Ifaster, 
1855. Commissioned as Lieutenant, i^eptemher 16, 1855; sloop "Saratoga," 
Home Squadron, 1856-8 ; rendezvous, Boston, 1859 ; steam-sloop "Lancaster," 
Pacific Squadron, 1861-2. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Commander, July 



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1(>, 18G2; South Atlantic Blockading S([ua(lron, 1SG2; engagement witli Fort 
Macon, 18(>2; i-teani-!«loop "^Mohican," si>ecial service, ISG3 ; conimaiKliug 
steani-gunboat " Chocuni," Western Gult' Blockading tS<{iiadron, l.'S();]-4 ; 
commanding steamer " Port Royal," AVestern Gulf lilockading B(|Uudron, 
1S()4 ; battle of jNIobile Bay, August 5, 18G4 ; coinnianding steamer " re(|Uot," 
Xorth Atlantic Blockaiiug Scjuadron, 18()4-5. Commissioned as Comm<iiidcr, 
July 25, 18U() ; rendezvous, Philadflpliia, 18()()-7; navigation duty, Navy 
Yard, Philadelphia, 18(i8-7u ; commanding "Jamestowu " (third-rate), Pa- 
cific Fleet, 1871; commanding receiving-ship "Independence," 1872-3. 
Commissioned as Captain, November 9, 1874; commanding " Pensacola," 
flail-ship North Pacific Station, 1 875-(i ; commanding receiving-sliip "Colo- 
rado," 1877-80; commanding U. wS. S. "Lancaster," tlag-ship European 
Station, 1881-3 ; leave in Europe, 1884. Promoted to Commodore, Novem- 
ber, 1884; INIember of Examining Board, 1884-5 ; Governor Naval Asylum, 
1885-G. Promoted to i?mr-^4t^utm/, August, 1887; commanding Navy 
Yard, New York, 1887-9; commanding North Atlantic Station, 1889 to 
June, 1893 ; commanding New York Navy Yard. June 1, 1893-4. Retired 
Noveml>er 10, 1894. 

George E. Belknap. — Born in New Hamj^shire, January 22, 1832. 
Appointed Muhhipman from same Slate, October 7, 1847 ; attached to brig 
" Porpoise," coast of Africa, 184 7--50; frigate "Raritan," Pacific Stjuadron, 
1850-3 ; Naval Academy, 1853. Promoted to Pa^ed Midshipman, June 10, 
1853; coast survey, steamer " C^jrwiu," 1854; acting master sloop "Fal- 
mouth," 18.54-5; sloop "Saratoga," 1855. Promoted to Master, 1855. 
Commissioned as Lieutenant, September 16. 18.3-5; receiving-ship "Ohio," 
Boston, 185(>; sloop "Portsmouth," East India Squadron, 1856-8; com- 
manded a launch with 12-pounder howitzer at the capture of the Barrier 
Forts, Cxiuton River, China, Novemlx^r, 185B, and assi-ted in undermining 
and blowing up the same, the forts, four in number, and mounting 170 guns ; 
sloo}) "St. Louis," Home Stpiadron, 1859-<>1 ; commanded the boats of the 
"St Louis," at the first and second reinforcements of Fort Pickens, April, 
1801; gunboat "Hur>n," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1801-2; 
expedition against Fernandina, St. John's, St. Mary's, St Augustine, etc. 
Commissioned as Lieutenant-Commander, July 15, 1862; iroiiclad steamer 
"New Ironsides,' special service, 1802, and South Atlantic Blockading 
Squadron, 1803-4, many (27) engagements with defences of Charleston har- 
bor, comprising actions against Forts Wagner, Sumter, and ]\Ioultrie, Bat- 
teries Bee, Beauregard, etc. ; commanded gunboat "Seneca," North Atlantic 
B'ockading Squadron, 1864; commanded ironclad "Canonicus" in two 
actioi:s with Howlett House battery, December, 1804, and at Fort Fisher, 
DecemlKM-, 1804, and January, 180.5, taking the advanced jiosition ; after 
capture of Fort Fisher, jiroceeded to Charleston, and was present at the 
evacuation of the city ; fired last hostile shot at its defences ; commanded 
same vessel in Adn)iral Godon's S}X?cial S(|uadron to Havana, in quest of the 
rel)el ironclad "Stonewall;" steam-sloop " Shenandoah," Asiatic S(iuadron, 
1800-7. C^)mmissioned as Commander, July 25, 1800; commanding flag- 
ship " Hartford," Xsiatic 8(|uadron, 1807-8 ; commiuide<l expedition agiiinst 
Indians on Island of Formosa, 18()7; naval rendezvous. New York, 1M(>S; 
navigation duty. Navy Yard, Boston, 1809 ; ordered to command steam-sloop 
"Tuscarora," May, 1872, and saile<l for South Pacific Station; Jannary 1, 
1873, ordered to take Commander Selfridge and party on board and co- 
operate in the survey for inter-oceanic caiml across the Isthmus of Darien ; 
;>Iay, 1873, detached from South Pacific Squadron, and assigned to special 



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duty with the " Tiiscarora," to iD.ike deep-sea soundings between tlie western 
coast of the United States and the sliores of Ja[)an, to determine tlie feasibility 
of laying a submarine cal)le on the bed of the Pacific. Fitted the ship for 
the work at Mare Island Yard, C'alifornia, and began operations in Beptera- 
ber, 1873. Used Sir Wm Thomson's machine for sounding with pianoforte 
wire, at that time comparatively untried ; improved the machine and deve- 
loped its working capacity, sounding with more ease and accuracy in lour 
thousand fathoms than was formerly done in five hundred I'atlioms, using 
rope. Ascertained "True Continental Outline" from Cape Flattery to Sau 
Diego ; ran line of soundings from San Diego to Yokohama, Japan, via 
Hawaiian and IJonin Islands. Returning, sounded from Yokohama to Cape 
Flattery, Washington Territory, via the Aleutian Islands. Found off the 
coast of Ja])an the most extraordinary depths ever known, the deepest water 
being four thousand six hundred and Hfty-five fathoms, or more than five and 
one-fourth statute miles. Invented three different cylinders or cups for 
l)ringing up sjiecimens of soil from ocean-bed, which are now in use both in 
the naval service and the coast survey. 

Extract from "Address to the Mathematical and Physical Section of the 
British Association, Glasgow, September 7, 187G, by Sir William Thon)son, 
LL D., M.A., F.R S., President of the Section :" 

" I wish I could speak to you of the veteran Henry, generous rival of Fara- 
day in electro-magnetic discovery ; of Peirce, the founder of high mathematics 
in America ; of Bache, and of the splendid heritage he has left to America 
and to the world in the United States Coast Survey ; of the great school of 
astronomers which followed Gould, Newton, Newcomb, Watson, Young, 
Alvau Clarke, Rutherford, Draper (father and son) ; of Commander Belk- 
nap and his great exploration of the Pacific de])ths by pianoforte wire, with 
imperfect ajjparatus supplied from Glasgow, out of which he forced a success 
in his own way." 

p, Senior officer present at Honolulu when riot occurred on the election of 
David Kalakaua as King of Hawaiian Islands ; landed companies of blue- 
jackets and marines from "Tuscarora" and " Portsmouth," restored order, 
and occupied the town six days, at request of the king, when, the new 
government being firmly established, withdrew the force to the ships. Re- 
ceived therefor, in conjunction with Commander Skerrett, commanding 
"Portsmouth," the thanks of the king, the legislative assembly, the chamber 
of commerce, and the consular corps. Detached from "Tuscarora," October, 
1874; ordered as hydrographic inspector. United States Coast Survey, De- 
cen)ber, 1874 ; asked for other orders, and was ordered to command United 
States receiving-ship "Ohio," Boston, January, 1875. Commissioned as 
Captain, January 25, 1875 ; March, 1875, obliged to go south on account of 
ill health, due to a cold contracted while doing deep-sea work ; detached from 
" Ohio," and ordered to Navy Yard, Pensacola, as captain of tlie yard ; June, 
1875, appointed member of Board of Visitors to Naval Academy; October, 
1875, ordered as member of Board of Examiners of Midshipmen at Naval 
Academy; detached from Navy Yard, Pensacola, May 1, 187(), and put on 
special duty with reference to dee])-sea sounding; December 1, 1876, ordered 
as Commandant Navy Yard, Pensacola. 1877-80; commanding Alaska, 
Pacific Station, 1881-3 ; Navy Yard. Norfolk, 1883-5. Promoted to Commo- 
dore, 1885; Superintendent Naval Observatorv, 1885-6; Commandant Navy 
Yard, Mnre Island, 1880-90. Promoted to Rear- Admiral, February, 1889 ; 
commanding Asiatic Station, 1889-92; retired, January 22, 1894. 

A. E. K. Benham.— Born in New York, 1832. Appointed from New 



26 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\'\'. 

York, November 24, 1847 ; attached to sloop " Plymoutli," East India 
Squadron, 1847-8 ; brig *• Dolpliin," East India Squadron, 1849-50, and 
assisted in capture of a piratical Chinese junk near Macoo, China, by a party 
und^er command of Actinu; Lieutenant (late Rear-Admiral) John L. Davis, 
and in boanling received a slight pike wound in the right thigh; sloop 
"Plymouth," 1850-1; steatn-frigate "Saranac," Home Sijuadron, 1851-2 ; 
Naval Academy, 1852-3. Promoted to Pasi^ed Mi(hhipman, June 10, 1853; 
sloop " St. Mary's," Pacific Scpiadron, 1853-7. Commissioned as Lirulcnant, 
September IG, 1855 ; Coast Survey, 1857-8 ; steamer " Westeruport," Brazil 
Squadron and Paraguay Expedition, 1858-9 ; steamer " Crusader," Home 
Squadron, 18()0-1 ; steamer " Bienville," South Atlantic Blockading Squad- 
ron, 1801-2; battle of Port Royal, 1861; steamship " Sacramento," 18G3. 
Conimissioned as Lientniaiit-Commcoider, July IH, 18(52; C(tmmanding steam 
gun-hoat "Penobscot," Western Gulf Blockading Stpiadron, 1803-5, and 
during this time blockaded the coast of Texas for a jun-icul of thirteen months 
without going into port; temporary duty. Navy Yard, New York, 1806; 
steamer "Susquehanna," special service, 1867. CommissiDued as Commander, 
July, 1800 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1808-09 ; Light-House Inspector, 
1870-1; commanding " Canonicus " (iron-clad), North Atlantic Station, 
1871-2; commanding "Saugus" (iron-clad\ North Atlantic Station, 1872-3; 
Light-House Inspector, 1874-8. Conimissioned as Captain, INIarch 12, 1875; 
commanding " Richmond," Asiatic Station, 1878-81 ; Navy Yard, Ports- 
mouth, New Hampshire, 1S82-4; Light-House Inspector, 1885-6. Pro- 
moted to. Commodore, October, 1885 ; President of Board, I^eague Island, 
l'**88 ; commanding Navy Yard, Mare Island, 18^9-91. Promoted to Bear- 
Admiral, February, 1890; waiting orders, June, 1891, to June, 1892; com- 
manding South xVtlantic Station, 1892; transferred his tlag from "Newark" 
to " San Francisco " after Naval Review, and took command North Atlantic 
Station; in December, 1893, ordered to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the pro- 
tection of American interests, a rebellion being at that time in jirogress. By 
his, firm stand, he etlectually stopped the insurgents' practice of interfering 
with neutral merchant ships on their way to their moorings. Retired, April 
10, 1S94. 

John Irwin. — Born in Pennsylvania, April 15, 1832. Appointed from 
Pennsylvania, September 9, 1847 ; attached to frigate "Cumberland," Home 
Squadron, 1847-8; frigate "St. Lawrence," Mediterranean Squadron, 1849- 
50; sloop " John Adams," coast of Africa, 1851-3. Promoted to Passed 
Mid-^hipman, June 10, 1853; steamer "Fulton," Home Stpiadron, 1854-0. 
Promoted to Master, 1855. Commissioned as Lieutenant, September 10, 
1855 ; Coast Survey, 1857-8 ; sloop "Savannah," Home Stpiadnni, 1859-(>0; 
steam-frigate " Wabash," flag-ship. South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 
1801-3; capture of forts at Ilatteras Inlet; capture of Forts Walker ami 
Beaurega.rd ; in charge of boat howitzers ashore at battle of Port Royal 
Ferry, January 1, 18(52; bombardment and capture of Fort Pulaski. Com- 
missioned as Lieutenant-Commrinder, Ju\y 1(», 18(52; ordnance duty, Phila- 
delj>hia, 18(54; Western Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1804-5; special duty, 
Philadelphia, 180(5-7. Commissioned as Commander, July, 25, 1800; com- 
manding steamer "Newbern," North Atlantic Squadron, 18(58 ; commanding 
steamer "Gettysburg," North Atlantic S(piadron, 1808-70; commanding 
"IPfifitic" (fourth-rate). North Atlantic Fleet, 1871 ; League Island Station, 
1872; commanding receiving ship "Sabine," 1S73-5. Commi-^sioned as 
Caj)tain, May 15, 1875 ; commanding ' Pensacola," flag shi]\ Pacific Station, 
1875-9; Navy Yard, Mare Island, 1879-83 ; special duty, 1884; President of 



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Board of Inspection, California, 1884-8. Promoted to Commodore, March, 
18S6. ^yaiting orders, December 13, 1889, to July 12, 1890 ; Member Board of 
Inspection, July 12, 1890, to June, 1891. Commissioned Bear-Admiral, May 
19, 1891; Commandant Navy Yard, Mare Island, June 9, 1891, to June 7, 
1893 ; commandino- Asiatic Station, June 7, 1893. Retired April 15, 1894. 
James Augustin Greer. — Born in Ohio, February 28, 1833. Ap- 
])ointed from Ohio, January 10, 1848 ; sloop "Saratoga," Home Squadron, 
1848-9; steamer " Saranac," Plome Squadron, 1850;' sloop "St. Mary's," 
Pacific S(juadron, 1850-2; frigate " Cohunbia," Home Scpiadron, 1853; 
Naval Academy, 1853-4. Promoted to Passed MuUliipman, June 15, 1854; 
razee " Independence," Pacific Squadron, 1854-7. Promoted to Master, 
September 15, 1855. Commissioned as Liexdenajd, September IG, 1855; 
Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1858; steamer "Southern Star," Paraguay Expe- 
dition, 1858-9; steamer " Sumter," coast of Africa, 1859-61 ; steamer "San 
Jacinto," coast of Africa, 1861 ; assisted in the removal of Mason and 
Slidell from the English steamer '• Trent." Commissioned as Lieideriant- 
Commander, .July 16, 1862; sloop "St. Louis," special service, 1862-3; 
Mississippi S(]uudron, 1863-5; commanded iron-clads "Carondelet" and 
" Benton," and a division of Admiral Porter's Squadron ; passage of Vicks- 
burg, April 16, 1863; fought the batteries of Grand Gulf for five hours, 
April 29, 1863. An incident'of this action was the killing and wounding of 
twenty-two jiersons on board the " Benton " by one ])rojectile ; Red River 
Expedition, ]\Iay, 1863 ; Avas engaged in the combined attack on Vicksburg, 
IMay 22, 1863 ; was almost constantly under fire during the forty-five days 
of the siege of Vicksburg ; Red River Expedition, March and April, 18(54 ; 
frequently engaged with small bodies of Confederate troops and guerrillas ; 
August and September, 1864, employed in correcting abuses which existed 
at Naval Recruiting Station, Cincinnati, Ohio ; had command of Naval 
Station, Mound City, 111., October and November, 1864; commanded flag- 
ship " Black Hawk " until Feljruary, 1865 ; was employed under direction 
of Admiral Lee in selecting, ])urchasing and contracting for the conversion 
into gun-boats of ten river steamers ; had chai'ge of convoying army tran- 
sports from Johnsonville up the Tennessee River, February, 1865 ; Naval 
Academy, 1865-6. Commissioned as Coynmander, July 25, 1866 ; command- 
ing steamer " INFohongo," North Pacific Squadron, 1866-7; remained four 
months at Acapulco, Mexico, to protect American interests which were 
endangered on account of the downfall of the INIexican Imperial Govern- 
ment ; was commended by State Department for course pursued ; command- 
ing steamer " Tuscarora," North Pacific Squadron, 1868 ; ordnance dutv, 
Philadelphia Navy Yard, 1868-9; Naval Academy, March, 1869, until 
July, 1873; in 1873 commanded purchased steamer "Tigress" on the 
"Polaris" Relief Expedition; August 11, one month and four hours after 
sailing from New York, found the wreck of the "Polaris" at Littleton 
Island, North Greenland, lat. 78° 23' N. Ascertained that the crew had 
departed for the South in boats; in the hope of meeting the Scotch whalers, 
cruised without success, in Baffin's Bay and Davis Strait until October 8, 
when, the season being so far advanced, it was deemed expedient to return 
to the United States ; Board of Inspection, 1874-75 ; commanding steamer 
" Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1875-7. Commissioned as Captain, Ajiril 
26, 1876; commanding training frigate "Constitution," 1877; commanding 
sloop " Constellation," 1878 ; employed in taking exhibits to Havre, France, 
for Paris Exposition; commanding steamer "Hartford," South Atlantic 
Station, 1879 ; Board of Inspection, 1880-2 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 



28 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\'\'. 

1882-4; President of Naval Examining and Retiring Boards, 1885-7. Com- 
missioned as Commodore, jNIay 19, 188(i. Aj)pointed Acting Rear-Admlral, 
August 24, 18<S7 ; commanding European Station, 1887-9 ; President ot' 
Board on Organization, Tactics, and Drills, 1889 ; on duty as President of 
the Examining and Retiring Boards, 1<S90 ; member of Board of Visitors, 
Naval Academy; Chairman of Light-House Board in 1891 Commissioned 
as Jiear- Ad mini I, April 3, 1892; President of Naval Examining and Retir- 
ing Boards. 1892; at present on duty as Chairman of Light-House Board. 
December, 1894, President of Naval E.xamiuing and Retiring Boards; Feb- 
ruary 28, 18!!."), retired in accordance with the law. 

Aaron Ward Weaver. — Born in District of Columbia, July 1, 1832. 
Api)ointed from Ohio, May 10, 1848; attached to sloop "St. Louis," Brazil 
Squadron, 1849-51 ; frigate " Congress," Brazil Squadron, 1851-3; Naval 
Academy, 1854. Promoted to Piu^-ied Midshipman, June 15, 1854; steamer 
'Fulton," Home Squadron, 1854-5. Promoted to Muster, 1845. Commis- 
sioned as Lieutenant, September IG, 1855 ; Coast Survey steamer " Walker," 
185B-7; steamer " Arctic," latter part of 1857; surveying Trinity Bay, 
Newfoundland for Atlantic telegraph cable, also deep-sea soundings down 
axis of Gulf Stream ; sloop "Marion," coast of Africa, 1857-9 ; July, 1859, 
came to New York from Congo River, in command of prize-bark "Ardennes," 
which vessel had been seized as a slaver ; steam-frigate " Susquehanna," 
Blockading Squadron, 1861-2; bombardment and capture of Forts Hatteras 
and Clarke, North Carolina; bombardment and capture of Forts Beauregard 
and Walker, Port Royal, South Carolina; in ciuirge of " Su.squehanna's " 
armed launches, before the fall of Fort Pulaski, convoying guns up to the 
army battery at Vernes Point, and taking up torpedoes, surveying, etc. ; 
engagement at Sew-ell's Point, Virginia, May 18, 1862; and prest-nt at 
occupation of Norfolk by United States forces. Commissioned as Lieutenant- 
Commander, July 16, 1862 ; commanding steam-gunboat " Winona," Western 
Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1862-3 ; severe engagement with rebel batteries 
near Port Hud.son, Louisiana, December 14, 1862 ; engagement with rebel 
forces at Placquemine, Louisiana ; engagement with the rebels under Generals 
Green and Mouton, some three thousand in force when they attacked Fort 
Butler, Donaldsonville, Louisiana, and were repulsed with a loss of about 
one hundred killed and wounded, and one hundred and twenty prisoners ; 
favorably mentioned in Admiral Farragut's despatch, dated June 9, 1863; 
eniiagcment with rebel batteries below DonaUlsonville, after fall of Port 
Hudson: commanding steam-gunboat "Chippewa," North Atlantic Blockad- 
ing Squadron, 1864; in command "Chippewa," at first attack on Fort 
Fisher ; was transferred to command iron-dad " ]\[ahopac," and was in com- 
mand of that vessel at last attack and capture of Fort Fisher ; favorably 
mentioned in Admiral Pt)rter's despatch, dated January 15, 1865, and recom- 
mended for promotion ; also favorably mentioned in report dated January 
15, 1865, of Commodore AVilliam Radford, comnumding iron-clad division; 
was ordered to Charleston and on the advance picket when that place and 
its fortifications were captured ; was then ordered to James River, and par- 
ticipated in the night bombardment of rebel works near Richmond, just pre- 
vious to their evacuation ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1866. Commissioned txs ( b??i- 
i?ia»(/er, Jidy 25, 1866; commanding United States steamer "Tallapoosa," 
1866-7 ; commanding rendezvous, Washington, 1868 ; Inspector of Supplies, 
Washington, 1869-70; commanding "Terror" (iron-clad), N. A fleet, 
1870-1 ; charge of nitre depot, Maiden, Mass., 1872-5 ; commanding " Dic- 
ator " (iron-clad), N. A. Station, 1875-7. Commissioned as Captain, August 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 29 

8, 1876; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1879-81; commanding U. S. steamer 
"Brooklyn," S. A. Station, 1881-4; member of Examining Board, 1885-6. 
Promoted to Commodore^ October, 1866; i'resident of P]xamining Board, 
1886-90; Commandant Navy Yard, Norfolk, January 9, 1890, to January 
17, 1893; Pre.'-ideut of Examining and Ketiring Boards, January 17, l<S9o, 
to September 26, 1893. Commissioned as Rear-Admiral, June 27, 1893. 
Retired Se])teml)er 26, 1893. 

Oscar F. Stanton. — Appointed Midshipman, December 29, 1849; served 
on board the U. S. steam-frigate " Susquehanna " in the East Indies, China 
Seas, and Japan Expedition under Commodore M. C. Perry, December, 1850, 
to June, 1853 ; U. S. sloop-of-war " Saratoga," China and Japan Seas, June, 
1853, to September, 1854 ; Naval Academy, September, 1854, to June, 1855 ; 
XJ. S. ship "Constellation," Medit(irranean Squadron, August, 1855, to 
August, 1858; U. S. steamer "Memphis," Paraguay Expedition, October, 
1858, to June, 1859; U. S. store-ship, "Supply," and U. S. sloops-of-war 
"Portsmouth" and "Marion," West Coast of Africa, September, 1859, to 
October, 1 860 ; U. S. sloop-of-war " St. Mary's," Pacific Squadron, December, 
1860. to March, 1862; U. S. steamer " Tioga," James Kiver and Potomac 
Flotilla and West India Flying Squadron, May, 1862, to November, 1863 ; 
XJ. S. steam-gunboat " Pinola," West Gulf Blockading, December, 1863, to 
November, 1864; ordnance duty. New York Navy Yard December, 1864, 
to March, 1865; U. S. steam-frigate "Powhatan," March to August, 1865, 
East Gulf Blockading Squadron ; Navy Yard, New York, August to 
Noveud)er. 18()5; Naval Academy, November, 1865, to May, 1867; U.S. 
steamer " Tahoma," Gulf Squadron, May to September, 1867 ; U. S. store- 
ship " Purveyor," Gulf of Mexico and West Coast of Africa, July, 18(58, to 
May, 1869 ; U. S receiving ship " Vandalia," Portsmouth, New Hamp.-^hire, 
February, 1870, to April, 1871; U. S. steamer " Monocacy," China and 
Japan Seas, January, 1872, to June, 1873; U. S. steamer " Yantic," China 
and Japan Seas, June, 1873, to October, 1874 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, Vir- 
ginia, November, 1874, to March, 1877; Tor[)edo Station, June to Septem- 
ber, 1878 ; U. S. frigate "Constitution," training-ship, October, 1879, to 
June, 1881 ; U. S. Naval Asylum, November, 1881, to October, 1884; U.S. 
steamer "Tennessee," November, 1884, to October, 1885; Naval Station, 
New liondon. Conn., October, 1885, to April, 1^89. Promoted to Passed 
Midshipman, June, 1855 ; promoted to Master in line of promotion, Septem- 
ber, 1855; promoted to Lieutenant, April, 1856; promoted to Lieutenant- 
Commander, July, 1862; promoted to Commander, December, 1867; pro- 
moted to Captain, June. 1879 ; commanding training ship " Richmond," and 
station, October 3, 1890, to June, 1891. Commissioned Commodore, May, 
1«91. Governor Naval Home, Philadelphia, July, 1891, to July, 1893. 
December, 1893, ordered to command the North Atlantic Station, with rank 
of Actiiif/ Rear-Admiral. Retired July 30, 1894. 

Henry Erben. — Born in the city of New York; appointed from New 
York City a Midshipman in the Navy, on June 17,1848; served in the 
frigate "St. Lawrence" (fifty guns), from July, 1848, to July, 1853 ; Coast 
Survey schooner "Crawford," 1854; Naval Academy, 1855. Passed Mid- 
shipman, 1855; serving in the frigate "Potomac" (fifty guns). Home 
Squadron. Promoted Master in the Navy, 1855 ; in November, 1855, or- 
dered to the prize filibuster bark "Amelia," captured at Puerto Prince, 
Hayti ; the commanding ofiicer was ordered to take her to New York ; afier 
being at sea seventy days, arrived at St. Thomas, destitute of provisions, and 
a wreck, with everything gone ; store-ship " Supply," 1856 and 1857 ; em- 



30 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

ployed bringing camels for the War Department from Egypt to Texas. 
Lieulenant December 27, 1856; joined, March 18, 1857, steamer "Vixen," 
deei>sea sounding for Atlantic cable; joined !<team irigate " iMississippi," 
August, 1857; served in her on China Station, until November, 1<S59, return- 
ing home then with Chinese treaty ; joined the store-ship '".Supply," February, 
1800, serving on the Gulf .Station ; was at Pensacola, Florida, wlien the 
Navy Yard there was surrendered to the troops of Alabama and Florida ; 
assisted in transferring tlie troops under Lieutenant Slemmer, from Fort 
Barrancas to Fort Pickens on the night of January i), L'SIJl, ])revi()U3 to 
which, on January 8, with a small boat's crew, rendered Fort MacUee in- 
operative by spiking the guns, destroying material and twenty thousand 
pounds of powder ; returned to New York with the surrendered sailors, 
marines, and workmen of the Yard ; joined bark "Release " in March, 1861, 
returning in her to Fort Pickens, Florida ; transferred to steamer " Hunts' 
ville," engaged in blockading duty along the Gulf Coast ; action at Ship 
Island with rebel gunboats and batteries, August, 1861, and on December 25, 
off Mobile, with rel)el gunboat " Florida," she having, during the temporary 
absence of the " Jluutsville," gone out in a calm to destroy tlie sailing frigate 
"PotoniMc" (fifty guns) ; joined the Mississipj)! Kiver fleet in April, 1862; 
commanded iron-clad " St. Louis," at the siege and bond)ardment of Fort 
Pillow, and attack of rebel rams upon our fleet, in INIay, 1862 ; capture of 
"Memphis," June (J, 1862; serving on the Admiral's staff; commanded the 
" Sumter " at the siege of Vicksburg, passing the batteries then with Admiral 
Farragut, on July 15, 1862 ; was at battle of Baton Kouge, La., on August 
6, 1862, and destruction of rebel ram "Arkansas," on August 7, 1862. 
Lieutenant- Commander, July 16, 1862 ; returned to join naval howitzer bat- 
tery in jNIaryland, with General McClellan, during the Autietam campaign ; 
in October, 1862, joined the monitor " Patapsco " as Executive Officer ; 
engagement at Fort McAllister, March, 1868 ; at attack upon forts below 
Charleston, S. C, on April 7, 1863 ; steam-frigate " Niagara," special service 
on Atlantic Coast, from November, I860, to May, 1864, when ordered to 
command the monitor "Chimo,"and in July, 18(54, to conmiand monitor 
'* Tunxis," — these vessels were intended to destroy the rebel ram "Albemarle," 
but not being seaworthy were condemned ; in October, 1<S64, ordered to com- 
mand the "Ponola," West Gulf Squadron; captured under the batteries at 
Matagorda, Texas, the armed schooner "Dale," and the boats of the torpedo 
station, with twenty men, destroying completely that establishment; engaged 
with batteries at CJalve^ton, in attempting, with the "Princess Koyal," the 
destruction of the blockade-runner " Let Her Be ;" returned home, July, 
1865 ; on duty, Navy Yard, New York, during 18(>6; commanded steamers 
"Huron," "Kansas," and "Pawnee," during 1867, 1868, 1869, on .South 
Atlantic .Station. Commissioned Cummander, May 6, 1868 ; ordnance duty, 
New York Navy Yard, 1871 ; Naval Rendezvous, New York, 1871, 1872; 
monitor "Manhattan," 1873, at Key West; steamer " Tuscarora," North 
Pacific Squadron, running deep-sea soundings, during 1874 and 1875 ; Navy 
Yard, Portsmouth, N. II. , 1876-8; commanding Nautical School .Ship "St. 
Mary's," l<S78-82. Promoted Captain, November, 187!) ; commanding "Pen- 
sacola," 1883-4, in a cruise around the world ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. 
H,l8'S.5-6; special duty, in New York, October, 1886, to October, 1889 ; 
waiting orders, October, 1889, to May, 1890; member Jioard Inspection Sur- 
vey, May, 1890-91 ; commandant Navy Yard, New York, jMay. 1.^91, to 
May, 1893. Commi.ssioned Commodore, April 3, 1892 ; commanding European 
Station, June, 1893. Retired, September 6, 1894. After declaration of war 
with Spain, April, 1898, placed in command Patrol Fleet, New York Harbor. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 31 

Charles C. Carpenter. — Born in Massaclmsetts. Appointed 3Iid- 
shipmnn from Mass^achusetts, October 1, 1850; attached to sloop "Ports- 
mouth, ' Pacific ISqiiadron, 1851-5; Naval Academy, 1855-6. Promoted to 
Passed Mldship'))ian, June 20, 185G ; steam frigates " Merrimac," " Roanoke," 
"Colorado," and brig "Dolphin," Home ISquadron and special service, 
1856-8 ; the last-named capturing the slave brig " Echo," with three hundred 
slaves on board; in receiving-ship at Boston, 1868-9. Commissioned as 
Lieutenant, January 23, 1858 ; steamer "Mohawk," coast of Cuba, 1859-60 ; 
capturing slaver " Wildfire," with five hundred slaves on board ; steamer 
"JNIohawk," Texas and East Gulf Blockade, 1861 ; steamer "Flag," South 
Atlantic Blockade, 1862 ; capturing steamers " Anglia " and " Emily." Com- 
missioned as Lieutenant Commander, July 16, 1862; iron-clad "Catskill," 
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1868; attacks on defenses of Charles- 
ton, April 7, July 10, and August 17, 1868; Naval Academy, 1863-5 ; 
steam sloop " Hartford," flag-ship Asiatic Squadron, 1866-7; commanding 
steamer " Wyon)ing," same squadron, 1868 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. 
H, 1868-70, Connnissioned as Commander, March, 1869; Navy Yard, 
Portsmouth, N. H., 1871; commanding "Nantasket" (third-rate), North 
Atlantic Station, 1871-2; equipment duty, Portsmouth, N. H., 1872-5; 
commanding " Huron " (third-rate). North Atlantic Squadron, 1875-6 ; 
Navy Yard, Port?^mouth, N. H., 1878. Commissioned Captain March 25, 
1880; on equipment duty, Boston Yard, 1880-2 ; commanding U. S. steamer 
" Hartford," 1882-4 ; carried the English and American scientists from 
Callao to Caroline Atoll, to observe the total eclipse of the sun in 1883; 
commanding U. S. receiving-ship "Wabash," 1888, to June, 1890; Cap- 
tain of the Yard and commanding Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., June, 
1890, to January 15, 1894; Commissioned Commodore, May 15, 1893. Com- 
missioned /imr-^4r//;(("ra^ November 11, 1894; commander-in-chief of Asiatic 
Squadron during the Chino-Japan war, 1894 and '95. Retired February 27, 
1896. 

George Brown. — Born in Indiana, June 19, 1835. Appointed from 
Indiana February 5, 1849; attached to frigate " Cumberland," Mediterran- 
ean Squadron, 1849-51 ; frigate "St. Lawrence," Pacific Squadron, 1851-4. 
Promcjted to Passed Midshipma7i, 1856. Promoted to Master, 185(). Com- 
missioned as Lieidenant, June 2, 1856 ; sloop "Falmouth," Brazil Squadron, 
1856-9 ; storeship " Supply " and sloop " Portsmouth," coast of Africa, 1859- 
60; sloop " Pawnee," 1860; steam-sloop " Powhatan," special service, 1860- 
1 ; gunboat '' Octarora," " Mortar Flotilla" and " Wilmington," North Caro- 
lina Blockade, 1861-2; engagement at Vicksburg, June 28,1862. Com- 
missioned as Lieidenant- Commander, July 16, liS62 ; commanding iron-clad 
" Indiauola," Mississippi Squadron, 1862-3 ; at the passage of Vicksburg and 
AVarrenton, February 14, 1868; action between '' Indianola" and rebel rams 
" Wm. H. Webb " and " Queen of the West," and cotton-clad steamers " Dr. 
Batey " and " Grand Era," at Upper Palmyra Island, Mississippi River, 
February 24, 1868. The engagement lasted one hour and twenty-seven min- 
utes, and resulted in the surrender of the " Indianola" to a force of four ves- 
sels manned by over one thousand men. The loss of the " Indianola " was one 
killed and one wounded (Lieutenant-Commander Browii) severely, and seven 
missing, while the enemy lost two officers killed and n)!iny wounded. Lieu- 
tenant-Conunandor Brown and his officers and crew were taken prisoners, 
but were exchanged at Richmond a few months later in the Avar; command- 
ing steam gunboat "Itasca," Western Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1864; 
battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864 ; gunboat " Arizona," 1864-5, lost by 



32 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

fire, February, 18(55 ; iron clad "Cincinnati," 1865 ; gunboat " Pocabontas," 
18()5 ; gunboat " Hornet," 1865 ; naval operations in Mobile Bay, against 
Span i.sli P'ort and (letbiices of city of J\[ol)ile, from March 23 to April 14, 
1865. Commissioned as Commander, July 25, 18(>6; Navy Yard, Washing- 
ton, 1866-7 ; as Mgent of Japanese government in command of Japanese 
iron-clad "Stonewall," LSOT-t); commanding " Michigiui " (fourth-rate), 
1870-2; ordnance duty, JJ >ston, 1878-6 ; Light House Inspector, 1876-8. 
Commissioned as Oijifain, 1S77. Commanding U. S. S. " Alaska," I'acitic 
Station, 1878-81; Light Hou.se Ins])ector, 18-S1-4 ; Navy Yard. Norfolk, 
1886-U. Promoted to Commodore, September, 1887 ; commanding Pacitic 
Station, 181)0. Promoted to i^mr-J/AwuVa/ September 27, LSIJ.S. Command- 
ant Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., July 2!), 18i):}, to l8t)7. Retired April, 1897. 

John G. Walker. — Born in New Hampshire. Appointed from Iowa, 
October 5, 1850; Naval Academy, 1851 ; attached to sloop " Portsmouth," 
Pacilic Squadron, 1851-5; Naval Academy, 1856 ; graduated at the head 
of liis class. Promoted to Passed MUUhipman, June 20, 1856; sloop " Fal- 
mouth," Brazil S(]uadron, 1856-7; frigate ''St. Lawrence," Brazil S(iuadron, 
1858-59. Commissioned as Lieutenant, January 23, 1858; Instructor iu 
]\Iatheraatics Naval Academy, 1859-60; steamer "Susquehanna," 1860-61 ; 
steamer "Connecticut," Atlantic coast, 1861; steam-gunboat "Winona," 
West Gulf Blockading Sipiadron, 1862; passage of Forts Jackson and 
St. Philip, and capture of New Orleans; o[)erations against Vicksburg, in 
summer of 1862, including the passage of the batteries both ways. Commis- 
sioned as Lieu'enant- Commander, July 1(5, 1862; commanding iron-clad 
steamer " Baron de Kalb," Mississipi)i Scjuadron, 1862-3 ; operations agninst 
Vickslnirg, winter of 18(52-3; two attacks on Haines' Bluff; engagement at 
Arkansas Post ; Yazoo Pass Expedition ; with the attack on Fort Pember- 
ton ; capture of Yazoo City, and expedition up Yazoo River to destroy 
steamers, having three sharj) fights, in one of which the " De Kalb " was 
blown up and destroyed by a torpedo; commanded naval battery in 15th 
Army Corps at siege of Vicksburg; ct)nimanding steam-gunboat " Saco," 
North Atlantic Blockading Stpiadron, 18(54-5; capture of Wilmington, 
N. C, and forts with the exception of Fort Fisher; commanding steamer 
" ShuwMuit," Brazil Scjuadron, 186>-6. Commissioned as C(>»)»ia/((/tT, July 
25, 18(56; Naval Academy, 1866-9; commanding frigate " Sabine," special 
service, 1869-70; Light-House Inspector, 1871-2; Secretary Light-House 
Board, 1873-8. Commissioned as Captain, 1877; leave of absence, 1879-80; 
commanding " Powhatan," North Atlantic Station, 18.S1 ; Chief Bureau of 
Navigation, 1881-9 Promoted to Commodore, February, 1889; command- 
ing Squadron of Evolution as Acting Rear-AdmiraL 1889-90. Commanding 
South Atlantic and North Atlantic Station.s, 1890 to June, 1893; member 
Roard of Inspection and Survey, 1893-4. Commissioned as Rear-Admiral, 
January, 1894 ; commanding Pacitic Station for special duty in Hawaiian 
Islands, 1894; chairman Light-House Board, 1895-7; chairman of "Deej)- 
Water Harbor Board" for locating a deejj-water harbor in Southern Cali- 
fornia, 189(5-7; retired under operation of general retiring law, March 20, 
l<'Si'7 ; President of Nicaragua Canal Connnission, July, 1897, to date. 

Francis M. Ramsay. — Born in the District of Columbia. Appointed 
Mid'<liij)man from Pennsylvania, October 5, 1850; Naval Academy, 1S5()-1 ; 
})ractit'e-ship "Preble," 1851; frigate "St Lawrence," Pacilic S(piadron, 
LH51-5; Naval Academy, 1S55-56. Promoted to Passed ^fld■<l^iJ)man, Aune 
1856 ; sloop " Falmouth," Brazil S(]uadron, 1857. Appointed Adimj Maxter, 
June 24, 1857 ; steam-frigate " Merrimac," Pacific Squadron, 1857-60. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. o3 

Promoted to Mmter, January 22, 1858. Promoted to Lievtenani, January 
28, 18r)«; ord)uuK'c duty. Navy Yard, Waisliington, D. C, 18G0; sloop 
" kSaratoga," African Squadron, 18G0-2. Promoted to JJeuknant- Comvuivdtr, 
July l(i, 1862; commanding iron-clad, " Clioctaw," Missii^sippi S(piadron, 
1808-4 ;_ engagements at llaines' BhilY, Yazoo Kiver, April 3U and May 1, 
18G3 ; expedition up Yazoo River to Yazoo City, destroying rebel Navy 
Yard and vessels. May, 18G3; engagement at Liverpool Landing, Yazoo 
River, May, 18G3 ; engagement at Milliken's ]5end, Mississippi River, June 
7, 1803; siege of Vickshurg, May, June and July, 1863; commanded a 
battery of three heavy guns mounted on scows, in front of Vici<sburg, from 
June 10 to July 4, 1863; commanding Third Division, Mississippi Squadron, 
July, 1863, to St'ptember, 1864; several engagements with lield batteries 
and guerrillas, 18G3-4 ; con)manded expedition up Black and Ouachita 
Rivci's, March, 1864 ; engagement at Trinity, J^a., March, 18(51 ; engagement 
at Harri.sonburg, I^a., Ouachita River, March 1864 ; Red River Expedition, 
March, A[)i'il, May, 1864; expedition up Black and Ouachita Rivers, April, 
1864 ; several engagements with guerrillas at I'ort I)e Russy, La., INIay, 1864 ; 
commanding Third and Fourth Districts, Mississippi Squadron, May to Sep- 
tember, 1864 ; commanded expedition into Atchafalaya River, June 8, 1864 ; 
engagement at Simmsport, La., Atchafalaya River, June 8, 1864; command- 
ing gunboat " Unadilla," North Atlantic Squadron, 1864-5; engagements 
with Fort Fisher, N. C, December 24 and 25, 1864; engagement with Fort 
Fisher, N. C, January, 1865; several engagements with Fort Anderson, and 
with other forts on the Cape Fear River, January, February, 1865 ; capture of 
Richmond, Va. ; Naval Academy, in charge of Dei)artment of Gunnery, 
1865-6. j'romoted to Commander, July 25, 18Mj; navigation duty, Navy 
Yard, Washington, D. C, 18G6-7 ; Fleet Captain and Chief of Stati; South 
Atlantic Squadron, flag-ship "Guerriere," 1867-9; commanding steam- 
frigate "Guerricre," June, July, 186!); ordnance duty. Navy Yard, Wash- 
ington, D. C, 1869-72 ; l^ureau of Ordnance, 1872 ; Naval Attache, London, 
1872-3; commanding " Ossipee " (third-rate). North Atlantic Station, 
1874-5 ; Naval Asylum, Philadelphia, 1875-G ; Inspector of Ordnance, New 
York, 1876-8; Commissioned as Captain, 1878; in charge of Torpedo 
Station, 1878-M ; commanding "Trenton," flag-ship, European Station, 
1881 ; Superintendent Naval Academy, 1881-6; Board for Examination of 
Officers for Promotion, 1886-7; commanding "Boston" (special service), 
1887-9 ; Commandant Navy Yard, New York, February to November, 1889. 
Promoted to Commodore, jNIarch, 1881) ; Chief of Bureau of Navigation, from 
November 1, 1889, to April 5, 1897. Transferred to Retired List, April 
5, 1897. 

Lester A. Beardslee. — Born in Little Falls, New York, February 1, 
1836. Appointed A diiif/ Midshipman, March 5,1850; sloop " Plymouth," 
East Indies, May, 1851, to January, 1855 ; parti(!ipated in one battle and 
.•several skirmishes with Chinese Army at Shanghai ; Naval Academy, Octo- 
ber, 1855, to June, l'S56. Promoted to PasHed Midshipman, June 20, 1856 ; 
steam- frigate " Merrimac," special service, 1856-7; sloop " Germantown," 
East India Squadron, 1857-60. Promoted to Master, January 22, 1858. 
Promoted to Lieutenant, July 23, 1859 ; sloop " Saratoga," coast of Africa, 
1860-3. Promoted to Lieidenant- Commander, Jidy 16, 1862; monitor 
" Nantucket," North Atlantic Squadron, January t > May, 1863 ; participated 
in attack of the iron-clad fleet on the defences of Charleston Harbor, April 
7, 1863; steam-sloop " Wachusett," special service on coast of Brazil, cruis- 
ing for rebel privateers, October, 1863, to January, 1865; participated in 

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capture of rebel stojuner " Florida," at Baliai, by " AVachusott," October, 
1(^(U ; coiimianded prize steanier " Florida," froiii October, 18H4, and brought 
her to Ilainptou Road^^, Virginia; stoam-slooj) "Connecticut," special t«er- 
vice, West Indies, 1865; commanded steam-gunboat "Aroostook," 18(i7-8, 
taking her to East India Squadron from riiiladelphia ; commamled steamer 
"Saginaw," Pacific Squadron, October, 18(!8 ; executive of steam-sloop 
"Lackawanna," PaciKc Squadron, 18G8-9, Commissioned as Commander, 
June 12, 18()!:>; Hydrograpbic Office, Navy Department, 1809-70; steam- 
tug " Palos," April, 1870, to January, 1871 ; took her to East Indies; Hy- 
drogra])hic Office, January, 1871-2; Xavy Yard, Washington, ]\Iay, 1872, 
to April 1, ls75 ; member of United States Board for testing iron, steel, and 
other metals, April, 1875, to April, 1879; commanding sloop " .lamestown," 
Alaska, April, 1879, to October, 1880. Promoted to Captnin, Kovcmber, 
1880; leave of absence, 1882-3; commanding receiving-ship "Franklin," 
l88;>-4 ; commanding steam-frigate " Powhatan," June, 1884, to June, 1886 ; 
Torpedo Station, l'<87 ; waiting orders, 1888; commanding receiving-ship 
"Vermont," July, 1888-89, to November, 1891 ; conmianding Naval Station 
Port Koyal, S. C., November, 1891 to 1894. Promoted to Co)innndore 
August 24, 1894; commander-in-chief of Naval Forces on the Pacific from 
July, 1894, to August, 1897. Promoted to Rear Admiral May 21, 1895; 
president of Examining and Retiring Board October, 1897 to January 27, 
1898. Retired on account of age limit, February 5, 1878. 

Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr. — Born in Boston, ]\[assachusetts. Entered the 
Navy as Cadet Midshipman, October 3, 1851 ; graduated, June, 1853, at the 
head of his class, and as such was the first ofhcer of the Navy to receive a 
diploma of graduation under the present organization of the Naval Academy. 
Served as Midfdiipman on board the frigate " Independence." Pacific S(piadron, 
until September, 1856. Promoted to Pasf^ed Midshipman, November, 1856. 
Served as Aduig Master in the Coast Survey until October, 185(5, and as 
Master ot^ the sloop-of-war "Vincennes" on the coast of Africa until April, 
1860. Commissioned Lientenaid, February, 1860 ; ordered to the frigate 
'■ Cumbrrland," Hag-ship of Home S(iuadron, in September, 1860; was pres- 
ent at the destruction of the Norfolk Navy Yard in April, 1861, and at the 
bombardment and capture of the llatteras forts in September, 1861 ; volun- 
teered for the command of a cutting out expedition of l)oats from the "Cum- 
berland," at Newport News, February, 1862 ; was Second I-iieutenant of 
the "Cumberland," and in command of the gun-deck battery, ^larch 8, 1862, 
in the fight between the "IMerrimac" and "Cumberland," in which the 
"Cumberland" went down with her Hag flying; saved himself by jumping 
from a port as the ship sunk, and swimming to a boat ; ordered to the com- 
mand of the " IMonitor," after the wounding of Captain Worden ; served as 
F/a;/ Lientena)d of the North Atlantic Fleet; present at the recapture of 
Norfolk, and engaged in destroying rebel defences in the waters of Virginia 
until June, 18(i2 ; detached, and vohinteered for comn-and of the submarine 
torpi'do-boat "Alligator," destined for service again.><t the " Merrinuic," No. 
2. The "Alligator," jnoving a failure for want of speed, was assigned to 
duty in the Missis.sippi Squadron. Connnissioned a ///r»^'/(rt/(<-(*o»(ma?i(/er 
in July, 1862; was given the command of the iron-clad "Cairo," December 
12, 1862; while in command of a flotilla of gunboats, forcing the passage of 
the Yazoo, was blown up by a torpedo ; was then assigned command of the 
gunboats " Conestoga " and " jNIanitou ;" commanded a battery in the siege 
of Vicksburg, manned by guns and men from the " Mauitou ; " in command 
of a flotilla uf gunboats after the capture of Vicksburg; passed up the Red 



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and Tensas Rivers, and captured the large steamer "Louisville;" while in 
cunuiiand of the " Conestoga " was engaged in many skirmishes with guerrillas 
and small batteries obstructing the navigation of tlie Mississippi River ; was 
sunk March 8, 1863, in the " Conestoga " l)y collision with tlie ram " General 
Price ; " was assigned to tlie command of the iron-clad " Osage " in the Red 
River expedition, and while bringing up the rear on its return, in company 
with the gunboat " Lexington," and wiiile aground, was attacked by a battery 
and a brigade of dismounted cavalry, near Pleasant Hill crossing, and 
defeated them, witli the loss of their General Green and four hundred killed 
and wounded. After the Red River expedition, he was assigned to the com- 
mand of the " Vindicator " and the fifth division of the Mississippi fleet, 
between Vicksburg and Natchez; was selected by Admiral Porter to accom- 
pany him to the East, and assigned to the command of the gunboat " Huron," 
in which he took part in the two bombardments of Fort Fisher, and volun- 
teered for and commanded the third division of the assaulting columns of 
sailors and marinas; took part in the bonibardraent of Fort Anderson, Cape 
Fear River, and subsequent capture of Wilmington; was three times recom- 
mended for promotion by Admiral Porter, and was selected for a promotion 
of thirty numbers by the Board of Admirals assembled at Washington at 
the close of the war; ordered to Naval Academy in 1865 ; commanded the 
frigate " Macedonian " in practice cruises, 1867-8 ; ordered, 1868, to the com- 
mand of the fourth-rate '" Nipsic," West India Squadron. Commissioned a 
Commander, December, 1869 ; was selected to take charge of the expedition 
for the surveys of the Isthmus of Darien for an interoceanic canal in 1869, 
having under command the " Guard," " Penobscot," " Nyack," and " Resaca ; " 
was engaged in these surveys till 1874, and explored and reported upon all 
the country south of Panama to the head waters of the Atrato River, South 
America; Navy Yard, Boston, 1877-8 ; in 1878 was selected to make a sur- 
vey of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers, South America ; ascended these 
rivers in the "Enterprise," fourth-rate, 1300 miles; completed the survey, 
and returned to the United States, October, 1878 ; in command of the " En- 
terprise," European Squadron, 1879-80 ; was invited as special delegate by 
Ferdinand de Lesseps to International Canal Congress in May, 1879, at 
Paris; was presented by the French Government with the Decoration of the 
Legion of H(mor, in recognition of the work performed in the survey of the 
Isthmus of Darien, and made an honorary member of the Royal Geographi- 
cal Society of Belgium. Promoted to Captain, November 26, 1880 ; in 
charge of the Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, 1880-4 ; commander 
"Omaha," second rate, Asiatic Squadron, 1885-7; was tried by court-martial 
for alleged carelessness and neglect of duty in conducting target practice on 
the coast of Japan, and wholly and honorably acquitted by the court, June, 
1888; member Board of Inspection, ] 889-90 ; member Dry Dock Board, 
October 21, 1893. Promoted to Commodore., April 11, 1894; President 
Board Ins[)ection and Survey, March 28, 1894; command European Station, 
November 12, 1895, with rank of Acting Rear -Admiral. Commissioned 
Rear-Admiral, February 28, 1896. Retired, April, 1898. 

COMMODORES ON THE ACTIVE LIST. 

Frederick Vallette McNair. — Born in Pennsylvania, January 13, 
1839. Register of Service — Actimj Midshipman, September 21, 1858; origi- 
nal entry in U. S. Navy ; graduated Naval Academy. Midshipman, June 10, 
1857. Passed Midshipman, June 25, 1860. Master, October 24, 1860. 



36 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\'Y. 

lAmtenwit, AiprW IS, ISQl. Lieutenant- Commander, A\)n\ 20,1864. Com- 
mander, January 29, 1872. Captain, October 30, 1<S83. Commodore, May 
10, 181)5. Actinf/ Midshipman, Naval Academy, 'September 21, 1«5'. ; U.S. 
practice sbij) " Preble," summer of 1854, Europe and return ; U. S. practice- 
sliii> " Plynioutb," summer of LSoG, coast of United States; graduated from 
Naval Academy, June 10, 1857 ; U. S frigate "Minnesota," June, 1.S57, 
till May, 1859, China and East India Statiim ; U. S. Coast Survey schooner 
" Varina," summer of 1859; U. S. S. "Iroquois," November, 1859, till Octo- 
ber, 1860; Mediterranean Squadron, West Indies, in pursuit of steamer 
"Sumter;" Mississijipi Kiver, under Admiral Farragut ; engagements and 
passage of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, Chalmette l)atteries, and capture of 
New Orleans, April, 1862 ; lauded at Baton Rouge and Natchea to demand 
surrender, INIay, 1862 ; engagements, Cirrand Gulf, Vicksburg, ram "Arkan- 
sas," and ])assed Vicksburg batteries both wavs, June, July and August, 
18(52; U. S. S. "Juniata," October, 1862, till February, 1^63, coast of 
United States ; U. S. S. " Seminole," February 18, till August, 1863, coast of 
United States ; U. S. S. " Pensacola," August, 1863, till Ajn-il, 1864, :\Iissis- 
sippi River; Executive Officer U. S. S. " Juniata," May, l.S(i4, till June, 
1«6(), North Atlantic Squadnm ; engagements and surrender of Fort Fisher, 
December 24 and 25, 18(>4, and January 13, 14 and 15, 1865; Brazil Sta- 
tion, 1S()5, till June, 1860; Executive Officer U.S. flagship "Brooklyn," 
June, 186(i, till September, 1867 ; Brazil Station, instructor Naval Academy, 
September, 1867, till November, 1868; Executive Officer, practice-ship 
" INIacedonian," summer of 1868; Executive Officer, U. S. flagship "Frank- 
lin," November, 1868, till Sei)teaiber, 1870, European Station; p]quipment 
Officer, Philadelphia Navy Yard, October, 1870, till July, 1871 ; Head of 
Department of Seamanship, etc., Naval Academy, July, 1871, till February, 
1875; commanding U. S- S. " Yantic," April, 1875, till July, 1875, Asiatic 
Station ; conunanding U. S. S. " Kearsarge," July, 1875, till January^ 1878, 
Asiatic Station; commanding U- S. S. "Portsmouth," February, 18/8, till 
August, 1878, European Station ; Commandant of Cadets, Naval Academy, 
September, 1878, till September, 1882; commanding U. S. practice-ship 
"Constellation," summer of 1879, coast of North America; c<mimanding 
U. S. practice-ship "Constellation," summer of 1881, coast of United States; 
Navy Department, October, 1882, till October, 1883, Court of Inquiry on 
Loss of U.S. S. "Jeannette," and Board of Examiners of Officers, etc.; 
Mare Island Navy Yard, November, 1883, till September, 1886, Captain of 
the Yard; commanding U. S. flagship "Omaha," j\Iay, 1887, till March, 
1800, Asiatic Station; Superintendent Naval Observatory, June, 1890, till 
November, 1894; Retiring and Examining Boards, November, 1894, till 
November. 1895 ; commanding U. S. Naval Force on Asiatic Station, De- 
cember, 1895, till January, 1898, U. S. flagship "Olympia;" President Re- 
tiring and Examining Boards, since February, 1898. 

John Adams Howell. — liorn in New York. Appointed from New 
York, September 27, 1854; Naval Academy, 1854-8; attached to sloop 
" Macedonian," Mediterranean Squadron, 1858-9 ; store-ship "vSupply," 1861. 
Commissioned as Lieutenant, April 18, 18(51 ; attached to steam-sloop " Ossi- 
pee," North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 18(52-3 ; stcam-slooj) "Ossi])ee," 
\Vestcrn Oulf Blockading S(|uadron, 18(53-5 ; participatid in the battle of 
INIobile Bav, August 5, 18(54. Commissioned as Lieidenaiit- Cnnmander, March 
3, 18(55 ; steamer " De Soto," special service, 1866 ; steamer" De Soto," North 
Atlantic Squadron, 18(56-7; Naval Academy, 18(58-72. Commissioned as 
Commander, March 6, 1872; Coast Survey, 1872-4; Naval Academy, 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 37 

1875-9; commanding "Adams," Pacific Station, 1879-81 ; Assistant Bureau 
of Ordnance, 1881 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 1882-4. Promoted to Cuptain, 
March, 1884 ; member of Advisory Board, 1884-8 ; commanding " Athmta;" 
special service, 1888; Squadron of Evolution, 1889-90; President of Steel 
Board, July, 1891, to February, 1893 ; Commandant of Navy Yard, Wash- 
ington, February, 1893, to May, 1896. Commissioned Commodore, Septem- 
ber, 1895; Commandantof League Island Navy Yard, June, 189(i, to January, 
1898 ; February, 1898, Commander-in-Chief, European Station, United States 
ship " San Francisco " ; commanding Patrol Squadron from April, 1898, to date. 
Henry L. Howison. — Entered the Naval Academy on the 2Gth of Sep- 
tember, 1854, as an Acting Midshipman; made two practice cruises in the 
U. S. sloop-of-war "Preble ;" was the senior cadet officer during his first-class 
year and graduated No. 4 of a class of fifteen, on June 11, 1858 ; received a 
warrant as Midshipman on June 11, 1858 ; took passage on the 17th of the 
same month on board the U. S. sloop-of-war "Saratoga," bound for Key 
West, Florida ; served there and reported for duty ; entered the U.S. frigate 
" Wabash " on the 12th of July, 1858 ; the " Wabash " cruised in the Medi- 
terranean, and returned to New York, when Mr. Howison was detached, De- 
cember 20, 1859 ; on March 7, 1800, he was ordered to the U. S. S. " Poca- 
hontas," which vessel cruised in the Gulf of Mexico, on board of which Mid- 
shipman Howison performed tbe duties of Watch-Officer until transferred to 
the U. S. S. " Pawnee," November 20, 1860 ; the "Pawnee " arrived at Phil- 
adelphia and Midshipman Howison was detached December 17, 18G0, and 
ordered to the Naval Academy for examination for promotion ; having com- 
pleted this examination, was promoted the 19th of January, 1861, to be a 
Passed Midshipman and ordered to the " Pawnee " as a Watch-Officer the 
12th of February, 1861. Was promoted to a Master the 23d of February, 
1861, and on the 6th of April, 1861, ordered to the " Pocahontas " as Master 
and Watch-Officer. Was promoted to the rank oi Lieutenant on the 19th of 
April, 1861 ; served at the outside picket-post with the army at Clouds' 
Mills, Alexandria, Va., from June, 1861, to July, 1861, in command of a de- 
tachment of man-of-war's men from the " Pocahontas " and a twelve-pound 
howitzer; rejoined the "Pocahontas" in July, 1861 ; ordered as Executive- 
Officer of the U S. S. "Augusta," 23d September, 1861 ; attached to Du- 
pont's fleet, participated in battle at Port Royal ; landed in command of com- 
pany at Tybee Island ; engagement with rams off Charleston, S. C ; detached 
from the " Augusta," June 8, 1863, and ordered as Executive Officer of 
the iron-clad " Nantucket ;" participated in attacks on Forts Sumter and 
Wagner, Charleston Harbor; blockading in Warsaw Sound; transferred 
from the " Nantucket" to the iron-clad " Catskill," as Executive-Officer, 14th 
February, 1864 ; engagement with forts at Charleston, S. C. ; transferred from 
the " Catskill " to the U. S. S. " Bienville," May 25th, 1864 ; served as Ex- 
ecutive Officer of the " Bienville" until August 3d, 1864, at which time was 
ordered to command that vessel ; participated in the battle of jMobile Bay ; 
blockading off Mobile Bay ; employed in transferring prisoners to Pensacola 
and New Orleans; blockading off Galveston, Texas ; December 1, 1864, was 
relieved of the command by Commander Mullany, and resumed duties as 
Executive Officer until detached, the 24th of April, 1865. Was promoted to 
the rank of Lieutenant- Commander on the 3d of March, 1865 ; was next or- 
dered as Assistant-Inspector of Ordnance at the Washington Navy Yard, on 
the 15th of May, 1865, and served here until August 9, 1866, at whicli time 
was detached and reported for duty as Navigator of the U. S, S. " Pensa- 
cola ;" in May, 1867, was made the Executive-Officer of the U. S. flag-ship 



38 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\'\'. 

" Pensacola," Pacific Station, and served as such until detached and ordered 
home, Noveinhcr 21, 18()8; was ordered as Assistant-Inspector of Ordnance, 
at the Washington Navy Yard, 11th December, lX(\f>, serving as such nntil 
31st January, IJSTO, wlieu was orderetl to the Naval Academy as an Assist- 
ant in p]xecutive duty there, afterwards being placed in command of tlie 
"Old Constitution " and other ships, as well as acting as Aide to the Super- 
intendent of the Academy. AVas promoted to the rank of Co)nmcin(hr the 
19th of August, 1872; was detached from tlie Naval Academy the KUh of 
December, 1872, and proceeded to Key West, Florida, and assumed com- 
mand of the U. S. S. " Shawmut ;" cruised in the Oulf of Mexico, and 
brought the ship to the Washington Navy Yard for new boilers ; was de- 
tached October 31, 1<H73, from the command of the "Shawmut" and placed 
on duty at the Washington Yard, superintending the repairs of the "Shaw- 
niut," and on January 16, 1874, was again ordered to command that vessel, 
sailing for the Gulf of Mexico, cruising along the south side of Cuba, looking 
for and locating doubtful banks and shoals; the "Shawmut" was stationed at 
New Orleans the latter part of 1874 and early part of 1875 ; Commander 
Howison was detached from the command of the " Shawmut," 25th Febru- 
ary, 1^76, and ordered to duty at the Naval Academy as head of the Depart- 
ment of Seamanship, where he served until October 1, 1878 ; during the 
summer of 1875, Commander Howison commanded the practice-ship " ^lav- 
flower," in her cruise of instructions with the Cadet Engineers, and during 
the summer of 1878, he commanded the practice-ship " Constellation " dur- 
ing her cruise with the Cadets ; October 1,1878, Commander Howison re- 
ported for duty at the Washington Navy Yard as Inspector of Ordnance, and 
served there as such until Uth of Se])tember, 1881 ; he was a member of the 
First Advisory Board irom 11th July, 1881, to 7th November, 1881 ; on No- 
vember 17, 1881, he was ordered and took command of the U. S. frigate 
" Minnesota," for the purpose of orsranizing a gunnery training-school ; this 
duty lasted until 22d February, 1882 ; was then attached to the Bureau of 
Equipment and Recruiting until 16th of April, 1882, and then made a mem- 
ber of the Naval Inspection Board until the U>th of April, 1885. Was pro- 
moted to the rank of Captain on the 2d of March, 1885; from April 30, 
1885, was employed on Boards of Appraisals, Investigations, Examinations 
and Retirements, until the 10th of February, 1886, at which time was ordered 
to the command of the U. S. S. " Vandalia ;" sailed with that vessel to the 
Pacific; was Senior-Officer on the station until relieved by Rear-Admiral 
Kiml)erly in April, 1887, at which time the "Vandalia" hoisted the flag of 
the Rear-Admiral, commanding the Pacific Station ; was detached from the 
command of the "Vandalia," April, 1888, and ordered home. On June 25, 
1888, was made the President of the Steel Ins|iecting Board, which duty 
Captain Howison performed until January, 1893 ; commandant Navy 
Yard, Mare Island, July, 1893-96 ; ordered to command U. S. S. Oregon, 
June, 1896 ; commissioned as Commodore March 21, 1897 ; commandant of 
Navy Yard, Boston, May, 1897, to date. 

Albert Kautz. — Born in Georgetown, Ohio, January 29, 1839. Appointed 
Acti>i(/ Midshipman, September 28, 1854. Graduated at United States Naval 
Academy, Annapolis, ^Maryland, and apjiointcd Midshipman, Jnne 11, 1858; 
served in Home Squadron on frigates "Colorado." '' Roanoke," "Stivannah," 
and sloop '-Saratoga," from July, 1858, to July, 1860. Promoted to I*as»ed 
Midtthijnnan, January 19, 1861, to Master, February 23, 1861, and to Lieu- 
tenant, April 21. 1861; ordered to United States steamer "Flag," North 
Atlantic Blockading Squadron, in May, 1861 ; in June, 1861, placed in com- 



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mand of the prize-l)rig " Hannah Balch," off Charleston, South Carolina, 
with orders to proceed to Philadelpiiia ; on 2r)th of June, 1861, captured, in 
sight of Cape Hatteras, by the privateer " Winslow," Caj)tain Thomas Crog- 
son ; on parole in North Carolina for two months, at the end of which time 
had parole taken away, and was incarcerated in Henrico County Jail, Rich- 
mond, Virginia, by order of Jefferson Davis, as a retaliatory measure conse- 
quent on the impris(mnient of privateers in the Tombs, New York City; on 
the last of October, 18(51, was released on parole for the purp'se of going to 
Washington to procui'e an exchange ; had an interview with Confederate 
Secretaries Benjan)in and Mallory in Richmond, and then with President 
Lincohi and Secretai-ies Sewaid and Welles in Washington ; succeeded in 
negotiating an exchange, by means of which the present Admiral Worden, 
the late Lieutenant George L Selden, and he were released from prison and 
restored to duty, on condition that Lieutenants Stevens, Loyall, and Butt 
should be sent South under a flag of truce. There were also 350 prisoners, 
captured at Hatteras Inlet in August, 1861, sent South under the same nego- 
tiation, for which we received 350 of our people, who were captured at Bull 
Run in July, 1861 This was the first exchange authorized by President 
Lincoln and his Cabinet. Ordered to the tlag-ship " Hartford " in January, 
1862, and served on Flag-Officer Farragut's staff, at the same time command- 
ing tlie first division of great guns in the engagements with Forts Jackson 
and St Philip, the Chalmette batteries, and the capture of New Orleans in 
April, 1862 ; had command of the howitzers, under Captain Henry Bell, at 
New Orleans, and hauled down the Lone Star Flag in person from the City 
Hall, which Mayor Munroe refused to strike, and hoisted the " Stars and 
Stripes " on the Custom-House — (the hauling down of the " Lone Star " 
Flag has been erroneously attributed to Captain Henry Bell by at least two 
writers) ; continued to serve on the " Hartford " during the engagements with 
the batteries at Vicksburg in June and July, 1862; in August, 1862, was 
taken with malarial fever, condemned by medical survey, and sent North ; in 
1863 served in the U. S S "Juniata," West India Squadron, and in 1864-5 
served as First Lieutenant of the sloop-of-war " Cyane " in the Pacific. 
Promoted to 1 iexdenani- Commander on May 29, 1865; served on the 
" Winooski," Home Squadron, and flag-ship " Pensacola," Pacific Squadron, 
from January, 1866, to August, 1868; on receiving-ship "New ITam[)shire," 
Norfolk, from December, 1868, to May, 1869; on duty at the Boston Navy 
Yard from May, 1869, to August, 1871 ; Light-House Inspector, Key West, 
Fh)rida, from April, 1872, to October, 1873. Promoted to Commander Sep- 
tember 3,1872; commanding U. S. S. " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, Decem- 
ber, 1873, to August, 1875; Light-House Inspector, Cincinnati, Ohio, from 
January, 1876, to July, 1880; commanded the U. S. S. "Michigan " on the 
lakes, from August, 1880, to August, 1883 ; on duty in the Bureau of Equip- 
ment, Navy De[)artment, from INIarch to July, 1884 ; Equipment Officer at 
the Boston Navy Yard from July, 1884, to October, 1887; traveling in 
Europe from November, 18H7, to December, 1888. Promoted to Captain 
June 2, 1885; on duty at the Portsmouth, New Hanqishire, Navy Yard 
October 25, 1889. Captain, Navy Yard, lioston, June 30, 1892. Commanding 
U. S. receiving-shij) " Wabash." August 20, 1894, to Ai)ril, 1897. Promoted 
to Commodore April 6, 1897 ; President Examining and Retiring Board April 
15, 1897, to November, 1897 ; Commandant Naval Station, Newport, R. I, 
November 1, 1897, to date. 

George C. Remey. — Born in Iowa. Appointed from Iowa, September 
29, 1855 ; Naval Academy, 1855-9 ; attached to steam-sloop " Hartford," 



40 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

East India Squadron, 1800-1. Commissioned as Lieutenant, August 31, 
18(51; steani-i-unhoat " Marhlcliead," South Atlantic Blockading Scjuadrou, 
1801-4 ; was present at the ;^icgc of Yorktown, and on several oci-asions 
cngjiged the hattcries at long lange ; in consecjuencc of tlic " ^larhlchead " 
being grounded, was compelled to witness the battle of ^Vest Point, Vir«iinia, 
without being able to particijtate ; engagement with rebels i\t White House, 
ranuniky Kiver, June 2i*, 1802; engageil batteries on Sullivan's Island, 
South Carolina, on two different occasions ; engaged Battery Wagner, ^lorris 
Island, South Carolina, at long range; took part in general engagement of 
Battery Wagner, August 17,1803; was iu couunand of naval battery on 
]\Iorris Island from August 23 to September 8, 18(>3; and was engaged in 
bond)ardment of Fort Sumter, and at times Fort Gregg; had connnand of 
the second division of boats in the night attack on Fort Sumter, September 
8, 18(>3,and was taken prisoner by the rebels; steam-gunboat "^larblehead," 
Naval Academy, Newport, 1805-0. Commissioned as Livutennnt- ComiiKnuh); 
June 25, 1805; steamer "Mohongo," Pacific Scpnulron, 180(5-7; Naval 
Academy, 1808-()9 ; attached to frigate "Sabine," special service, 18(>J)-70 ; 
T. and N. Surveying Expedition, 1871 ; Naval Observatory, 1872. Com- 
missioned as ComDHDider, November 25, 1872; Bureau of Yards and Docks, 
1873-() ; commanding " Enter])rise " (third-rate), North Atlantic Station, 
1877-8; torpedo instruction, 1878 ; l^ureau of Yards and Docks, 187S)-81 ; 
"Lancaster," European Station, 1881-3; Navy Yard, Washington, l884-(>. 
Promoted to C(/y^/((///, October, 1885; Navy Yard, Nor tblk, 188()-i> ; eom- 
mandnig Charleston Squadron of Evolution, 188!) to IMay, 185)2; Navy Yard, 
Portsmouth, I\[ay, 1892, to Uay, 18!U; June, 1805, leave of absence to July, 
1895; Naval Retiring Board, October, 1895, to June, 1890. Commissioneil 
Commodore, June, 1897; Commandant Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., July, 
189(5, to April, 1898; commanding a Division of North Atlantic Squadron, 
April, 1898, to date. 

Norman H. Farquhar.— Born April 11, 1840. Graduated from 
Naval Academy, 1859 ; sciuadrou, coast of Africa, for the .snp|)ression of slave 
trade, 1859-01. As MidMpman, on board "San Jacinto," "Sjiratoga," and 
"Constellation." Act i ii (j Mafiter, on board "IMystic" and "Sumter," while 
still Midshipman, brought to the United States a captured slaver, the "Tri- 
ton," with a crew often men, and no other officer, (-onimissioncd as Lieu- 
tenant, August 31, 18(51 ; steamer " ^Mystic," North Atlantic; steam gunboat 
" IMahaska," Noith Atlantic Blockadi'ng Squadron, 18(52-3; steamer "Rhode 
Island," West India Squadron, 180'^-4; steamer "Sjintiago de Cuba," North 
Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1804-5; present at both attacks on Fort 
Fisher. Commissioned as Lieutenant- ( oniniander, August 5, 1805; Naval 
Academy, 1800-8; steamer "Swatara," European Squadron, 18(58-9; Navy 
Yard, Bost(m, 1870; Executive Officer, U. S. S. "Severn." 1870-1; com- 
manding "Kansas" (fourth-rate), T. and N. Surveying Expedition, 1871; 
Navy Yard, Boston, 1872; U. S. S. "Powhatan," 1872. Commissit)ned as 
Convnandcr, Decend)er 12, 1872; Naval Academy, 1872-8, commanding 
"Santee," and in charge of buildings and grounds; commanded " l\)rts- 
niouth," 1878; in command of " Quinnebaug " and "Wyoming," European 
Squadron, 1878-81; ('ommandant of (.'ailets, Naval Academy, 18S1-0; 
commanded "Constellation," two practice cruises, 188;>-4. Commissioned as 
Captain, INIarch 4, 1880; commanded "Trenton." Pacific Station, 18.S0-9, 
when the ship was wrecked in the memoral>le hurricane at A])ia, Samoa, 
]\rarch 1(5, 1S,S9; by good seamanship nnuiage<l to save from driiwuing the 
450 officers ami men who com])osed her crew ; Senior ]\Iend)er of Board of 
Visitors, Torpeilo Station, August, 1889; member of Light-House Board 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 41 

October, 1<S89; Chief of Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Depart incut, 
March (), l.SliO, to March, 1H94; coniniandant Navy Yard, League Ishind, 
March 7, 1894, to June, l.S9(); coniuiaud U. S. S. "Newark," June IG, l<S9(i, 
to December, 1890. Prei<ideiit ]^L\aniining ]3oard, December 14, 189(), to 
June, 1897; commandant Norfolk Yard, Juno 1, 1897, to date. Promoted 
to (hinmodorc, July 21, 1897. 

J. Crittenden W^atson. — Born in Kentucky, August 24, 1842. Ap- 
pointed from Kentucky, Sei)tember 29, 18r)(; ; Naval Academy, IM.jO-GQ. 
Promoted to ]\f<i>lcr, 18()1 ; attached to frigate "Sabine," 1861 ; steam-sloop 
" Hartford," West (julf IS(iuadion, 18G2-4. Commissioned as JAeuteimnt, 
July IG, 1862; bombardment and ])assage of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, 
and Clialmette batteries, April, 1862; passage of Vicksburg batteries, June 
and July, 1862 ; passage of Port Hudson, March 14, 1^63 ; ])assage of Grand 
Gulf, March 19 and 30, 18(53; battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864; was 
wounded by a fragment of shell from a rebel battery at Warrington ; steam- 
frigate "Ci)lorado," flag-shi]) European Squadron, 1865-7. Commissioned 
as Lieutenant- Co inmandev, July 25, 1866; steam-frigate "Franklin," flag- 
ship European Sipiadron, 18()7-8. Executive otHcer steam-sloop " ('anan- 
daigua," European Scpuidron, 1868-9. Special duty Philadelphia, 1869 to 
February, 1870. Executive officer steam sloop "Alaska" (second rate), 
Asiatic S((uadron, April, 1870, to May, 1871. Commanded store-ship 
"Idaho," Yokohama, May, 1871-3. Leave of absence, July, 1873, to De- 
cember, 1873. Ordnance duty. New York Navy Yard, December, 1873, to 
Januaiy 25, 1874. Commissioned Commander, January 23, 1874. Inspector 
of Ordnance, Navy Yard, JNIare Island, April, 1874, to November, 1874. 
Senior Aid to Commandant, IMare Island, November, 1874, to April, 1877. 
Commanding "Wyoming," European Station, February, 1878, to March, 
1880. Torpedo instruction. June to September, 1880. Light House Inspec- 
tor 11th District, October, 1880, to October, 1883. Navy Yard, New York, 
Novend)er, 1883, to December, 1884. Navy Yard, New York, May, 1885, to 
August, 1886. Commanding " Iroijuois," South Pacific, September, 1886, to 
May, 1887. Commissioned Captain, March 6, 1887. President Board of 
Inspection, San Francisco. Cal., February, 1888, to July, 1890. Captain of 
Yard, Mare Island, Julv, 1890, to June 20, 1892. Commanded " San Fran- 
cisco," July, 1892, to Julv 20, 1894. MendKT Retiring Board, 1894, to May, 
1895. Governor U. S. Naval Home, May, 1895, to 1898. Commissioned 
Comriiodore, November 7, 1897 ; commanding a Division of North Atlantic 
Squadron, A])ril, 1898, to date. 

Henry B. Robeson. — Born in Connecticut. Appointed from Connect- 
icut, Se|)teml)er 25, 1856; Naval Academy, 1856-60. Promoted to Mader, 
18G0; attached to steam-frigate "Niagara," Blockading Squadron, 1860-1 ; 
engagement at Fort McUae, November 23, 1861 ; iron-clad steamer " New 
Ironsides," special service, 18(53 ; and South Atlantic Blockading Scjuadron, 
18(54; engagement with the defences of Charleston, S. C, April 7, 1863; 
commanded a lauding party from the " New Ironsides" in the assault and 
capture of nOiel works on the lower })art of INIorris Island, Jidy 10, 1863; 
various bond)ardments of Forts Wagner, Sumter, INIoultric, and all the actions 
in which the "New Ironsides" was engaged off Charleston ; steam-frigate 
" Colorado," North Atlantic Blockading Sijuadron, 18(54-5; both assaults on 
Fort Fisher; connnaiKUid a landing party from the " Colorado " in the assault 
upon I<\)rt l*''isher, January, 15, 1865 ; steamer " Colorado," flag-ship Euro- 
])eau S(iuadron, 1865-7. Commissioned as LI,eate)uin.tCo))imander, July 25, 
1866; steam-sloop " Piscataqua," Asiatic Squadron, 1867-70 ; special duty, 



42 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

1871-2; iron-clad "Dictator," 1873; Navy Yard, New York, 1874-6. Com- 
missioned as Commander, Feliruary 12, 1H74; European Sijuadron, 1870-7; 
conmiandiui; "Vaiidalia" (tl)ird rate), European Station, ]<S77-y; Naval 
Academy, l.S79-«3 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1883-8S. Promoted to ( 'aptain, 
August, 18(S7 ; member Advisory Board, 1888-9; commanding " Chicago," 
tSiuadron of Evolution 1889, to July, 1891 ; Supervisor New York Harbor, 
July, 1891, to July, 1892 ; leave of absence, July, 1892 ; detached from duty 
as Supervisor of New York Harbor, July, 1S92; waiting orders and leave, 
including six months' sick leave, until August, lH9-i ; court-martial duty and 
Naval War College, June 1, to September 1, 1895; Captain of the Yard, 
Portsmouth, N. H., October 8, 1895, to ^larch 9, 1898. Promoted to Commo- 
dore, February 1, 189.S. 

Winfield S. Schley.— Born in Maryland, 1839. Appointed from 
Maryland, September 20, 1856 ; Naval Academy, 1850-60 Promoted to 
Blaster, 1861; attached to frigate "Potomac" store-ship, at Ship Island, 
1861-2; steam-gunboat "Winona," West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1«62- 
63 ; engaged with a field battery near Port Hudson, Louisiana, December 14, 
1862 ; in all the engagements wdiich led to the caj)ture of Port Hudson, 
from March 16 to July 9, 1863; in one or two small skirmishes in cutting 
out schooners. Commissioned as Lieutenant, July 16, 1862; steam-gunboat 
" Wateree," Pacific Squadron, 1864-6. Commissioned as Lleidenant- Com- 
mander, July 25, 1866; Naval Academy, 1867-9; "Benicia" (third rate), 
Asiatic Fleet, 1871-2; Naval Academy, 1873-6. Commissioned as Com- 
mander, June 10, 1874; commanded the " Essex " (third-rate), S. A. Sta- 
tion, 1877-80; Light-House Inspector, 1880-3; Bureau of Eipiipment, 
1883; in charge of Greely Expedition, 1884; Chief Bureau of Eipiipinent 
and Ivccruiting, 1885-9. Promoted to Captain, March, 1888; commanding 
"Baltimore," 1889 to March, 1892; Light-House Inspector, ]\Iarch, 1892, to 
]\Iarch. 1895 ; member Board Inspection and Survey, March 1, 1895, to 
October, '95 ; commanding U. S. S. "New York," "October 5, 1895, to 
March, '97; chairman L. H. Board, March 20, 1897, to March, 1898. 
Promoted to Commodore, February, 1898 ; after declaration of war with 
Spain, ordered to command " Flying Squadron." 

COMMODORES ON THE RETIRED LIST. 

Hetired after forty-five years' service or on attaining the age of sixty-two years. 

Louis C. Sartori. — Born in New Jersey. Appointed from New Jer- 
sey, February 2, 1<S29 ; attached to ship " Warren " and schooner " Enter- 
prise," Brazil Station, 1831-3 ; frigate" Constellation," Mediterranean Squad- 
ron, 1834; frigate " Constellation," West Indies, 1835; ship "Natchez," 
West Indies, 1836-7. Promoted to Passed Midshipmaii, June 14, 1837 ; 
Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 1838; frigate "Constitution," Pacific S(]uadron, 
1839-41. Commissioned as Lieutenant, September 8, 1841 ; receiving-ship 
" North Carolina," New York, 1842 ; receiving-ship " Philadelphia," 1843 ; 
ship "Plymouth," ]\[editerranean and Brazil Sipiadrou. 1845-6; bomb- 
schooner " Strondjoli," Mexican War, 1847-8; at the cai)ture of Tobjisco ; 
Mediterranean Sijuadron, 1849-52 ; on board steamer "Alleghany," frigates 
" Constitution " and " Independence ; " receiviuLj-ship " Pennsylvania," Nor- 
folk, 1853; Naval Asylum, Philadeli)hia, 1853-4; sliip "John Adams," 
Pacific Sfpiadron, 1855-6; commanded expedition and engagement against 
the Fejees, 1<S55; Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 1857-8; commanding steamer 
" Water Witch," West Indies, 1859-60. Commissioned as Commander, April 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 43 

7, 18G1 ; commandiiif^ steamer "Flag," Blockading Squadron, 1861 ; cora- 
ruaiiding receiving-ship "Ohio," Boston, 18(32; commanding steamer 
" Florida," North Atlantic Squadr(/n, 18()2 ; commanding ship" Portsmouth," 
West Gulf Squadron, 18H3 ; commanding " Monongahela " and "Oneida," 
ofFMobile, 18()4 ; commanding steamer " Agavvam," North Atlantic Squadron, 
18(56. Commissioned as ('a^towi, September 26, 1866 ; connnanding steamer 
" Ossipee," Pacific Squadron, 1868-9 ; commanding steamers " Saranac " and 
" Lackawanna," 1870 ; commanding naval rendezvous, San Francisco, 
1871-2; Navv Yard, Mare Island, 1872-3. Commissioned as Commodore, 
December 12,' 1873. Retired, June, 1874. 

Albert G. Clary. — Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from Massa- 
chusetts, May 8, 1832 ; attached to sloop " Vincennes," Pacific Squadron, 
1834-6 ; Naval School, New York, 1837. Promoted to Passed Midshipman, 
July 8, 1839 ; sloop " Marion," Brazil Squadron, 1839-42 ; receiving-ship, 
"Boston," 1843-5. Commissioned as Lieutenant, April 11, 1845; sloop 
" Preble," Home Squadron, during the war with Mexico, at Tuspan and 
Tobasco; sloop " Preble," Pacific Squadron, 1847-50 ; receiving-ship, " Bos- 
ton," 1852; sloop "Marion," coast of Africa, 1853; frigate " Constitution," 
coast of Africa, 1854-5 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1856-57 ; steam- 
frigate " JMinnesota," East India Squadron, 1858-9 ; steam-frigate " Color- 
ado," 1861; commanding steamer " Anacostia," Potomac Flotilla, 1871; 
engagement at Aquia Creek, May 31 and June 1, 1861 ; battle of Port 
Royal, November 7, 1861. Commissioned as Commander, July 16, 1862 ; 
commanding steamer " Mount Vernon," North Atlantic Blockading Squad- 
ron, 1862; commanding steamer "Tioga," West India Squadron, 1863; 
commanding steam-sloop " Dacotah," North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 
1864 ; commanding steam-sloop " Seminole," West Gulf Blockading Squad- 
ron, 1864-5; commanding receiving-ship " Norfolk,' 1866. Commissioned 
as Captain, November 21, 1866; commanding " Dictator," 1870-2. Com- 
missioned as Commodore, 1873. Retired, 1874. 

Somerville Nicholson. — Born in New York, January 1, 1822. Ay>- 
Y)0\uted Midshipman from New York, June 21, 1839; attached to frigate 
" Brandywine," Mediterranean Squadron, 1839-42; brig " Truxton," 1843- 
4 ; Naval School, Philadelphia, 1845 Promoted to Passed Midshipman, 
July 2, 1845; Coast Survey, 1845-6-7; steamer "Alleghany," Brazil 
Squadnm, 1848-9; Coast Survey, 1849-52; steam-frigate "Powhatan," 
East India Squadron, 1852-4. JPromoted to Master, September 9, 1853. 
Commissioned as Lieutenant, May 5, 1854; steam-frigate "Mississippi," 
East India Squadron, 1855; ordnance duty, Washington, 1856-7; sloop 
"Cumberland," coast of Africa, 1858-9 ; sloop "Macedonian," Home Squad- 
ron, 1860-1 ; commanding steam gunboat " Marblehead," South Atlantic 
Blockading Squadron, 18(32. Commissioned as Lieidenant- Commander, July 
16, 1862; commanding iron-clad "Sangamon," 1863. Commissioned as 
Commander, January 2, 1863 ; commanding steamer " State of Georgia," 
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864 ; commanding steamer " Gala- 
tea," West India Squadron, 1865 ; special duty. Navy Yard, Washington, 
1866-8; member of 'Ordnance Board, 18(59; commanding steam-sloop, 
" Benicia," Asiatic Fleet, 1869-70. (commissioned as Ca^^toi'/i, June, 1870 ; 
commanding "Lancaster" (second-rate), South Atlantic Squadron, 1872-3. 
Promoted to Co)nmodore, Junuary, 1880. Retired, April, 1881. 

Oscar C. Badger. — Born in Connecticut. Appointed from Pennsyl- 
vania, September 9, 1841 ; attached to razee " Independence," Home Squad- 
ron, 1841-2; sloop "Saratoga," coast of Africa, 1843-4; was in landing 



44 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

party from the " Saratoga," and took part in the destruction of the Bereby 
villages, 1843 ; steamer " Mii^sissippi," Gulf Squadron, during Mexican War ; 
at attack on Alvarado, 1846; frigate " Brandywine " and brig "Perry," 
Brazil Squadron, 1847-9. Promoted to Fussed 31idshipman, Augu^<t 10, 
1847; store-ship "Supply," Pacific Squadron, 1850; frigate "Savannah," 
Pacific Squadron, 1850; sloop " Vinceunes," Pacific Squadron, as navigator, 
1851-2 ; Naval Observatory, Washington, 1853-4. Promoted to Master, 
1855. Commissioned as Lieutenant, September 15, 1855; sloop "John 
Adams," Pacific Squadron, 1855-6, as navigator, — while attached to this 
vessel, commanded a party which attacked and destroyed the village of Vutia, 
Fejee Islands ; engaged in skirmishes with the Fejeeans, on otlier occa-^ions ; 
ordnance ship "Plymouth," 1858; sloop "Macedonian," Mediterranean 
Squadron, 1858-60 ; steam frigate "Minnesota," and Navy Yard, AVashing- 
ton, 1861; commanding steamer "Anacostia," Potomac Flotilla, 1861-2; 
attack on Cock-pit Point battery, January 2, 1862, — was favorably men- 
tioned, in despatches from the commander of the flotilla, on this occasion ; 
attack on Acquia Creek batteries, March, 1862, and engaged in a number of 
other attacks on Potomac River batteries the same year ; while in command 
of the "Auacostia," was engaged in the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, and 
defences at Gloucester Point. Commissioned as Lieutenant Commander, July 
16, 1862 ; Ordnance-Officer in charge of arming gunboats building on 
Western rivers, 1862-3 ; South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1803 ; en- 
gaged in the attack on Morris Island batteries, July 11, 1863; commanded 
the ironclad "Patapsco," in the attack on Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863. and 
on Forts Wagner, Gregg, and Sumter, August 17, 1863; commanded the 
ironclad " Montauk." in a night attack on Fort Sumter, August 22, 1863 ; 
appointed Fleet-Captain, ad, interim, of South Atlantic Blockading Sijuadron, 
and was iu the flag-ship "Weehawken" (ironclad), in an attack on Fort 
Sumter on the night of September 1, 1863, and was severely wounded, his 
right leg being shattered by a metallic splinter ; favorably mentioned in the 
despatches by the Kear-Admiral commanding the squadron for services dur- 
ing these operations ; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, and Inspector 
of Cannon, Pittsburgh, 1864-6. Commissioned as Commander, July 25, 
1866; commanding steamer "Peoria," North Atlantic Squadron, 1866-7; 
received vote of thanks from the legislative assemblies of the islands of Anti- 
gua and Saint Kitts, for services rendered by his command to the authorities, 
and to the sufferers by the great fire which destroyed the city of Bas.^e Terre, 
July 4, 1867; equipment duty. Navy Yard, Portsmouth, IST. H., 1868-70; 
commanding steam-sloop " Ticonderoga," South Atlantic Fleet, 1871-3. 
Commissioned as Captain, November 25, 1872 ; commanding receiving ship 
"Ohio," 1873-4; Navy Yard, Washington, 1875-8; commanding frigate 
"Constitution," special service, 1878-9. Special duty, revision of ship's 
allowance books, Washington, 1880; Naval Asylum, Philadelphia, 1881. 
Promoted to Commodore, November, 1881 ; member of Fxumining Board, 
T881 ; commandant Navy Yard, Boston, 1881-5. Retired, August, 1885, 
being at that date sixty-two years of age. 

William Kennon Mayo. — Born at Drummondton, Virginia. Ap- 
pointed Midshipman from Virginia, October 18, 1841 ; began naval service 
on the "Pennsylvania," 120, at Norfolk, Virginia, in November, 1841; 
joined the flag-ship " United States" (frigate) Pacific Squadron, November 19, 
1841, and transferred to the "Cyane," February, 1843; at the capitula- 
tion of Monterey, in charge of the boats of the landing party ; November, 
1844, ordered to the sloop "St. Mary's," of the Texas Annexation Squad- 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 45 

ron ; served iu her during the entire war with Mexico ; blockade of Tampico 
and Vera Cruz; bombai'dment of forts at the mouth of Tmnpico River; 
attempt to cut out three gunboats '.n Tampico River ; pLanting of and service 
at the Naval Battery, Vera Cruz ; fall of Vera Cruz and Tampico; Septem- 
ber, 1847, ordered to be a pupil of the Naval School; jiassed examination 
July 14, 1848. Warranted Passed Midshipman, August 10, 1847; during 
July, 1848, ordered to the frigate "St. Lawrence," European Seas; March, 
1851, ordnance duty at Norfolk, Va ; July, 1851, ordered to the brig "Dol- 
phin," on special service to make scientitic observations in the North At- 
lantic, surveys, etc ; commended as an accui'ate and critical navigator 
(Senate Doc, "Cruise of the Dolphin") ; July, 1852, ordered to the steam- 
frigate "Saranac," on special service to Brazil; commended by the Depart- 
ment, May, 1853; during July, 1853, ordered to the Coast Survey, and in 
November of the same year, to the sloop " Cyane," detailed from the Home 
Squadron for the use of Lieutenant J. G- Strain's party for the exploration 
of a canal route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, over the Isthmus of 
Darien ; mend:)er of the LTnited States party that made the first topographic 
reconnoissance about, and the first complete hydrographic survey of the Bay 
of Sassardic or Caledonia Bay, and member of the party that sought Strain 
in the wilderness; June, 1854, ordered to the Coast Survey; October, 1854, 
ordered to the Naval Acadeniyj in Executive Department, and as Instructor 
in Seamanship, Naval Tactics and Gunnery, with promotion to Acting 
Muster; cruise of the Practice shij), 1855; special commendation (Repoit of 
Secretary of the Navy, 1855, page 76); author of MS. "System of Naval 
Tactics and Fleet Sailing," taught at the Academy, the only one used. Pro- 
moted Master, September 14, 1855. Commissioned Lieutenant, September 
15, 1855 ; May, 1857, joined the steam-frigate " Minnesota," which sailed on 
a special diplomatic mission to Asia ; September, 1859, ordered to the Naval 
Academy, as Instructor iu Ethics, etc. ; February, 1860, ordered to Norfolk, 
"Pennsylvania," 120; December, 1860, to the\sloop "St. Mary's "of the 
Pacific Fleet; ordered East, January, 1862, and assigned the Executive 
Officer of the new steam sloop " Housatonic," blockade of Charleston, S. C. 
Commissioned Lieidenant- Commander, July 16, 1862; in command of the 
gunboat "Kanawha," Western Gulf Squadron, November, 1862; engage- 
ment with riflemen and field batteries, Mobile Point; fight with Fort Mor- 
gan, ou October 12,1863; commended for gallantry, etc. (Report of Secre- 
tary of the Navy, 1864, ))age 478) ; capture of six schooners ; directed capture 
of three steamers ; detached from the " Kanawha," November, 1863 ; in 
February, 1864, special (iron-clad) duty in New York City ; May, 1864, 
took a draft of contrabands to the Pacific fleet, at Panama, New Granada; 
July, 1864. under direct orders from the Department, took command of the 
monitor " Naliant," in front of Charleston, S. C. ; July, 1864, discovered 
that the port of Charleston was not closed to commerce ; this led to a more 
vigorous system of picket duty, by which nine trading steamers were run 
ashore in seven montlis ; affairs with Fort Moultrie as episodes of picket 
duty; fall of Charleston, February, 1865; general commendation as an iron- 
clad commander (see Secretary of Navy's Report, 1864, page 11) ; JMarch, 
1865, Ordnance Officer of the South Atlantic Blockading Fleet, and com- 
mandant of Bay Point Depot until May, 1866. Commissioned Commander, 
July 25, 1866, under the operation of the proviso of the first section of the 
statute; from November, 1866 to May, 186!), on navigation duty at Boston, 
Mass.; inventor of the Naval Standard Binnacles, type of January, 1869; 
commanding steam-sloop "Tuscarora," North Atlantic Fleet, 1870; com- 



46 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

mandiiig "Congress" (second-rate), North Atlantic Fleet, 1H70-1 ; com- 
niaiuling "Omaha" (second-class), North Pacific Station, l>>72-4. Com- 
missioned as Captain, December 12, 1873. Commanding " Hartl'ord " South 
Atlantic Station, 1877-9; leave of absence, 1880; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 
1881-2. Promoted to Commodore, July, 1882 ; Commandant Navy Yard, 
Norfolk, 1882-5. Retired, 1880. 

William P. McCann. — Born in Kentucky, j\Iay 4, 1830. Appointed 
from Kentucky, November, 1848 ; attached to frigate " Raritan," tlag-ship 
of llotue Squadron, November 8, 1848, to May 1, 1850 ; cruise in West 
Indies and Gulf of ^lexico ; again attached to "Raritan," flag-shij) of Pacific 
Squadron, June 27, 1850, to February 2, 1853 ; cruise in South Pacific ; 
" C'ohiMil)ia," flagship of Home Squadron, May 4 to October 24, 1853; 
Naval Academy, October 24, 1853, to June 15, 1854. Promoted to Passed 
Midshipiiuui, June 15, 1854; frigate "Independence," flag-ship Pacific 
Squadron, August, 1854, to November 15, 1857; cruise of thirty-nine 
months in North and South Pacific, Polynesia, and Sandwich Islands. Com- 
missioned as Lleidemuit from September IG, 1855; receiving-ship "Alle- 
ghany," January 28 to August 3, 1858; Lieutenant and Navigator of frigate 
" Sabine," flag-ship of Brazil Squadron and Paraguay expedition, August 
14, 1858, to May y, 1859; visiting Bermuda Islands and Montevideo; again 
ordered to ' Sabine," cruising in West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, August, 
1859, to July 4, 1801 ; at Vera Cruz on the breaking out of the Rebellion at 
Pensacola, reinforced Fort Pickens with sailors and marines, April 14 to 15, 
1801 ; remained off the fort one hundred and twenty-seven days, and in June 
assisted in landing additional reinforcements under Colonel Harvey Brown ; 
again attached to "Sabine," August 30. 1801, to January, 1802; blockading 
on the coast of South Carolina ; rescued a battalion of marines of Port Royal 
Expedition and crew of the transport steamer "Governor," which vessel 
foundt'red; ordered to command, temporarily, gunboat "Maratanza " at siege 
of Yorktown, April, 1802; had several engagements with the batteries there 
and at Gloucester Point ; May 4, enemy evacuating Yorktown," Maratanza" 
moved up the York and Pamunkey Rivers, co-operating with the Army of 
the Potomac; was relieved by commander Stevens, renuiined as Executive 
OfHcer ; at West Point, Va., ]\Iay 9, 1802, drove off a rebel battery attacking 
Franklin's corps; led reconuoitering expedition on York River and Rich- 
mond Railroad and on the right bank of the Pamunkey ; with the army at 
JNIalvern Hill, on the James River, had frequent engagements during the 
guerrilla warfare in the James and Appomattox Rivers, at Point of Rocks 
and City Point; July 4, captured rebel gunboat " Teazer," with plans of bat- 
teries, torpedoes, and defenses of Richmond ; recaptured thirty-six wounded 
officers and men of the army, captured several blockade-runners on the Poto- 
mac, and co-operating with the army at A(piia Creek. Commissioned as 
Lieideiia)d- Comma tider, Jidy 10, 1802; " JMaratanza," blockading Cape Fear 
River, having driven off working parties from batteries near Fort Caswell, 
was attacked by a battery of Whitworth guns, having one officer and one 
petty officer killed, and seven men wounded ; ordered to comnumd the 
" Hunchback," in sounds of North Carolina, October 1, 1802; March 14, 
1803, battle at Newbern with the forces of Hill and Pettigrew, which attacked 
Camp Anderson and the " Hunchback ;" they had eighteen pieces of artillery 
and several thousand infantry. After an action of an hiair and a half, she 
succeeded in silencing the guns and compelling the army to withdraw. Com- 
mander jMurray, in his official report, said: "The firing of the 'Hunchback' 
was excellent, and the manner in which Lieutenant-Commander JMcCann 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 47 

handled the battery which the enemy unmasked upon him in the morning 
was as gratifying to us, and as creditable to himself, as it must have been 
mortifying and vexatious to the enemy." April, 1863, during the siege of 
Washington, N. C, had command of five gunboats, with which he frequently 
engaged and silenced the batteries at Hill's and Swain's Point, on the Pam- 
lico, and assisted in sending reinforcements and supplies to the garrison and 
gunboats at Washington ; September 6, left the sounds with the " Hunch- 
back," which was laid up at Norfolk for repairs; November, 1863, was 
ordered to command the "Kennebec," West Gulf Blockading Squadron, then 
commanded by Admiral Thatcher, and soon after by Admiral Farragut ; 
had thirteen months' active service blockading Mobile, and participating in 
several engagements with the batteries and Fort Morgan, while attacking 
stranded blockade-runners. She was mentioned by Admiral Farragut in a 
congratulatory order to the fleet on the occasion of the destruction of the 
"Ivanhoe," under the guns of Battery G and Fort Morgan. Captured at 
sea three blockade-runners loaded with cotton, — the "Marshall I. Smith," 
steamer "Grey Jacket," and the "John Scott," with forty-five blockade- 
runners and rebels officers, — the vessels and cargoes sold for half a million of 
dollars; battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864. The "Kennebec" was 
lashed to the " Monongahela," fifth in line of battle, and in that position en- 
tered the bay, engaging the vessels and forts; while ramming the iron-clad 
" Tennessee" at full speed with the " Monongahela," she had several officers 
and men wounded, one of the latter mortally, by a shell from the " Tennes- 
see," when the vessels were touching. After the collision the "Tennessee's" 
boat's davits and falls were left on the port anchor, and the wreck of her 
boat across the " Kennebec's " stern ; after this, a 10-inch shell from Fort 
Morgan passed through the " Kennebec's " quarter, the splinters knocking 
down a man at the engine bell At night she pursued and attacked the 
" Morgan," that had eluded the fleet below, and escaped by getting into shoal 
water at Dog River Bar. December, 1864, detached from " Kennebec ;" com- 
mand of "Tahoma," February to August, 1865 ; disabled in a gale in Gulf 
Stream, returned to Norfolk, and thence to Boston ; Naval Academy, 1866 ; 
command of " Tallapoosa," West Gulf Squadron, March, 1866, to January 
5,1867; Naval ren.dezvous, Philadelphia, 1867-8; Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 
1869-70; Inspector of Lights, Eighth District, October, 1870, to September, 
1871 ; commanding " Nipsic," North Atlantic Squadron, October 1, 1871, to 
August 27, 1872. July 2 1872, commissioned Commander, from July 25, 
1866; advanced sixteen numbers; Navy Yard, Norfolk, January 20 to Sep- 
tember 12, 1873 ; Inspector, Eleventh Light-House District, October 1, 1873, 
to November 1, 1876, Promoted to Captain, from September 21, 1876; com- 
mand of " Lackawanna," Pacific Station, March 1, 1877, to January 23, 1878 ; 
commanding receiving-ship "Independence," California, from April 10, 1879, 
to June 18, 1881 ; commander of flag-ship " Pensacola," Pacific Station, from 
June 18, 1881, to August 1, 1882; court-martial duty at Washington, Hong 
Kong, China, Panama, and Boston, 1883 ; member of Light-House Board, 
December 16, 1883, to August 2, 1887 ; in addition. President of the Naval 
Advisory Board, from November 4, 18^5, to June 1, 1887. Promoted to 
Commodore, January 26, 1887 ; commandant Boston Naval Station, from 
June 1, 1887, to August, 1890; in addition. President of Navy Yard Site 
Commission, South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Coasts, and President of a 
Board on the policy for the increase of the Navy. Commanding South 
Atlantic Station, August, 1890, to August, 1891; President Examining and 
Retiring Boards, August, 1891, to May, 1892, when he was placed on the 
retired list. 



48 RECORDS OF LIVIXG OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

James H. Gillis. — Born in Pennsylvania, May 14, 1831 . Appointed 
from same State, October 12,1848; attached to frigate " Karitan," Home 
Squadron, 1849-50 ; sloop " Dale," coast of" Africa, 1851-3 ; Naval Academy, 
1854 I'romoted to Passed Midshipman, June 15, 1854 ; sloop " John Adams," 
Pacific S(iuadron, 1854-5. Promoted to Master, 1855. Commissioned as 
Lieutenant, September 17, 1855 ; Coast Survey, 1856-7 ; store-sliip " Siipi)ly," 
South Athmtic Squadron, 1857-9 ; sloop " Germantown," coast of Africa, 
1859. While attached to the store-ship " Supply," then lying in the harbor 
of Montevideo, during the prevalence of a terrific pampero, rescued the cap- 
tain and three of the crew of a vessel that had foundered outside of the har- 
bor, for which he was made an honorary member of several societies in 
Montevideo, and received the thanks of the Argentine Minister. Steamer 
" Water-AVitch," Home Squadron, 1860; frigate "St. Lawrence," Atlantic 
Squadron, 1861 ; sinking of rebel privateer" Petrel," July, 1861; steam- 
frigate "Susquehanna," JMediterranean Squadron, 1861; South Atlantic 
Blockading Squadron, 1862; was ambushed at Slaum's Bluff by a battery 
and two regiments of infantry, after the capture of a rebel battery at the 
junction of the Dawho and South Edisto Kivers, but drove them off, for 
which he received a commendatory letter from the Secretary of the Navy. 
Comn.iissioncd as Lieutena)it- Commander, Ju\y 16, 1862; commanded steamer 
"Com. Morris," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1862-3; l)attle of 
Jamestown Island, South Carolina, June, 1862 ; North Atlantic Blockading 
Squadron, 18()3-4; engagement with rebel battery at Taylor's Landing, 
Pamunkey River, April 16, 1863; commanded the " Elk," West Gulf Block- 
ading Squad on, 1^64 ; went to the assistance of Admiral Porter's fleet, when 
he was up Red River with the Banks' Expedition ; commanding iron-clad 
" ]\Iilwaukee," West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 18(i4-5 ; engagement with 
Spanish Fort, Mobile Bay, March 28, 1865, at which time the " Milwaukee" 
was sunk by a rebel torpedo ; commanded naval battery on shore at the siege 
of S[)anish Fort, after the sinking of the " IMilwaukee," until the fall of that 
woik ; commanded the " Monongahela " and "Scioto," West Gulf Blockad- 
ing Squadron. Commissioned as Commander, July 25, 1866 ; commanded 
steamer " Wateree," South Pacific Squadron, 1867-8; the "Wateree"was 
carried half a mile inland by a tidal-wave at Arica. Commander GiMis re- 
ceived the thanks of the English Government for assistance rendered British 
subjects during the time of the earthquake in Arica, in 1868; equipment 
duty, Washington, 1869-71; commanding " Mahopac " (iron-clad), N. A. 
Fleet, 1 872 ; commanding " ^Michigan " (fburth-rate\ 1873-6. Commissioned 
as Captain,, September 30, 1876; equipment duty, New York, 187(5-8; com- 
manding receiving-ship " Franklin," 1878-SO ; commanding " Lackawanna," 
Pacific Station, 1880-2; commanding training-ship "Minnesota" 1S83-4; 
special duty, 1886. Promoted to Co»?7uo(/oir, January, 1887. Commanding 
S. A. Station as Acting Rear- Admiral, October, 1888-90 ; member Light-House 
Board, July, 1^92, to May, 1893, when he was retired. 

Edward E. Potter. — Born in New York. Appointed from Illinois, 
February 5, 1850; attached to sloop "Decatur," Home Squadron, 1852 ; 
frigate "Constitution," coast of Africa, 1853-5; Naval Academy, 1856. 
Promoted to Passed Midsliipmaii, June 20, ISoC) ; frigate "St. Lawrence," 
coast, of Brazil, 1857-9. Commissioned as Lieutenant, July 9, 1858 ; steam- 
frigate " Niagara," May 9, 1860 ; conveyed the first Japanese Embassy to 
their home; on return in April, 1861, found the War of the Rebel ion had 
fairly commenced ; detached from "Niagara;" ordei'ed to " Wissahickon," 
and in her passed Forts Jackson and St. Philip, etc, etc.; frigate "Frank- 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 49 

lin," 1.S67-8, was the flagship of Admiral Farragut ; during the cruise of the 
" fcihawmut," ascended the Kiver Orinoco to Ciudad Bolivar, and recovered 
from revolutionists two steamers belonging to an American Company ; the 
"iShawmut " was the second United states man-of-war to visit Ciudad Boli- 
var; in 1880, commanded the U. S. S. " Constellation," taking supplies to 
suflering Ireland. Promoted to Captain, July 11, 1880; Brooklyn Navy 
Yard, 1881-2-3 ; November, 1883, in command of tj. S, S. " Lancaster ; " on 
European Station until May, 1885 ; then ship attached to South Atlantic 
Station; commanded the station from December, 1885, until detached and 
ordered home in September, 1886 ; in December, 1886, ordered to command 
League Island Navy Yard, and on May 31, detached and ordered as Gov- 
ernor of the United States Naval Home. April 1, 1891, detached and 
ordered to command United States receiving-ship " Minnesota." In Janu- 
ary, 1893, was ordered to Navy Yard, Norfolk, and from there, in fall of 
1893, was ordered as Governor of Naval Home. Philadelphia, with rank of 
Commodore, to May, 1895. Retired, May 9, 1895. 

Robert L Phythian. — Born in New York. Appointed from New 
York, January 28, 1852; Naval Academy, 1852-6; attached to frigate "St. 
Lawrence," Brazil Squadron, 1857-9. Promoted to Master, 1859; sloop 
" Jamestown," 1861. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1861 ; Naval Academy, 
1862-3. Commissioned as L/eufey;a»-i-C*(««ma'»c?er, July 16, 1862; iron-clad 
"Lehigh," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1863-4; ironclad "New 
Ironsides," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864-5 ; Naval Academy, 
1866-9. Commissioned as Commander, July 13, 1870; Chief-of Staff, Pacitic 
Squadron, 1870-2 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1873-4 ; commanding nautical 
School-ship "St. Mary's," 1875-8 ; special duty, 1879. Promoted to Captaw, 
November, 1881 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1882-3 ; commanding " Trenton," 
Asiatic Station, 1883-6; Superintendent Naval Observatory, 1886, to June, 
1890 ; Superintendent Naval Academy, June, 1890, to October, 1894. Cora- 
missioned as Co?HmofZore, September 7, 1894 ; Superintendent Naval Obser- 
vatory, November 21, 1894, to 1897. Ketired, 189.^. 

Rush R. Wallace. — Born in Tennessee, November 7, 1835 Appointed 
from Tennessee, May 25, 1852 ; Naval Academy, 1852-6 ; attached to frigate 
"St. Lawrence," Brazil Squadron, 1856-9. Promoted to Master, 1859. Com- 
missioned as Lieutenant, li^QX ; steamer " Crusader "1861 ; sloop "Constella- 
tion," Mediterranean Squadron, 1861-3. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Com- 
viander, October 1, 1862 ; steam-sloop " Shenandoah," North Atlantic Block- 
ading Squadron, 1863-5 ; present at the two attacks on Fort Fisher, Decem- 
ber, 1864, and January, 1865 ; steamer " Fort Jackson," Western Gulf 
Blockading Squadron, 1865 ; Naval Academy, 1866-7 ; frigate " Guerriere," 
flagship, South Atlantic Squadron, 1868 ; steam sloop ' Richmond," Euro- 
pean Fleet, 1868-9. Commissioned as Commander, October 25, 1870. 
Commanding " Idaho," store-ship, Asiatic fleet, 1870-1 ; commanding "Ash- 
uelot," Asiatic fleet, 1872. Inspector of Ordnance, Norfolk, 1873-4. Li^^ht 
House Inspector, 1875-8. Torpedo Station, Newport, 1882. Commanding 
" Vandalia," North Atlantic Station, 1883-5. Promoted to Captain, Febru- 
ary, 1882. Navy Yaj-d, Washington, 1885-6. Commandant, Navy Yard, 
Washington, 1886-7. Member of Examining Board, 1887-90. Com- 
manded U. S. S. " Miantonomoh," November 13, 1893, to August, 1894. 
Commanding Naval Station, Newport, Ausrust 20, 1894, to September, 1894. 
Promoted to Commodore, November 11, 1894. Retired September, 1897. 

George Hamilton Perkins. —Born at Hopkinton, N. H., October 20, 
1836. Graduated at the Naval School, in 1856 ; October 20, 1856, ordered 



50 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

on board the " Cyane," Captain Rol>h, to crnisein tlicAVcst Indies ; detached 
from the "Cyane," January 11, IS.IH; January 10, iMoiS, ordered to the 
" Release," Commander Willinm A. Parker, for the Mediterranean and 
Parajiuay. Appointed .Ic////;/ .l/(/.s7<;7' of the " Uelease," August 18,1858; 
detached from the " Release " and ordered to the '*Sal)ine," at Montevideo, 
Captain II. A. Adams, ^larch 17, LS-")!! ; April 2S>, 185!), ordered to the 
"Sumter," Command(!r Armstronj^. as Acting IMiister, for cruise on the west 
coast of Africa. September T), 18.")!), appointed Muttfcr; Si'ptend)er 18, 1861, 
detached irom the "Sumter;" December Ki, 18(51, ordered to the " ('iiywga," 
Captain IS. B. Harrison ; passed Forts Jackson and St. Philip, April 24, 
18()2; pas.sed the Chalmette batteries, Ajjril 25,18(52; engaged in several 
skirmishes up the Mississi])pi after the taking of New Orleans ; October 31, 
18t52, detached from the " Cayuga," and ordered as Executive-Officer of the 
" Pensacola," Counnodore H. \V. Morris. Decend)er 31, 18(52, appointed 
LientvH(t)ii-('ommander ; June, 18(53, given command of the gunl)oat "New 
Ijondon," to convey powder and despatches between New Orleims and Baton 
Kouge ; ran the batteries at Port Hudson successfully five times; on tlie 
sixth had a severe skirmish with the enemy at WhiteliMH's Point, July 9, 
18(5.3; July 31, 18(53, ordered to the command of the ''Scioto," for blockade 
duty olf the coast of Texas ; April 7, 18(54, captured the " ^lary Sorley," 
blockade-runner, laden with cotton ; April 20, 18(54, relieved from the com- 
nnind of the "Scioto," with leave to proceed North, but vol'inteered for the 
battle of INIohile Bay, and took command of the iron-clad " Chickasaw," July 
28,18(54; in the subsequent operations, resulting in the taking of Mobile, 
and in the reduction of Forts Powell, Cains and ^[organ, and in tlic capture 
of the " Tennessee," his ship was chiefly instrumental ; July 10, 18(55, detached 
from the " ('hickasaw," with leave to proceed North ; November 12, 18G5, 
appointed Superintendent of iron-dads at New Orleans; A})ril 1(5, 18(50, 
detached from iron-clad duty, and ordered North ; May 17, 18(5(5, ordered as 
Executive Officer of the " Lackawanna" ('aptain Reynolds, for duty in the 
Nortli Paciiic; January 2, 18(5!), detached from the " Lackawanna ;" March 
It), 18(50, ordered for ordnance duty to the Boston Yard. January li), 1871, 
appointed ('aninuuider ; March 3, 1871, given command of United States 
storcship "Relief," to convey contributions to the French ; from S'ptember, 
1871, until January 21), 187(5, on duty in Boston as Ordnance Ofiicer and 
afterwards Light-House Inspector; January 29, 1877, comnninding the 
" Ashuelot," Asiatic Squadron, 1879-81; Torpedo Station, Newport, 1882; 
leave of absence, 1883-5. I'romoted to Otptain, March, 1882; conunanding 
"Hartford," Pacific Station, 1885-G. Waiting orders, 1887-8; leave of 
absence, 1889. Waiting orders, 1890 ; retired October 1, 1891. May 9, 189(5, 
promoted to Commodore fur his distinguished services during the rebellion. 

CAPTAINS ON THE ACTIVE LIST. 

Silas Casey. — Born in Rhode Island, September 11, 1841. Appointed 
from New York, as AcIIikj MidsJiipmaii, September 25, 1856; Naval Acad- 
emy, 185(5-(50. Appointi'd .)fi(l--<li!/)iiiaii, ,huu\ 18(50; attached steam-frigate 
" Niagara,' 1860-2. Promoted Md.^cr, 18(51 ; engagements with batteries at 
Pensacola, Florida, (October, 18(51. 'Commissioned as JjifiifoKDif, July, 18(52 ; 
Executive Officer, gunboat " Wissahickon," South Atlantic Blockading 
Scpiadron, 1862-3; several engagenienis with Fort ^Ic.Vllister, 18(52 ; first 
attack on Cluirleston, under Admiral Hupont, Executive-Ollicer V. S- S. 
" C^uaker City," North Atlantic Blockading St^uadron, 1863-5 ; attack ou 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFKICKRS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 51 

Fort Fislicr, December, 18G4 ; Niivigating Officer, U. S. S. " Winooski," 
Atliuiti(! S(|U!ulr()n, iMIir)— 7; (Joninii.ssioiied as Lieutenant ConinuDidcr, ,lu\y 
2"), ]<S()(); Navul Academy, ]8(i7-70; JOxeciitive Officer frigate " Colorado," 
llag-slii[> vVsiatio, Scjuadroii, ]'S7()-;} ; command of buttulioii of sailor.*, from 
the fleet in the (Jorean lOxpedition and assault on Fort M(;Kee ( lOlhow Fort), 
Seoul River, .June, 1872; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, Philadelphia,, 187.'>-4. 
Commissione<l as CoiiDiiander, ,lnne, 1874; command of" training-ship ''i'orts- 
nionth," Pacific coast, 1875-G; Inspector Twelfth Jjight-IIous(! District, 
]87()-lJ; command of U.S. S. "Wyoming," and " (^uinnehaug," Juiropean 
Station, 1880-2 ; Kipiipment Officer, Navy Yard, Washington, 1882-4; In- 
spector Fifth Ijight-I louse District and commanding U. S. receiving sliip 
"Dale," 1884-1). J'romoted Oijttutn, February, 188!) ; duty connected with 
the "Newark," July, 18!)(), to February, 1891 ; commanding "Newark," Feb- 
ruary, 18i)l, to May, 1 8i).'}, and then granted leave of absence; commanding 
receiving ship" Vermont," April, l.Si)4, to February, 18!)7 ; commanding U. 
S. S. "New York," March, 18!)7, to Dt'cend)er, 181)7; ordered to command 
League Island Navy Yard, January, l<Si)(S, to date. 

William T. Sampson. — iiorn in New York. Appointed from New 
York, S(!pteml)er 24,1-^.^7; Naval Academy, 1 857-00 ; frigate " Potomac," 
]8()1. Promtjted to Madcr, 180]. (Jommissione<l as Lieulenatit, July 10, 
1802; practice-ship "John Adams," 18()'2-'5 ; Naval Academy, 1804 ; iron- 
clad " Pataps(!o," South Atlantic Plockading S<piadron, 1804-5; was in 
"Patapsco" when she was destroyed in Charleston harbor, January 15, 1805 ; 
steam-frigate " Colorado," flag-ship I'^uropean S(iua(lr()n, 1805-7. Commis- 
sioned as Lieutenant- Commander, July 25, 1860; Naval Academy, 1868-71 ; 
"Congress" (second-rate), special service, 1872, and same ship, European 
Station, 1873. Commissioned as Coinma)i,(ler, August 9,1874; comniaiuling 
"Alert" (third-rate), 1874-5; Naval Academy, 187(5-8; commanding "Swa- 
tara," Asiatic Station, 1871)-82; Naval Observatory, 1882-5; Member of 
International Prime Meridian and Time Conference, 1884; in charge of 
Torpedo Station, 1885-0; member of IJoard on Fortifications and other 
defences, 1885-0 ; Sui)erintendent Naval Academy, 188(5-1)0; delegate from 
United States to International Maritime Conference, Wiushington, 1881). 
Promoted to (Jupfdiii,, jNIarch, 1881); Chief of Bureau of Onlnance, January, 
lH!);j-!)7; ordered to command the U. S. S. "Iowa," June 1(5, ].S1)7. Feb- 
ruary, 181)8, President of IJoard of Inquiry as to cause of destruction of U. 
S. S" Maine" ia Havana harbor, February 15, 1898; after (U^claration of 
war with Spain was ordered to command North Atlantic Squadron, with 
rank of Acting Pear-Admiral. 

Barlett J. Cromwell. — Porn in Georgia. Appointed from Nebraska, 
Septemlxir 21, 1857; Naval Academy, 1857-60; attached to frigate "St. 
Lawrence," 18(51; steamer "Quaker City,' South Atlantic Plockading 
S(|uadron, 1802 ; steam-gunboat " Conemaugh," South Atlantic Phx^kading 
S((uadron, 18(52-3; attack on Morris Island and Battery Gregg ; commis- 
eione<l as LieiUcuuiU, Anly H't PS(52 ; steamer " Proteus," Fast (iulf S(|uad- 
ron, 18(53-5; steamer " Shawnuit," Brazil Stpiadron, 18(55-6. Commissioned 
as Lieutenant- Commander, July 25, 1^(50 ; Naval Academy, lSO.S-9 ; " I'ly- 
moutli " (third-rate), Furojjean Fleet, 1^71-2 ; "Powhatan," special service, 
1873-4. Commissi(jned as (commander, October 24, 1874; Inspector of Ord- 
nance, Philadelphia, 1875-7; Inspector of Ordnance, 1878 ; commanding 
" Uio Bravo," special service, 1877-8 ; commanding "Ti(;on(leroga," 1879-81 ; 
Navy Yard, Portsmouth, 1882-5 ; commanding Naval Rendezvous, Philadel- 
phia, 1885 ; Navy Yard, League Island, 1880-9. Promoted to Captain, 



52 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

March, 1889 ; ordnance duty, 1889-90; Captain Navy Yard, Norfolk, Octo- 
ber 29, 1891, to December, 1894 ; commanding " Atlanta," December 22, 
1894, to September, 1895 ; member Examining Board, November 25, 1895, 
to date. 

John W. Philip. — Born in New York, August 26, 1840. Appointed to 
the Naval School from New York, September 20, 1850. Midshipman, Jan- 
uary 1, 18(51, and attached to the frigates "Constitution" and " Santee." 
Promoted to Actiug Mader, June 1, 18(51, and ordered to the sloop-of-war 
** Marion,'' Gulf Blockading Squadron ; attached to the " Sonoma," James 
River Fleet, 18(52. Commissioned a Lieutenant, J ii\y 16,18(52; Executive 
of the " Chippewa," " Pawnee," and the monitor "Montauk," South Atlantic 
Blockading Squadron, during the siege of Charleston, from September, 1862, 
to January, 18G5 ; wounded in the leg whilst attached to the " Pawnee," in 
the Stono River ; Executive of the " Wachusett," Asiatic Squadron, January, 
1865, to September, 1867. Commissioned Lieutenant- Comina7ider, July Y5, 
1886 ; Executive of the flag-ship " Hartford," Asiatic Squadron, September, 
1867, to August, 1868 ; Executive of the " Richmond," European Squadron, 
December, 1868, to November, 1871 ; Executive of the flag-ship " Hartford," 
Asiatic Squadron, September, 1872, to June, 1873, when detached to com- 
mand the " jMonocacy ; " detached from the latter vessel, February 28, 1874-6 ; 
on leave of absence from the Department in order to command one of the 
steamers of the Pacific INIail Steam-Ship Company. Commissioned a Com- 
mander, December 18, 1874 ; leave revoked, July, 1876, and ordered to com- 
mand the " Adams; " detached, April, 1877, and granted leave to command 
the " Woodruff* Scientific Expedition around the World ; " ordered to the- 
command of the " Tuscarora," December, 1877, engaged in surveying the 
West Coast of Mexico and Central America ; transferred from the " Tus- 
carora" to the " Ranger," August, 1880, and detached from the command of 
the latter vessel in October, 1883 ; Light-House Inspector, 12th District, 
April, 1884, to A]ml, 1887 ; in command of the U. S receiving-ship " Inde- 
pendence," at the Mare Island Navy Yard, May, 1887, to May, 1890. Com- 
missioned as Captain, JNIarch 31, 1889; connnanding "Atlanta," December, 

1890, to December, 1891 ; General Inspector of "New York," December, 

1891, and when finished, was placed in command to August, 1894 ; Captain 
of Navy Yard, Boston, August 24, 1894, to October, 1897 ; command of 
U. S. S. " Texas," October 18, 1897, to date. 

Henry F. Picking. — Born in Pennsylvania, January, 1840. Appointed 
from same State, September 28, 1857 ; Naval Academy, 1857-61. Appointed 
Acting Master, June 4, 1861 ; attached to frigate " St. Lawrence," North 
Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1861-2. Commissioned as Lieutenant, July, 
1862 ; sinking of the privateer " Petrel ; "' engagement with the rebel ram 
" Merrimac," and Sewell's Point batteries (monitor engagement), 1862 ; East 
Gulf Blockading Squadron, 18(52; Naval Academy, 1864; monitor " Na- 
hant," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864; commanding " Nahant," 
1865; several skirmishes with batteries on Sullivan's Island during 1864-5 ; 
steamer " Swatara," West India Squadron, 1865-6. Commissioned as Lieiir 
tenant- Commander, July 25, 1866 ; steamer "Swatara," European Squadron, 
1866-8; League Island, Pennsylvania, 1868-9 ; on duty at Naval Academy, 
18()9-71 ; flag-ship " Colorado," Asiatic Fleet, 1870-3; ordnance duty, Navy 
Yard, Washington, 1873 ; Torpedo Station, Newport, R. I., 1873-4 ; " Roan- 
oke " (ironclad). New York, 1874. Commissioned as Commander, January 
25, 1875 ; Naval Rendezvous, New York, 1875 ; Light House Inspector, 
1875-8; commanding" Kearsarge," 1879-81 ; Light House Inspector, 1881- 



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2 ; Naval Secretary, Light House Board, 1882-7 ; commanding naval force, 
Northwestern Lakes (U. S. S. " Michigan "), 1887-9. Commissioned as 
Captain, August 4, 1889 ; Hydrcgrapher, Navy Department, 1889. Com- 
manding U S. S. "Charleston" from March, 1892, to February, 1894. 
Leave of absence, April, 1894. Commanding receiving ship " Minnesota," 
November, 1894. Member Board Inspection and Survey, October, 1895, to 
April, 1897. Commanding receiving ship "Wabash," April, 1897, to date. 

Frederick Rodgers. — Born in Maryland, October 3, 1842. Naval 
Academy, 1857-61 ; attached to frigate " Wabash," 1861. Appointed 
Acting Madfr, U S. Navy, April, 1861. Appointed Acting Master " San tee," 
1861-2. Prize-Master of brig "Delta," 1861. Commissioned as Lieutenant 
July 16, 1862 ; Executive Officer of the U. S. S. "Kineo," 1862-3 ; engage- 
ments at Donaldsonville, Port Hudson, and College Point, Louisiana, Feb- 
ruary and March, 1862 ; steamer " Grand Gulf," North Atlantic Squadron.- 
1863-4 ; steamer " Grand Gulf," West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1864-5 ; 
U. S, steamer "Seminole," 1865. Commissioned Lieutenant Commander 
July 25, 1866; U. S. S. "Chattanooga," 1866 ; U. S. S. "Sacramento," 
October, 1866, until she was lost in the Bay of Bengal, June 6, 1867 ; 
" Michigan," on the lakes, 1868-9; U. S. S. "Pensacola," North Pacific 
Station, 1869; U. S. S. " St. Mary's," North Pacific Station, 1870 ; U. S. S. 
" Saranac," North Pacific Station, 1871-2 ; ordnance duty, Washington 
Navy Yard, 1872; commanding U. S. S. "Despatch," special service, 
1873-6. Commissioned Commander, February 4, 1875; Light-House In- 
spector, on the lakes, 1876-7 ; commanding "Adams," South Atlantic and 
Pacific Stations, 1877-9 ; Light-House Inspector, Philadelphia, 1881-3 ; 
commanding U. S. S. "Independence," 1883-6; Light-House Inspector, in 
charge of Light-House Depot, 1888, to September, 1890. Promoted to 
Captain, February 26, 1890; commanding "Philadelphia," September, 1890, 
to July, 1892 ; Supervisor Harbor of New York, July, 1892, to September, 
1893; Captain of New York Navy Yard, 1893-6; ordered to command U. 
S. S. " Massachusetts," June 10, 1896-97 ; President Board Inspections and 
Survey, December 1, 1897, to date. 

Louis Kempff. — Appointed from Illinois, September 25, 1857 ; left the 
Naval Academy, April, 1861, and ordered to sailing sloop-ofwar " Vanda- 
lia;" sailed from New York, June, 1861, and blockaded off Charleston, 
August, 1861 ; captured the schooner "Henry Middleton," of Charleston, 
which schooner he took to New York, and rejoined the " Vandalia " in Octo- 
ber following, at Hampton Roads. Appointed Acting Master, October, 
1861; attached to the "Vandalia" during the battle at Port Royal, S. C, 
November 7,1861; November 11, 1861, ordered to flagship "Wabash;" 
commanded a hoAvitzer in the expedition against Port Royal Ferry, under 
General Isaac I. Stevens, U. S. Army, January 1, 1862; in charge of boat 
and howitzer during the expedition of the Navy, which resulted in the cap- 
ture of Fernandina, Fla., St. Mary's, Ga., Nassau Inlet and Jacksonville, 
Fla., and St. Augustine; detached from "Wabash" and ordered to the 
" Susquehanna," March, 1862 ; was present and took part in bombardment of 
Sewell's Point, Va., in May, 1862, and the re-occupation of Norfolk, Va., 
May 10, 1862 ; on board of this vessel as Watch and Navigation Officer, 
blockading oflT Mobile part of 1862 and 1863. Promoted to Lieutenant, August 
1, 1862 ; detached from " Susquehanna," May 14, 1863 ; ship out of commis- 
sion ; gunboat " Sonoma," June 22, 1863 ; detached from the " Sonoma," 
July 9, 1863 ; ordered to the " Connecticut," blockading off Wilmington, 
N. C, 1863 and 1864; Executive Officer of the "Connecticut," until Octo- 



54 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVV. 

ber 8, 1864, wlien she was put out of commission ; Executive Officer gun- 
boat "Suwanee," November 15, 18G4; on duty in this vessel Pacific 8<|uad- 
ron, 181)5, to March, 18(57. Promoted to LiiHtenrnit-Cominan(U'r, .Inly 2(), 
18()(); detached from " Suwanee," March 28, 18(»7, at Mare Island, Cal., 
and ordered east, via Panama ; ordered to the apprentice-ship " Portsmouth," 
as Executive Officer, May 27, 18(>7 ; detached from the " Portsmouth," the 
vessel goin;:: out of con\mission, October 2, 18(»8, and ordered as Executive of 
" Independence," at iSan Francisco ; ordered temporarily as Executive of the 
" IMohican," June 15, 18(59, and went to SilKM'ia on total ecli[)?e expedition; 
ordered back to the " Independence," September 22. 18(5!), and remained 
until October, 1870, when he was ordered to the Pacific S(|uadron for duty; 
Executive Officer of the " Mohican," ]May 2, 1871 ; detached from this vessel 
when she was put out of commission at Mare Island, June, 1872 ; "Saranac," 
as Executive Officer, July 17, 1872, to November, 1872; flagship "Cali- 
fornia," as Executive, from November, 1872, to A])ril, 187li ; duty at Naval 
Rendezvous, San Francisco, August 10, 1873, to November, 1874; Novem- 
ber, 1874, ordered as Inspector of Thirteenth Light-House District ; detached 
by request from this duty, October, 1S7(>, and placed on waiting orders. 
Promoted to Conuuander, March 9, 187(5; Senior Aid to Commandant Navy 
Yard, Mare Island, March 21, 18r7 ; this office being abolished, was ordered 
as Equipment Officer of the same yard, March 30, 1878 ; commanded Naval 
Rendezvous, San Francisco, Sei)tembcr 10, 1880; commanded "Alert," 
Asiatic Station, July, 1881, to July, 1882; ordnance officer of the Navy 
Yard, ^Nlare Island, also attended to duties of navigation officer of yard, 
from January, 1883, to October, 1885; connnanded the "Adams," attached 
to the Pacific Station, from October, 1885, to May, 1888 ; Navy Yard, Mare 
Island, from June, 1888, to July, 1890, while stationed here was assigned by 
the Connnandant to the duties of Captain of the Yard and in charge of the 
Dejiartment of Yards and Docks ; ordered to duty as member of the Board 
of Inspection. Promoted to Captaiu, May 19, 1891 ; San Francisco, Cal., 
July 17, 1890; ordered as General Inspector of the "Monterey," June 3, 
1893, and ordered to command this vessel February 7, 1893; vessel com- 
missioned and assumed command February 13, 1893; detached February 
13, 1895, and granted two months' leave ; ordered to "War College, on duty 
there from June 1, 1895, to October 12, 1895 ; then detached and ordered as 
member of Examining and Retiring Poard, Washington, I). C. ; re]X)rted 
October 17, 1895; detached from board duty October 1, 189(5. and ordered to 
the command of the United Slates receiving-ship *' Independence," at Mare 
Island, Cal. ; assumed command October 17, 189(5, and is now on this duty. 

Francis J. Higginson. — Born in Massachusetts, July 19,1843. Ap- 
pt)intcd Ac(lji(/-Midt<hip)iia)t, September 21, 1857; Naval Academy, 1857-61 ; 
attached to steam frigate " Colorado," as Midshipman, 1861-62^ West Gulf 
Blockading Squadron ; wounded at cai>ture and destruction of rebel priva- 
teer "Judith," at Pensncola, Florida, 1861 ; Signal Midshijiman and Aide to 
Captain Theodorus Bailey, on board the " Cayuga," at the bombardment 
and passage of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, JNIississippi River, by the fleet 
under Admiral Farragut ; participated in the action of the Clialmette bat- 
teries, and the capture of New Orleans, April, 18(52. Commissioned as Lieu- 
tenant, August 1, 1862; Executive Officer steamer "Vixen," South Atlantic 
S<]uadron, 1862 ; steam-sloop " Powahatan," as Watch Officer, 18(52 ; Execu- 
tive Officer steamer " Plousatonic," when she was blown U]) and sunk by 
rebel torpedo-boat off Charleston, Fel)ruary 17, 1865; commendeil by (!cn- 
eral Gilmore, U. S. A., for efficient service in command of picket launches 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 55 

operating at night inside Morris Island, between Forts Gregg and Sumter ; 
Executive Officer monitor " PasHaic," and engaged in l)ombardraent Fort 
Sumter, 18f>5; commanded division of boats in naval attack on Fort Sumter 
under Captain Stevens, Se])teml)er 8, ]8(i.3; Naval Academy, 1865 ; Exec- 
utive Officer "Marbleliead," sent in ])ur.snit of rel)el steamer "Tallahassee," 
under Commander Carpenter. Commissiojied Lieidenavi- Commander, July 
25, 186G ; attached to " Hartford," flag-shij) Asiatic Squadron, as AVatch 
Officer, 1865-8; Executive Officer receiving-ship "New Hampshire," Sep- 
tember, 1868; attached to U. S. S. "Franklin," flag-ship Mediterranean 
Squadron, as Watch Officer, December, 1868 ; ordered to " Richmond," as 
Navigator, December, 1869 ; ordered to " Shenandoah " as Executive Officer, 
August, 1871, to July, 1873; attached to Naval Academy, September, 1873; 
Executive Officer U. S. S. " Franklin," November, 1873, taking part in the 
squadron evolutions at Key West, during the " Virginius " excitement; or- 
dere<l as Executive Officer of " Dictator," March, 1874; commanding Naval 
Rendezvous, Boston, July, 1874; Executive Officer receiving-ship " Ohio," 
Boston, January, 1875; Torpedo School, Newport, Rhode Island, for instruc- 
tion. May, 1875 ; special duty Bureau of Ordnance, Septemlier, 1875 ; em- 
ployed at West Point Foundry, Cold Spring, New York, inspecting rifle 
ordnance. Commissioned Comviander, June 10, 1876; ordered to Constanti- 
noj)le, Turkey, to command the " Despatch," December, 1877 ; ordered to 
command the " Miantonomali," Octol)er, 1882; ordered to command the U. 
S. S. " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, August 23, 1883 ; employed in protecting 
American interests in Foo Chow during bombardment of the arsenal by 
French fleet under Admiral Courbet; commandant at Naval Training Sta- 
tion, Newport, Rhode Island, October 31, 1887. Commissioned as Captain., 
September 27, 1891 ; ordered to command U. S. S. "Atlanta," December 10, 
1891 ; May 28, 1893, placed on waiting orders; ordered to Navy Yard, Mare 
Island, June 29, 1894; commanded "Monterey," February, 1895 ; special 
duty New York Navy Yard, December, 1895; Captain of the Navy Yard, 
New York, June, 1896, to July, 1898 ; ordered to ci)mmand U. S. S. " Mass- 
achusetts," July, 1897, to date. 

George AVatson Sumner. — Born in Constantino, St. Joseph's County, 
Micliigan, December 31, 1841. Appointed from Fifth Congressional Dis- 
trict, Kentucky, Se|)tember 20, 1858; at Naval Academy, 1858-61 ; attached 
to steam-frigate "Colorado," West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1861 ; Mortar 
Flotilla, 1862; Executive Officer of Senior Officer's vessel, of Third Division 
of Flotilla; bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, April, 1862; 
special duty on board U. S. S. " Harriet Lane," during morning of passage 
of Forts Jackson and St. Philip ; Vicksburg batteries, 1862. Commissioned 
as 7>ie?/^/iaHf, August 1, 1862 ; West (xidf Blockading Squadron, 1863-4; 
Executive Officer, U. S. S. "Pinola;" Navigation Officer U. S. S. " Pensa- 
cola;" Naval Academy, Newport, R. I.; U. S. S. "Macedonian ;" other ser- 
vice in West Gulf lilockading Srpiadron, etc , 1861-4; steamer " Massasoit," 
Executive Officer, North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864-5 ; commanded 
U.S. S. "Massasoit" in the latter part of January, 1865, in the James River, 
Va., when the rebel iron-chids " Frederi(!ksburg" and "Virginia" came 
down to the obstructions at Dutch Gap, with the intention of going down to 
City Point to destroy General Grant's transports and stores at that place ; 
and assisted U. S. S. "Onondago" in her engagement with these vessels, 
defeating their ])lan9 and forcing them to retreat up the James River ; 
steamer "De Soto," Atlantic Squadron, 1866-7, as Navigation and as Execu- 
tive Officer. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Commander, July 25, 1866; steam- 



56 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\^. 

frigate "Franklin," flag-sliip European Squadron, 1808-71 ; as "NVatth Officer, 
and as Navigation Officer ; Hydrograpliic Office, 1872-6. Commissioned as 
Commander, June 13, 1876; commanding " ^lonocacy," Asiatic Station, 
1877-80; special duty, Washington, 1880-1; Bureau of Ordnance, 1881-6; 
Avaiting orders, 1886-7 ; commanding " Galena," flag-sliij), Nirth Atlantic 
Station, 1888-91; Equipment Officer, Navy Yard, New York, 18!ll-93. 
Commisfioned as Captain, October 2,185)1; commanding TJ. S. S. " Balti- 
more," February to 5lay, 1893, during "Naval Review ;" General Insjiector 
U. S S. "Columbia," May, 1893, to April, 1894 ; commanding triple-screw 
cruiser "Columbia," April, 1894, to September, 1895 ; commanded "Colum- 
bia" at ceremonies of the opening of the Kiel Canal, Germany, 1895; raced 
"Columbia" home, Southampton, England, to New York, making fastest 
long-distance run on record for a man-of-war; commanded monitor "Monad- 
nock," Pacific Station, February, 1896, to June, 1897; Captain of the Yard, 
Navy Yard, New York, July, 1897, to diite ; member Empire State Society, 
Sons American Revolution, and Honorary Member Regular Army and Navy 
Union. 

Benjamin F. Day. — Born in Ohio. Appointed from Ohio, September 
20, 1858 ; Naval Academy, 1858-61 ; attached to steamer " New London," 
W. G. B. Squadron, 1862-3; wounded in a night engagement at Madam 
Winchester's plantation, July 9, 1863. Commissioned as Lieutenant, August 
1,1862; steam-frigate "Colorado." W. G. B. Squadron, 1863-4; steamer 
" Saiigus," N A. B. Squadron, 1864-5 ; engagements with Hewlett House 
batteries in James River ; attacks on Fort Fisher ; steam-sloop " Tuscorara," 
Pacific Squadron, 1866-8. Commissioned as Lieutenant- G')mniander, July 
25, 1866; steam-sloop " Contocook," flag-ship N. A. Scfuadron, 1868-9; 
** Ticonderoga " (second-rate), 1871; "Congress" (second-rate), special ser- 
vice, 1872, and same ship, Euro])ean Station, 1872-3; receiving ship "New 
Hampshire," 1874--:5 ; commanding " Manhattan" (iron clad), N. A. Station, 
1876. Commissioned as Commander, August 8, 1876 ; commanding naval 
force, Rio Grande, 1877-8; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1879-81 ; torpedo instruc- 
tion, 1881 ; Light House Inspector, 1881-4 ; commanding " Mohican," Pacific 
Station, 1885-8 ; waiting orders, 1888 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1889-92. 
Promoted to Captain, November 5, 1891 ; commanding U. S. S. " Boston," 
February, 1893, to September, 1893, and then placed on waiting orders. 
Commanding U. S. S. "Baltimore," July 12, 1894, to February, 1896. 
President Steel Board, April 14, 1896, to 1897. Member Examining Board, 
January 11, 1897, to date. 

Alexander H. McCormick. Born in the District of Columbia, 1842. 
Appointed as Acting Midshipman at the Naval Academy, from Texas, Sep- 
tember, 1859 ; ordered into active service, April, 1861 ; served in the steamer 
" Quaker City," on the Chesapeake Bay Blockade, from June to September, 
1861 ; on the receiving ship " North Carolina " from October to December, 
1861 ; in the steamer " Norwich," South Atlantic Blockading Scpiadrou, from 
January, 1862, to April, 1863. Appointed a volunteer Acting Master, April, 
1862; at the bombardment of Fort Pulaski, 1862, and of fort in Winyaw 
Bay, S. C, 1862. Promoted to Ensign, December, 1862 ; at second occupa- 
tion of Jacksonville, Florida, 18(53 ; in the " Housatonic," off Charlest< n, 
from April to July, 1863 ; in the " Wabash," from July to September, 1863. 
Promoted to Lieutenant, February, 1864 ; in the steam sloop-of war '• Iro- 
quois," on special service, from March, 1864, to October, 1865 ; in the " Chat- 
tanooga "from February to August, 1866. Promoted to Lieutenant Com- 
mander, July, 1866 ; on duty in the Department of Mathematics, Naval 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 57 

Academy, from September, 1866, to June, 1869 ; iu the "Macedonian," from 
June to September, 1867 ; in the flag-ship "Lancaster," on the East coast of 
South America, from August, 1869, to July, 1872 ; in tlie " Portsmouth " 
from July to September, 1872 ; in the Department of Astronomy and 
Navigation at the Naval Academy, from September, 1872, to July, 1875; 
in the steamer "Fortune," from July to September, 1S73; iu the " Pensa- 
cola," flag-ship of the Pacific Station, from July, 1875, to November, 
1876. Promoted to Commander, September, 1876 ; on duty in the Bureau of 
Ordnance, from February, 1877, to November, 1881 ; iu command of the 
" Essex," in a cruise around the world, from November, 1881, to January, 
1885 ; as Inspector of Ordnance, at the Navy Yard, Washington, from IMarch, 
1885, to October, 1888 ; in the Bureau of Ordnance, from October, 1888, to 
November, 1889 ; as Inspector of Ordnance, at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, 
December, 1889, to June, 1892. Promoted to Captain, April 3, 1892 ; com- 
manding " Lancaster," June, 1892, to June, 1894. Leave of absence, June, 
1894. Captain Norfolk Navy Yard, October, 1894, to July, 1897. Member 
Armor Board, October, 1897. 

Albert S. Barker. — Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from that State, 
October 25, 1859; at Naval Academy, 1859-61; iu steam-frigate " jMissis- 
sippi," West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1861-3 ; bombardment and passnge 
of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, Chalmette batteries, and capture of New 
Orleans, 1862; in attack on and attempted passage of Port Hudson, March 
14, 1863, Avliere the " Mississippi " was destroyed, after which he joined the 
steam-sloop " Monongahela," and took part in the siege of Port Hudson, iu 
the fight below Donaldsonville and guerrilla fighting generally, until the river 
was clear. Promoted to Ensign, February 22, 1862 ;■ detached from "Mon- 
ongahela," August 9, 1863, and ordered home in the " Brooklyn " detached, 
August 26, 1863; steam-frigate "Niagara," special service, September 29, 
1863, to February 22, 1864. Commissioned as Lieutenant, February 22, 
1864; flagship " Lancaster," Pacific Station, May 1, 1864, as Flag-Lieuten- 
ant; transferred to flag-ship "Powhatan," July, 1866, while " Lancaster " 
was being repaired ; witnessed the bombardment of the batteries at Callao 
by the Spanish fleet under Admiral Nunez. Commissioned as Lieutenant- 
Commander, Julv 25, 1866 ; returned home in " Lancaster ;" detached, 
March 18, 1867; flag-ship " Guerriere " and "Quinnebaug," S. A. Station, 
May 21, 1867, to July, 1869; monitor "Terror," November 25, 1869, to 
November 26, 1870 ; " Wachusett," European Station, June 1, 1871, to June 
25, 1873 ; Torpedo Station, September 1, 1873, to July 13, 1874; while there 
fired shells with dynamite from 24-pound howitzers, using the ordinary 
powder cartridge, being the first one to fire dynamite iu shells on this conti- 
nent, as far as known ; temporary duty as Executive of " Intrepid," July 
13, 1874, to September 15, 1874 ; 'Naval Academy, September 15, 1874, to 
February 20, 1876, when was ordered to command the " Palos," Asiatic 
Station ; remained on her one year, when received orders to return home for 
examination for promotion, but was detained at Yokohama, Japan, to take 
command of the tl. S. S. "Alert," and while in that vessel cruised among 
the islands in the vicinity of New Guinea and Dampier Straits, in search of 
a supposed shipwrecked crew ; skirted and examined many islands, found the 
object of search, and returned to China via Amboyua, Ternate, and the 
Philippine Islands; reached home, October, 1877. Commissioned as Com- 
manded', March 28, 1877; Torpedo Station, summer of 1878; Light-House 
Inspector, Eighth District, November, 1878, to January 1, 1881; command- 
ing monitor " Montauk," July 24, 1882, to December 3, 1882, when was 



58 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\"\'. 

ordered to command the " Enterprise." "While on this vessel ran a line of 
deep-sea soundings around the world, the easts being taken at intervals of 
about 100 miles. The line between New Zealand and Magelhui Straits was 
made on a latitude 47° to 50° south. On the way out, visited South Africa, 
Madagascar, Zanzibar, Comoro, and Seychille Islands ; reached the Straits of 
Sunda six days after the great eruption of Krakatoa, when the accompanying 
tidal-wave swept into the sea the large town ofAujer and all other settle- 
ments in the vicinity ; rendered such assistance to the Dutch authorities as 
was possible ; was present at Pagoda Anchorage, ISIii'e River, China, when 
the French fleet under Vice-Admiral Courbet sunk the Chinese men-of-war, 
destroyed the arsenal, and demolished the forts on each side of the river, 
188.") ; returned home by way of Australia and New Zealand ; detached from 
"Enterprise," April 1, 1886; Ligiit-House Inspector, Second District, 
October 1, 1886, to November 15, 1889; Bureau Navigation, January 1, 
1890. Command U. S. S. " Philadelphia," July 6, 1892, to August. 1894 ; 
leave of absence, September 1,1894; Captain Navy Yard, Mares Island, 
February 11, 1895, to March, 1897 ; command U.S.S. "Oregon," March 20, 

1897, to February, 1898 ; special duty, Navy Department, February to May, 
1898; commanding protected cruiser "Newark," N. A. Squadron, May, 

1898, to date. 

Charles Stanhope Cotton. — Born February 15, 1843, at ]\Iilwaukee, 
"Wis. Appointed Acting Midshipman, at Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., 
from First District of Wisconsin, September 23, 1858 ; May 10, 1861, de- 
tached from the Naval Academy, and detailed for active duty; June 7 to 
August 15, 1861, served on board frigate "St. Lawrence;" on July 28 she 
captured the Confederate privateer "Petrel ; " August 15 to November 19, 
dutv in Philadelphia in connection with the trial of pris(mers captured on 
board the " Petrel;" November 19, 1861, to February 24, 1863, served on 
board frigate " Minnesota," flag-ship, N. A. Blockading Squadron ; par- 
ticipated in action between " Merrimac " and " Monitor " and the fleet in 
Hampton Roads, on March 8 and 9, 1862. Promoted to Ensign, November 
11, 1.S62 ; February 24 to July 13, 1863, attached to steam-sloop " Iroquois," 
off Wilmington, N. C. ; Marcii 8, 1864, to August 10, 1865, attached to steam- 
sloop "Oneida," W. G. B. Squadron, except a few weeks of service on board 
the " Hartford " and the " Kineo." Promoted to Lieutenant, Vehvniwy 22, 
1864 ; August 5 to 23, 1864, served on board " Oneida" during the battle of 
Mobile Bay and subsequent operations to surrender of Fort INEorgan ; Novem- 
ber 13, 1865, to May 3, 1869, attached to steam-stoop " Shenandoah," in 
the East Indies and China. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, July 25, 
1866 ; from September 30, 1869, to July 29, 1870, duty at Naval Academy; 
October 1 to December 23, 1870, duty at Navy Yard, Kittery ; January 5 
to April 24, 1871, attached to frigate "Tennessee," San Domingo Expedition ; 
April 24, 1871, to February 16, 1874, attached to steam-sloop "Ticondcroga," 
as Executive, on the Brazil Station ; May 1. 1874, to June 1, 1876, duty at 
Navy Yard, Kittery; June 1 to September 9, 1876, Torpedo Instruction at 
Newport ; September 15 to October 4, 1876, Executive of receiving-ship 
"Worcester," Norfolk ; October, 1876, to July, 1880, on duty at New York 
Navy Yard. Promoted to Commander, April 25 1877 ; commanding U. S. 
6. " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, September, 1880, to Septenil)er, 1883, except 
a period of six weeks, during which commanded the U. S. S. " Alert," on that 
station, June-July, 1881 ; Inspector of Ordnance, Navy Yard, Norfolk. "Va., 
from January, 1884, to October, 1887; Inspector Fifteenth Light-House 
District, from October, 1887, to December, 1890 ; commanding " Mohican," 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 59 

April, 1891, to May, 1892. Promoted to Cajykdn, May 28, 1892 ; command- 
ing receiving-ship " Independence," May, 1892, to August 15, 1894 ; com- 
manding U. S. flag-ship " Philadelphia," Pacific Station from August 24, 
1894, to September 1, 1897; temporary duty, Washington Navy Yard, from 
January 17, 1898, to April 1, 1898 ; commanding auxiliary cruiser " Harvard," 
N. A. Squadron, April, 1898, to date. 

Silas ^A^^ight Terry. — Born in Kentucky, December 28, 1842. Ap- 
pointed Acting Midshijonmn, Naval Academy, September 28, 1858. Appointed 
Ensign, September 16, 1862. Commissioned Lievtenant, February 22, 1864. 
Commissioned Lieutenant- Commander, July 25, 1866. Commissioned Com- 
viander, July 11, 1877. Upon the outbreak of the Rebellion in 1861, before 
completing academic course, was ordered to New York Navy Yard for active 
service, and, from June, 1861, to September, 1862, attached to the sloop 
" Dale," blockading on tlie Atlantic coast ; engagement wath rebel sharp- 
shooters on a boat expedition up South Edisto River, April, 1862 ; attached 
to flag-ship " Wabash," September and October ; " Alabama " in November ; 
December, 1862, aide on staff* of Rear- Admiral Lee; from March to July, 
1863, steam-sloop " Dakotah," blockading mouth of Cape Fear River ; flag- 
ship " Black Hawk," Mi.«sissippi Squadron, from September, 1863, to October, 
1864 ; took part in Red River Expedition, and at Alexandria, La. ; was placed 
in command of transport " Benefit," with a detchment of fifty men and two 
brass howitzers, to carry despatches and supplies to Admiral Porter. In a 
letter to the Secretary of the Navy, dated May 4, 1864, Admiral Porter says : 
" I endeavor to do justice to all officers under my command, but have failed 
to mention the gallant conduct of Ensign S. W. Terry on the expedition up 
Red River. He Avas placed on board of the transport ' Benefit ' to take de- 
spatches to rae at Springfield Landing. I had a field-piece and a twenty-four 
pounder howitzer placed on this vessel, and a part of the crew of the flag- 
ship to go to her. About fifty miles above Grand Ecore Mr. Terry discov- 
ered a battery of four guns facing down the river, on which he opened fire 
with his howitzers and steamed on. The battery opened a quick fire on him, 
striking the little vessel almost every time. The river captain of the ' Bene- 
fit ' was killed, together with three other men, but the little transport fought 
her way through and brought me the despatches, which were important. 
Sucli cool and brave conduct gives promise of a good officer. I commend 
him to the notice of the Department." The President, " with the advice and 
consent of the Senate," advanced Lieutenant Terry five numbers in his grade 
" for gallant conduct on the expedition up Red River." In May, 1864, was 
appointed Detail Officer on the staff of Admiral Porter, and served in this 
capacity until the Admiral was relieved at the close of the war. May 5, 1865. 
Was present during the operations of the naval force under Admiral Porter 
against Forts Fisher and Anderson, and at the capture of Wilmington in 
February, 1865 ; afterwards in the culminating events in James River, and 
present at the fall of Richmond ; accompanied President Lincoln and Ad- 
miral Porter when they entered Richmond the morning it was occupied by 
the army of General Grant; from August, 1865, to November, 1868, served 
on steam-sloop " Ticonderoga," European Station ; Naval Academy, 1869 to 
1871 ; Executive Officer of the flag-ships " Severn " and " Worcester," from 
March, 1871, to June, 1873; 1878 to 1874, Naval Observatory; 1874 to 
1877, Naval Academy ; 1877 to 1880, Inspector Fifth Light-House District; 
May, 1881, to December, 1882, commanding " Marion," South Atlantic Sta- 
ion ; while at Montevideo in November, 1881, was ordered by cable to "pro- 
ceed to Heard Island, lat. 53° 20' S., long. 73° 30' E., to rescue crew of bark 



GO RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

'Triuity,' suppose to be there." Left Arontevideo November 14, 1881, 
stopping for coal ami supplies at Cape Town ; reacheil Hennl Ishuul January 
15, and rescued thirty-three of the "Trinity's" erew, who had been wrecked 
October, 18S0, and just in time to save them from starvation, as the little 
food saved from the wreck had been exhausted several months before, and 
they were existing upon such sea-fowls and their eggs as could be obtained on 
this desolate island. From Cape Town Commander Terry wrote the Depart- 
ment, Deeember 20, that he would sail for Heard Island on the 24th, and 
hoped to be back by the 20th of February. His hopes were realized, for ou 
the 20th of February, 1882, the " Marion " anchored off Cape Town, and 
Commander Terry's cable despatch announcing the rescue of the "Trinity's" 
crew was received by the Secretary of the Navy the same afternoon. The 
day after reaching Cape Town, Commander Terry was requested by Lloyd's 
agents to render assistance to the iMiglish ship " Pi)onah," stranded on the 
beach about ten miles northeast of the port. The request was conq>lied with, 
though it was known the commander of the English Squadron, then lying otl* 
Simonstown, had declined to render any assistance. Fortunately, the etlorts 
of the "jNIarion" were successful in hauling the " Poouah " oH", and she was 
soon able to continue her voyage to India. For this service Commander 
Terry received the thanks of the Colonial Government, emliodied in a resolu- 
tion of the ministry, accompanied by a Mattering letter from the Govei'nor 
and High Connnissioner, Sir Hercules Robinson ; also the thanks of Her 
Majesty's Government, transmitted through the British Minister at Washing- 
ton, to the Department of State and the Navy Department. From April, 
1883, to October, 1884, League Island Navy Yard ; October 14, 1884, to 
May 26, 1886. commanding the training-squadron, comprising " Portsmouth," 
"Jamestown," and "Saratoga;" October, 1887, appointoil member of the 
Naval Examining and Retiring Board to IMay, 18i)3. Pix)moted Captain, 
January 9,181)3; commanding I'. S. S. "Newark," May, 185)3, to June, 
1895 ; was })resent under command of Rear- Admiral Benham during the in- 
surrection in Rio. from October, 1893, to IMarch, 1894 ; from July, 1895, to 
to date, commanding the receiving-ship " Franklin," Norfolk, Va. 

Merrill Miller. — Born in Oliio. Appointed from Ohio, November 28, 
1859; Naval Academy, 1859-61; attached to frigate " Potomac," Atlantic 
coast, 18(51-62. Promoted to Eih^lqn, October 13, 18()2 ; Mississippi S(piad- 
ron, 1862-63 ; battle of Arkansas Post, 1863 ; Haines' Bluff, 1863 ; in charge 
of mortar-boats, at siege of Vicksburg, for twenty-three days, in 1863. Com- 
missioned as Lieutenant, February 22, 1864 ; North Atlantic Blockading 
Squadron, 1864-65 ; expedition up James River, 1864; both attacks on Fort 
Fisher ; attached to iron-clad " Monadnock " on her jnissage from New York 
to San Francisco, 1866. Commis.sioned as Lieutenant-Commander, July 25, 
1866; Naval Academy, 1867-69; steam-sloop "Lancaster," Hag-ship. South 
Atlantic Stpiadron, 1869-72; " Worcester" flag-ship N. A. Station, 1872-74; 
Naval Academy, 1875-79 Connnissioned as Commander, 1878; command- 
ing U. S. S. " Yantic," North Atlantic Station, 1880 ; Light-House Inspector, 
1881-84; commanding " iMarion," Asiatic Station, 1885-88 ; Navy Yard, 
Portsmouth, 1888-89 ; Naval Home. Philadelphia, 1889, to September, 1892; 
Light- House Inspector, September, 1892, to April, 1893. I'romoted Cap- 
tain, February 25, 1893; commanding U.S. receiving-ship "Franklin," 
June, 1893, to' April 17, 1894; commanding U. S S. " Raleigh," from April 
17, 1894, to January 6, 1897 ; commanding U. S. receiving-ship " Vermont," 
from JMurch 17, 1897, to date. 



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John J. Read.— Born in New Jersey. Appointed from New Jersey, 
Se})lenil)ir 21, LS^.S; Niival Academy, IH.IS-Gl; Atlantic Squadron, IWl ; 
steam-sloop "Hartford," ling ship. West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1862; 
in all of Farragut's battles, from tlie Southwest Pass of the Missi,ssij)pi River 
to Vickhhurg, 18G2-8, Promoted to Eimgn, Novend)er 22, 18li2; South 
Atlantic Bhjckading Squadron, 18G3-4. Commissioned as JAeateiimd, Feb- 
ruary 22, 1864 ; steamer " ]{,. K. Ciiyler," North Atlantic lilockading Squad- 
ron, 1864-5; steamer " De Soto," Atlantic Squadron, 1865-6. Commiesioned 
as Lw'iUenant- (Joniviandfr, July 25, 1866; steamer "Rhode Island," Atlantic 
Squadron, 1867; steam-sloop "Suscpiehanna," flag-shij), North Atlantic 
Squadron, 1867-8; steamer "Michigan," on the lakes, 1869; "Guerriere" 
(second-rate), European Station, 187U-2 ; " Richmond," (second rate). North 
Pacific Stati(m, 187)^-6 ; commanding " Richmond " flag-ship, South Pacific 
Station, 1876-7; Bureau Yards and Docks, 1877-9. Promoted to (Jovi- 
mandfr, December, 1877; Light-House Insj)ector, 1879-83; commanding 
" Michigan," 18'^3-6; Light-House Inspector, 188fj to Decend)er, 1890; com- 
nuinding " Irocpiois," March, 1 891, to July, 1892; Light-House Inspector, 
July, 1892, to May, 1893. Promoted daptain, April 27, 1893; waiting 
orders, May, 1894; temj)orary duty Newport, July, 1894; commanding 
receiving-ship " Lidependence,". August, 1894; commanding " Olymijia," 
February, 1895, to July, 1897; waiting orders, November, 1897, to date. 

Mortimer L. Johnson. — Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from 
Mas.^achusetts, November 29, 1859 ; Naval Academy, 1859-61 ; attached to 
steam-sloop " Susquehanna," May to A ugust, 1861 ; frigate " Sabine," August 
to November, 1861 ; steam frigate " Wabash," November, 1861, to August, 

1864, all in South Atlantic Squadron; was in all operations on that coast 
under Admirals Du Pont and Dahlgren. Promoted Enmjn, Septenil)er 16, 
1862; and Lleutenaid, February 22, 1864. From August, 1864, to January, 

1865, steam frigate " (Colorado," at both attacks on Fort Fisher; January, 
1865, to September, 1865, West Gulf Squadron, as flag-lieutenant and com- 
manding U. S. S. "Estrella;" October, 1865, to August, 1868, U. S. S. 
" Dacotah " and " Wateree " on Pacific Station. Promoted Lieutenant Com- 
mander, July, 1866 ; November, 1868, to March, 1870, U. S. S. " Plymouth," 
European Station ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1870-1 ; U. S. S. 
"Wyoming," as executive officer, 1871-3; receiving ship "Sabine," 1873; 
U. S. S. "Powhatan," on special service, 1874—5; receiving ships "Ohio" 
and "Wabash," 1875-8. Promoted CWmar/cZer, May, 1878 ; commanding 
" Ashuelot," Asiatic Station, 1879-81 ; special duty, 1882; Navy Yard, Bos- 
ton, 1883-7; leave Europe, 1887-8; U. S. S. "Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 
1889-91; leave, 1892; Equipment Officer, Portsmouth, N H, 1893. Pro- 
moted C«/>to//(-, May, 1893 ; commanding receiving-ship " Franklin," 1894- 
5; commanding U. S. S. "Cincinnati," North Atlantic Station, August, 1895, 
to A])ril, 1897 ; commanding U. S. S. "San Francisco," Euroj)ean Station, 
April, 1897, to October, 1897 ; leave to March, 1898, when ordered to U. S. 
S. " Miantonomah," N. A. Squadron. 

Edwin M. Shepard. — Born in New York. Appointed from New York, 
Noveuiber 24, 1859 ; Naval Academy, 1859-61 ; attached to slocjp " Vincen- 
nes," West Gulf Jilockading Squadron, 1861-2; jiasses of the Missi."si2)pi 
River. Promoted to Ensiyn, November 22, 1862; steam-sloop "Mississippi," 
West Gulf lilockading Squadron, 1862-3 ; remained on board the "Missis- 
sippi " until her destruction ; ordered thence to gunboat " Essex ; " remained 
on board during the siege of Port Hudson, and served with naval battery of 
19 guns on shore with the army for several weeks ; received a commendatory 



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letter from General Arnold, General Banks's Chief of Artillery ; attached 
to monitor " Alahopac " diirintr the siege of Charleston, South Carolina, and 
in James River; stoam sloop " Wachusett," special service, 1804-') ; capture 
of rebel privateer '' Florida," October 7, 1864. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 
February 22, 181)4 ; steamer " Vanderbilt," June, 18(>5 ; during tlie trial- 
trip of the "Dictator;" steamer •' Tacony," Atlantic Squadron, 18()r)-G. 
Commissioned as Lieuienant-Lommander, July 25, 18()() ; Bteamer "Osceola," 
Atlantic Sipiadron, 18Li7 ; apprentice-ship "Saratoga," 18t)8-t) ; " California" 
(second rate), 1871; torpedo service, 1872; " Harttbrd " (second-rate) llag- 
ship, Asiatic Scpuvdron, 1872-5; during Asiatic cruise, from 1-^72 to 1875, 
twice ordered to connuands, first the " Palos '' for a short time, and the 
" Yantic " for several months in 1875 ; ordnance duty, Waslnugton, 1875-6 ; 
Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1876-8. Promoted to Commander, 
June, 1878 ; Naval Academy, 1878-81 ; commanding " Constitution," 1879- 
81 ; commanding " Enterprise," N. A. Station, 1882 ; commanding nautical 
school-ship "St. Mary's," 1882-6; Navid Asylum, Piiiladelphia, 1886-9; 
May, 1889, commanded the U. S. S. '* Kearsarge " for four months ; ordered 
to command of '' ]\Iohican," Pacific Squadron, February, 1890, to August, 
1891 ; Light-House Inspector, August, 1891, to INIay, 1893 ; Ecpiipment 
Otticer, Navy Yard, New York; May, 1893, to August, 1893, commanding 
U. S. S. " j\Iinnesota," August, 1893. Promoted to Cajdain, ]\Iay 15, 1893; 
ordered to command U. S. S. "San Francisco," November 21, 1>94, to July, 
1897; comnumd U. S. receiving ship " Richmond," September 25, 1897, to 
April, 1898 ; L. H. District, April, 1898, to date. 

Robley D. Evans. — Boru in Virginia. Apj)ointed from T.Ttah, Septem- 
ber 20,1860; Naval Academy, 1860-3. Promoted to En. '^Ign, October 1, 
1863; attached to steam-sloop " Powhatan," West India Squadron, 1864 ; 
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864-5 ; both attacks on Fort Fisher, 
January 15, 1865; in the land attack on Fort Fisher received two severe 
wounds from rifie shots ; Navy Yard, Philadtlphia, 1866. Commissioned 
as Lieutenant, July 25, 1866 ; ordnance duty at Navy Yard, Washington, 
1867; steam-shiop " Piscataqua," flag-ship, Asiatic Squadron, 1869. Com- 
missioned as Lieutenant-Commander, ^Inrch 12,1868; Navy Yard, Wash- 
ington, 1870-1; Naval Academy, 1871-2; "Shenandoah" (second-rate), 
European Fleet, 1873 ; " Congress " (second-rate), European Fleet, 1873-6 ; 
commanding trainini;-ship " Saratoga," 1877-8. Promoted to Commandei', 
July, 1878 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 1881-2 ; Light-House Inspector, 1882- 
6; Chief Inspector of Steel, new cruisers, 1886-7; Secretarv Light-House 
Board, 1887-89; leave of absence, October, 1889, to July, 1891 ; command- 
ing U. S. S. " Yorktowu," July, 1891, to November, 1892 ; Secretary Light- 
House Board, November, 1892-94. Commissioned Cajttain, 1893 ; onlered 
to command New York, August, 1894, to January, 1896 ; ordered to com- 
mand " Indiana," January, 1896-97 ; member of Light-House Board, January 
1897 ; ordered to command the battle-ship "Iowa," March, 1898, and is now 
serving with Rear- Admiral Sampson's fleet operating against the Spanish ia 
AVest Indian waters. 

Henry Glass. — Born in Kentucky. Appointed from Illinois, Septem- 
ber 24, 1860; Naval Academy, 1860-3. Pron\oted to En.'^ir/n, Uay 24, 

1863 ; attached to steam-sloop " Canandaigua," South Atlantic Blockading 
Squadron, 1863-5 ; all the general engagements with forts and batteries iu 
Charleston Harbor, from July 8 to September 28, 1863; engagements with 
batteries in Stono River, S. C, December 28, 1863, and July 3 and 11, 

1864 ; engagement with batteries in North Edisto River, February 9, 1865 ; 



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capture of Georgetown, S. C, February 5, 1865 Promoted to Master, No- 
vember 10, 1805 ; steam-sloop " Powhatan," Pacific Squadron, 1865-8. Com- 
missioned as Lieutenant, November 10, 1866. Comnii.ssioned as Lleatenant- 
Commander, March 12, l^'68 ; steam-sloop " Tuscarora," North Atlantic 
Squadron, 1869 ; "Mohican" (third-rate). Pacific Fleet, 1870-1 ; command- 
ing " Nyack," in Pacific Station, in 1870, for six months ; stafl-duty, Pacific 
Station, from March, 1871, to August, 1872; Pacific Fleet, 1872; "Iro- 
quois" (third-rate), Asiatic Station, 1872-3 ; receiving-ship " Independence," 
1875; commanding Nautical S. S. "Jamestown," 1876-8. Promoted to 
Commander, October, 187!J ; commanding " \Vachu.sett," Pacific Station, 
1881-2 ; commanding " Jamestown," and senior officer in Alaska, in charge 
of Indian ufiaijs in the Territory, 1880 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, 1883-6; 
c )ninuinding " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1886-8 ; Naval Academy, 1888, 
to May, 1801 ; member Examining Board, May, 1891, to March, 1892; 
Equipment Officer, Navy Yard, Mare Island, March, 1892 ; Captain of Navy 
Yard, Mare Island, August, 1893 ; commissioned as Captain, January 23, 
1894 ; ordered to command " Cincinnati," June, 1894-95 ; ordered to com- 
mand "Texas," January, 1896 ; Captain of Navy Yard, Mare Island, April, 
1897, to May, 1898; commanding cruiser "Charleston," Asiatic Station, 
May, 1898, to date. 

Philip Henry Cooper. — Born in New York. Appointed from New 
York, September 28, 18(50 ; Naval Academy, 1800-3. Promoted to Endfjn, 
May 28, 1863; attached to steam-sloop " Kichmond," West Gulf Blockading 
Squadron, 1863-5; battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864. Promoted to 
Master, November, 1865; steam-sloop " Powhatan," South Pacific Squadron, 
1865-7. Commissioned as Zu-w^e^ww/f, November 10,1866; Naval Academy, 
1867-9. Connnissioned as Lieutenant Commander, March 12, 1868 ; frigate 
"Sabine," special cruise, ]8fi9; T. and N. Surveying Expedition, 1870-1; 
Naval Acadciny, 1872-4; Torj)edo Station, 1875; Experimental Battery, 
Annapolis, 1875-6"; Coast Survey Office, 1877-9. Promoted to Commander, 
November, 1879; special navigation duty, 1879-81 ; commanding "Swatara," 
Asiatic Station, 1881-4; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1886-8; commanding 
"Swatara," March, 1890, to December, 1891 ; special duty, December, 1891, 
to June, 1892; Board Inspection and Survey, June, 1892 to July, 1894 ; 
commanding "San Franci.>^co " to November, 18j4 ; Superintendent Naval 
Academy, Novend^er 15, 1894, to date. 

Henry Clay Taylor. — Born in District of Columbia. Appointed from 
Ohio, S<-ptenil)er 28, 1860; Naval Academy, 1860-3. Promoted to Ensign, 
May 28, 18(53; attached to steam-sloop "Shenandoah," North Atlantic 
Blockading Squadron, 1863-4 ; steam-sloop " Iroquois," special service, 
1864-5. I'romoted to Master, Novend)cr 10, 1865; steamer " Rhode Island," 
North Atlantic Squadron, 1866-7. Commissioned as lAetdenant , November 
10,1866; steam-sloop "Susquehanna," flag-ship, North Atlantic Scpuidron, 
1867-8. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Commander, March 12,1868; store- 
ship "Guard," European Squadron, 1868-9; Naval Academy, 18H9-71 ; 
Executive of flag-ship of Pacific Squadron, U. S. S. "Saranac," 1872-4; 
commanding Coast Survey steamer " Hassler," 1874-7 ; Hydrograpliic Office, 
1877-8 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 1879-80. Promoted to Commander, 
December, 1879 ; commanding " Saratoga " (training-ship), 1880-4 ; special 
duty, New York, 1884-5 ; member Board of Inspection, 1885-7 ; leave of 
absence, 1888 ; commanding " Alliance," Asiatic Station, 1890, to Septend)er, 
1891 ; leave of absence, Sej^tendjcr, 1891, to December, 1892; special duty, 
December, 1892, to June, 1893 ; President Naval War College, Newport, 



64 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

R. I., November, 1893. Commissioued Captain, April, 1894, to Noveiuber, 

1896 ; December, 1896, ordered to command battle ship " Indiana," and is 
now serving with X. A. Squadron operating against the Spanish in the West 
Indies. 

George Henry Wadleigh. — Born in New Hampshire. Appointed from 
New llanipsliire. September 26, 1860 ; graduated Naval Academy, May, 
1863. Promoted to Ensign, May 28, l'S63, and ordered to steam-sloop 
" Lackawanna," West Gulf BKtckading Squadron ; active blockade duty 
until end of war; present at attack on Fort Powell, March 2, 1^64; battle 
of ^lobile Bay, August 5, 1864, and subsequent operations resuhing in sur- 
render of Fort Morgan, August 23, 1864 ; ordered to steam-slooj) " Rich- 
mond," ]March, 1865 ; officer of deck and beat to quarters when the rebel 
ram *• Webb " attempted to escape from the Mississippi River, April 24, 
1835 ; upon finding she was recognized, the '• Webb " was run on shore and 
burned. Commissioned Master, November 10, 1865; steam-sloop ' Ticon- 
deroga," European Station, 1865-9. Commissioned Lieutenant, November, 
1866. Commissioued Lietdenant- Commander, March, 1868 ; Naval Academy, 
1869-70 ; torpedo duty, 1870-1 ; Executive Ofhcer " Shawmut " (third rate), 
North Atlantic Station, 1871-3. During this cruise the * Shawmut," Com- 
mander E. E. Potter conmianding, ascended the Orinoco River, 250 miles, to 
Bolivar, and com})elled the revolutionists to restore two steamers belonging 
to United States citizens ; Executive Officer iron-clad " Canonicus," reci'iving- 
ship " Ohio," 1873-4 ; Ordinance duty Navy Yard, Boston. 1874 ; Executive 
Officer nautical school-ship "St. Clary's," 1874-6; Executive Officer steam- 
sloop '■ Pensacola " (Hag-ship), Pacific Station, 1876-8 ; Navy Yard, 
Portsmouth, N. H., 1879-81. Commissioned Commander, March, 1880; 
applied for and ordered to command steam-sloop "Alliance," special Arctic 
cruise in search of" Jeannette," summer of 1881, and North Atlantic Station, 
1881-2. While in the Arctic Ocean, northwest of Spitzhergen, the "Alli- 
ance" reached the latitude of 80° 10'; Light-House Inspector, 1883-6 ; Navy 
Yard, Boston, 1887-9 ; commanding steamer " Michigan, ' Northwestern 
Lakes, 1889 to December, 1891 ; leave of absence, December, 1891, to Feb- 
ruary, 1892 ; Inspector of Ordnance, Boston Navy Yard, February, 1892, 
to July, 1894. Commissioned Captain, July, 1894; commanding receiving- 
ship " Richmond," July to December. 1894 ; commanding U. S. S. '• ^linne- 
apolis," North Atlantic and European Stations, December, 1894, to June, 

1897 ; Inspector Navy Yard, Boston, July to October, 1897 ; Captain, Yard, 
October, 1897, to date. 

Arent Schuyler Crowninshield. — Born in New York. Appointed 
from New YorK, September 21, 1860; Naval Academy, 1860-3. Promoted 
to £)iiiijn, INIay 28, 1863; attached to steam-sloop '' Ticonderoga," North 
Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864-5 ; both attacks on Fort Fisher ; steam- 
eloop "Hartford," East India Squadron, 1865-8. Commissioned as Lieu- 
tenant, November 10, 1866. Commissioned as Lienlenant- Commander, March 
10,1868; steam-sloop "Richmond," European Squadron, 1868-9; "Rich- 
mond" (second-rate), European Fleet, 1870-1; "Lackawanna" (second- 
rate), Asiatic Station, 1872-4; leave of absence in Europe, 1875; ordnance 
duty, Navy Yard, Washington, 1875-8 ; commanding " Portsmouth " (train- 
ing-ship), 1878-82. Promoted to Commander, ]\[arch, 1880 ; Lighf-IIouse 
Inspector, 1882-5; member of Advisory BoarJ, 1885-6; commanding 
school-ship "St. Mary's," 1887 to October, 1891; Navy Yard, New York, 
October, 1891, to March, 1892; commanding " Kearsarge," March, 1892, to 
September, 1898 ; member Board of Inspectors, Navy Yard, New York, at 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 65 

present time. Promoted to Captain, July 21, 1894 ; commandinpf U. S. 
recoiving-sliip "Kiclimoiid," December 11, 1^94 ; command TJ. S. >S. " Maine," 
September 17, 1895, to April, 1897; Chief Bureau of Navigation, April 8, 
1897, to date. 

Frank Wildes. — Born in Massachusetts. Naval Academy, September 
21, 18G0 ; graduated, j\Iay 28, 1863, appointed Ensign same day ; steam sloop 
"Lackawanna," West Gulf Squadron, June 15, 1863; battle of Mol)ile and 
Naval Battery, until surrender of Fort Morgan ; monitor " Chickasaw " 
during operations in Mobile Bay, March and April, 1865, till occui)ation of 
Mobile; iron-clad "Monadnock," about October 1, 1865, to San Francisco; 
on being put out of commission, to " Vanderbilt," about June, 1866 Pro- 
moted to Alader, 1866, and to Lieutenant, 1867 ; steamer " Suwanee," spring 
of 1867, until her wreck on north coast of Vancouver's Island, July, 1868. 
Promoted to Lieutet^ ant- Coimnaiider, March 12,1868; steam-sloop " Pensa- 
cola," August 1, 1868 ; ordered home September 1,1868; frigate " Frank- 
lin," January, 1869, until her return home, Nove,mber, 1871 ; Boston Navy 
Yard, about February 1, 1872 ; Executive of steam-sloop " Wyoming," 
August ], 1873 ; in West Indies until April, 1874, when transferred to steam- 
sloop " Wachusett," as Executive ; arrived Boston, December, 1874 ; Torpedo 
School. Newi)ort, June 1, 1875, detached October 9, 1875 ; Executive iron- 
clad " Dictator," Port Royal, South Carolina, May 15, 1876 ; detached on 
being put out of commission, Philadelphia, June 7, 1877 ; special ordnance 
duty. Cold Spiing, New York, January 1, 1878-81. Promoted to Com- 
mander, April, 1880; commanding " Yantic," N, A. Station, 1882-5; Navy 
Yard, Portsmouth, 1885-8 ; Light-House Inspector, First District, 1889 to 
October, 1892; commanding " Yorktown," October, 1892, to September, 
1893 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1893-4. Commissioned as Captain, July, 1894 ; 
waiting orders, November, 1894 ; commanding receiving-ship " Independ- 
ence," 1895 ; commanding protected cruiser " Boston," Asiatic Station, 
1896-8 ; took part in battle of Manila, May 1, 1898. 

James H. Sands. — Born in District of Columbia. Appointed from 
Maryland, November 22, 1859; Naval Academy, 1859-63. Promoted to 
Ensign, May 28, 1863; attached to steam-sloop "Tuscarora," North 
Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1863-4; steam-sloop " Shenandoah," North 
Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864-5 ; and evacuation of Charleston, South 
Atlantic Blockading Squadron ; both attacks on Fort Fisher, and twice 
recommended by Boards of Admirals to be advanced in grade for gallantry 
on sliore during second attack; steam-sloop "Hartford," fiag-sliip East 
India Scpiadron, 1865-8; in skirmish with savages on Island of Formosa, 
and mentioned twice in Squadron General Orders. Commissioned as Lieu- 
tenant, November 10, 1866. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Commander , March 
12, 1868; steam-sloop "Richmond," European Squadron, 1869-70; "Cali- 
fornia," flag-ship Pacific Fleet, 1871-2; Hydrographic Office, 1873-4; 
"Minnesota" (first-rate), training ship. New York, 1875-6; Navy Yard, 
New York, 1876-80; special duty, Washington, 1880-2. Promoted to 
Commander, November, 1880; commanding "Iroquois," Pacific Station, 
1882-4; Navy Yard, Washington, 1884-6; leave of absence, 1886-90; 
connnanding " Monongahela," March, 1891, to November, 1892; Navy 
Yard, Washington, November, 1892, to May, 1893 ; Equipment Officer, 
Navy Yard, Boston, Miiy, 1893-5. Comn)issi(med as Captain, September, 
1894; captain of Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., May, 1895; commanding 
" Columbia," September, 1895-8. This cruiser is now serving in N. A. Patiol 
Squadron. 

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Yates Stirling. — Born in Maryhnul. Appointed from Mnryland, Sep- 
tember 27, 1<SG0 ; Naval Academy, lHlU)-3. rionioted to Ensign, May 28, 
18(53; attached to steam-s^loop "Shenandoah;" was detaelied tVoiii '* Shenau- 
doali," April 13, 1864, while that vessel was nndergoing repairs at Phila- 
delphia, and reassigned to her in June following ; during that time serveil in 
the ilag-:?hip N. A. B. S monitor "Onondaga," in James River; Korth 
Atlantic Blockading S<iuadron, 1863-5; both attack** on Fort Fisher; 
steamer " Mohongo," Pacific Squadron, 1865-7. Commissioned as Lieu- 
ttiiant, November 10, 1866. Commissi(med as Lieutenant - Conimdnder, 
^larch 12, 1868; " Wami)anoag," during trial trip, 1868; steam-sloop 
"Contocook," Hag-ship North Atlantic Squadron, 1868-1); receiving ship 
" Independence," 1871-2 ; sick leave, 1873-5 ; receiving shij) " Worcester," 
1875-6; torpedo duty, 1877; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, Washington, 
1877-8; "Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1878-81. Promoted to Cuin- 
viander, November 26, 1880; Navy Yard, Washington, 1882-4; command- 
ing " Iroquois " Pacific Station, 1884-6 ; commanding receiving ship " Dale," 
1887-90; commanding "Dolphin," March, 1890, to June, 1891; Light- 
House Inspector, December, 1892, to December, 1894. Commissioned 
Captaiti, September, 1894. Waiting orders, December, 1894, to ]May, 1895 ; 
commanding U. S. S. "Newark," May, 1895, to July, 1896; commanding 
U. S. S. " Lancaster," July, 1896, to June, 1897 ; July, 1897, commanding 
South Atlantic Station to Decend)er, 1897 ; member Light-House Board, 1898. 

William Clinton Wise. — Born in Virginia. Appointed from Ken- 
tucky to the Naval Academy, September, 1860. Promoted to Ensign, Octo- 
ber 1, 1863. Master, JNIay 10, 1866. Lieutenant, July 21, 1867. Lieuten- 
ant-Commander, March 12, 1868. Commander, February 24, 1881. At 
Naval Academy, 1 860-3 ; October, 1863, attached to and serving on the 
" New Ironsides," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, off Charleston, S.C. ; 
on ])icket duty, and various attacks on Charleston and the Jacksonville ex- 
pedition ; steam-frigate 'Minnesota," 1864-5; both attacks on Fort Fisher, 
N. C, 1865 ; commanding flag ship " Malvern " in the attacks on Forts An- 
derson and Stnmg, and various operations on Cape Fear River ; commanding 
the "'Malvern " on the James River during the final movenients agjunst 
Richmond, the " IMalvern " being the first U. S. vessel to reach the city, and 
having President Lincoln on board ; recommended for promotion for war ser- 
vices by Board of Admirals in 1866 ; flag-ship " Hartford," Asiatic Station, 
1865-6 ; U. S. S. " Wachusett," 1866-7 ; same station with landing party in 
Northern China in capturing and breaking vip a band of robbers ; practice- 
ship "Dale," 1869; U. S. S. " JNliantonomah," 1869-70; U. S. S "Brook- 
lyn," European Station, 1870-3 ; U. S. S " Ajax," West India Station, 1873- 
4 ; U. S. receiving-ship "Vermont," 1874-5 ; flag-ship "Tennessee," A.siatic 
Station, 1875-6; commanding U. S. S. " Palos," same station, 1877-8; In- 
spector of Ordnance, Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., 1878-81 ; commanding U 8. 
S. "Portsmouth," 1882-4 ; Inspector of Ordnance, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, 
N. H., 1884-7 ; commanding U. S. S. "Juniata," 1888-9 ; Equipment Of- 
ficer, Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., 1889-90; Light-IIouse Inspector, November, 
1890, to June, 1894. Promoted to Captain, IS owewher 19, 1894; commanding 
U. S. S. Amphitrite, from Ai)ril, 1895, to April, 1897 ; commanding U. S. S. 
"Texas," from April, 1897, to October, 18, 18i)7 ; Captain of Yard, Navy 
Y^ar.l, Norfolk, Va , November 1, 1897, to 1898. Since April, 1898, com- 
manding auxiliary cruiser " Yale," N. A. S(piadron. 

Purnell Frederick Harrington. — Born in Dover, Delaware, June 6, 
1844. Appointed Midshipman at the Naval Academy, September 10, 1861. 



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Promoted to Ensign, and ordered to steam-sloop " Ticondergoa," October 1, 
1863; attached to steam-sloop " Monougaliela," AVest Gulf Blockading 
Squadron, 1864-5; battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864, and all the opera- 
tions against the rebel defences at the entrance of Mobile Bay during the 
summer of 1864; steam-sloop " Monongahela," North Atlantic tSfjuadron, 
1865-8, Promoted to Master, May 10, 1866; to Lieutenant, February 21, 
1867; and to Lieutenant- Commander, Mnrch 12,1868; attached to Naval 
Academy, 1868-70; steam-frigate "California," Pacific Fleet, 1870-1; 
Executive-Officer of the flagship "Pensacola," South Pacific Squadron, 
1872-3; Naval Academy, 1873-6; Executive-Officer of the "Hartford," 
flag-ship. South Atlantic Station, 1877-iJ ; and, in consequence of the illness 
and death of the late Captain Henry A. Adams, in command of that ship 
during fourteen months; Naval Academy, 1880-3. Promoted to Com- 
mander, May 28, 1881; command practice-ship "Dale" during summer 
cruises of 1881 and 1882; commanded steam-sloop "Juniata," Asiatic 
Station, 1883-5 ; Naval Academy, 1886-9 ; commanded practice-ship " Con- 
stellation," summer cruises of 1888 and 1889; Light-House Inspector, May, 
1890, to July. 1893 ; commanding U. S. S. '• Yorktown," September, 1893-94; 
special duty, March 0,1894; President of Steel Board, September, 1894-96. 
Commissioned as Cajdain, March, 1, 1895; commanding '"Terror," 1896-7; 
commanding " Puritan " since March, 1898. 

Nicoll Ludlow. — Born at Islip, Long Island, N. Y., September 11, 
1842; entered Naval Academy October 28, 1859, from First Congressional 
District of New York; attached to steam-sloop ' Wachusetr," 1863-1864; 
"Wachusett" captured Confederate cruiser " Florida," October 7, 1864, in 
the harbor of Bahia, Brazil; attached to iron-clad monitor "Dictator," 
1864—5; attached to ii'on-cJad monitor " Monadnock," 1865-6, on her pas- 
sage from Philadelphia to Mare Island, Cal. ; returned home overland in 
1866, and was ordered to the " Iroquois," steam-sloop, in November, 1866, 
made the cruise on the China Station and returned home in April, 1870; 
Naval Academy as instructor in gunnery, 1870-3; ordered to steam-sloop 
" Monongahela," October, 1873 ; on South Atlantic Station, returning home 
as executive of flag-ship " Brooklyn," in 1876; torpedo school, Newport, R. I , 
1876-7; executive officer flag-ship "Trenton," on European Station, 1877- 
80, returning home in 1880 in the " Constellation ; " ordnance inspector 
West Point Foundry, South Boston Iron Works and Midvale Steel Works, 
1880-3; in command of steam-sloop " Quinnibaug," European Station, 
1883-6; light-house inspector Twelfth District, 1887-1890; inspector of 
ordnance. Mare Island, Navy Yard, 1890-1 ; light-house inspector Ninth 
District, 1891-2 ; commanding steam-sloop "Mohican," 1893, as flag-ship 
Pacific Squadron ; January to May and May to November as senior officer in 
command of Bearing Sea Squadron; on leave, 1894; War College, 1895; 
in command of "Monterey," February to November, 1896; member of 
Examining and Retiring Boards until July 8, 1897, when ordered to present 
command of '' Terror," North Atlantic Squadron. Emign, October 1, 1863 ; 
Master, May 10, 1866 ; Lieutenant, Fel)ruary 21, 1867 ; Lieutenant Com- 
man.der, March 12, 1808; Commander, October 1, 1881; Captain, May 21, 
1895. 

Francis A. Cook. — Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from Massachu- 
setts, Sei)tember 20, 1860; Naval Academy, 1860-3. Promoted to Ensign, 
October 1, 1863 ; attached to steam-sloop "Seminole," West Gulf Blockading 
Squadron, 1863-5; steamer " Vanderbilt," North Pacific Squadron, 18;)5-7. 
Promoted to Master, November 10, 1866; North Atlantic Squadron, 1867-8. 



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Commissioned as Liexdennnt, February 21, 1867. Commissioned as lAeuten- 
ant- Commander, March 12, 1868; Naval Academy, 1869; "Saraiiac" 
(second-rate), Pacific Fleet, 1H70-71 ; receiving-ship "Independence," 1872; 
"Richmond," flagship, S. P. Station, 1872-4; receiving-ship "Sabine," 
1875-6 ; " Plymouth " (second-rate), N. A. Ftation, 1876-8; Naval Academy, 
1880-3. Promoted to Commander, October, 1881 ; Light-House Inspector, 
1883-6; commanding "Ranger," North Pacific Station, 1886-0; waiting 
orders, 18i»0; Inspector of Ordnance, Navy Yard, Boston, March, 181)0, to 
May, 1893; Assistant Bureau of Navigation, May, 1893, to December, 1896. 
Promoted to Cajdain, February 2'S, 1(S96; commanding U. S. S. " Brooklyn," 
December 1, 1896, to date. The "Brooklyn" is now flagship of Flying 
Squadron. 

CM. Chester. — Born in Connecticut. Appointed from Connecticut, 
October 31, 18.')9 ; Naval Academy, 1859-63. Promoted t« Ensifjn, October 

I, 1863; ordered to "Richmond" (second-rate), October 21, 1863; took part 
in battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864, and bombardment and cai)ture of 
Fort Morgan, August 22,1864; temporary duty monitor "Kickapoo," taking 
part in operations against and capture of Mobile, Ala., April 12, 1865; 
returned to the "Richmond," April 14, and detached from that vessel, July 

II, 1865 ; ordered to the " Powhatan " (tirst-rate), September 16, 1865, which 
vessel joined the South Pacific Station as flag-ship. Promoted to Master, May 
10, 1866 Promoted to Liexdenanf, February 21, 1867; detached from 
"Powhatan," November 16, 1867. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, 
March 12, 1868 ; ordered to the " Contocook " (first-rate), afterwards the 
"Albany," flag-ship of the North Atlantic Station, April 1, 18(kS; detached 
and ordered as executive of the "Gettysburg," May 12, 1868 ; detached from 
the " Gettysburg," October 12, 1869 ; ordered to the "Alaska " (second-rate), 
December 1, 1869, and joined the Asiatic Station ; had charge of steam 
launches of squadron, for surveying Salee River, Corea, when fired upon by 
the fortifications at its entrance, June 2, 1871; became executive of the 
" Alaska," October, 1871 ; detached from that vessel. March 4, 1873; ordered 
to torpedo station, August 19, 1873; ordered to the Naval Academy, July 
24. 1874 ; executive of practice-ship " Constellation," during summer of 1875 ; 
detached from the Naval Academy, September 1, 1877 ; ordered to the United 
States Coast Survey, October 2, 1877; commanded steamer " Bache," until 
December 1, 1880, when became Hydrographic Inspector. Promoted to 
Commander, October 15, 1881 ; detached from Coast Survev, October 25, 
1881; took command of the "Galena" (third-rate), October'ol, 1885; the 
"Galena" rendered assistance to the British steamer "Historian," which ves- 
sel was stranded on the JMagdalena River bar, December 21, 18S5, for wliich 
the officers received a set of silver from the owners, and the thanks of the 
British Government ; also seized filibustering steamer " Central America," at 
St. Andrew Island, February, 1886, which vessel was condemned for breaking 
the neutrality laws and sold ; detached from the" Galena," December 1, 1888 ; 
appointed member of commission to select a site for a Navy Yard on the 
Pacific coast of the United States, north of the forty-second j)arallel of north 
latitude, November 27, 18)^8; ordered as member of l^oard on Organization, 
Tactics, and Drill, July 1, 1889, and detached from Navy Yard Commission, 
September 30, 1889; Bureau of Navigation, 1890 to April, 1891; Naval 
Academy, April. 1891, to 1894; Navy Yard, New Yoik, November, 1894, 
to December, 1895; Commander Receiving Ship "Richmond," January, 
1896. Commissioned Captain, June, 1896 ; Commanding Ignited States 
steamer '' Newark," December, 1896, to March, 1897 ; Commanding "^Minue- 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 69 

apolia," May, 1897 ; Commanding South Atlantic Station, January, 1898 ; 
commanding U. S. S. " Cincinnati," N. A. Squadron in West Indies, since 
January, 1898. 

Charles Edgar Clark. — Born in Vermont, September 29, 1840 ; Naval 
Academy, 1860-3. Promoted to Ensign, October 1, 1863; steam sloop 
" Ossipee," Western Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1863-5 ; battle of Mobile 
Bay, August 5, 1864; bombardment of Fort Morgan, August ^3, 1864. 
Commissioned as Master, November 10, 1866 ; steamer " Vanderbilt," Pacific 
Station, 1865-7. Commissioned as Lieutenant, February 21, 1867. Com- 
missioned Lieutenant- (Jovimander, March 12, 1868; steamer " Suwanee " 
(wrecked July 7, 1868), 1867-8 ; receiving ship " Vandalia," Portsmouth, 
N. H., 1868-9 ; North Atlantic Station, steamer " Seminole " and ironclad 
"Dictator," 1869-70; Naval Academy, 1870-3; "Saratoga," practice cruise 
of 1871; North Atlantic Station, ironclad "Mahopac," 187:3-4; Asiatic 
Station, steamers "Hartford," " Monocacy," and '' Kearsarge," 1874-7; 
Navy Yard, Boston, 1877-80; training ship "New Hampshire," 1881. 
Commissioned as Commander, November 15, 1881; training ship "New 
Hampshire," 1882-3 ; Torpedo Station, 1883 ; steamer " Ranger," survey of 
the North Pacific, 1883-6 ; Light House Inspector, 1887 to May, 1891 ; 
Navy Yard, Mare Island, May, 1891, to September, 1893; command- 
ing '' Mohican," September, 1893, to December, 1894. Leave of absence 
December 9, 1894, to January, 1895. Special duty, January 30, 1895. 
Command U. S. receiving ship "Independence," November 18, 1895, to Sep- 
tember, 1896. Promoted to Captain, June 21, 1896. Command U. S. S. 
"Monterey,' September 30, 1896, to January, 1898, when he was ordered to 
command of battle-ship " Oregon," at Mare Island Navy Yard, and at this 
date, May 23d, the safe arrival of the " Oregon " at Key West, has just been 
officially announced after a cruise around the Horn, which will always be 
memorable in naval annals. 

Charles James Barclay. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from 
Pennsylvania. September 21, 1860; Naval Academy, 1860-3. Promoted to 
Ensign, October 1, 1863 ; steam-sloop " AVachusett " Brazil Squadron. 186 -4 ; 
steam sloop ' Kearsarge," European Squadron, 1865-6. Promoted to Mas- 
ter, November 10, 1866; steam-frigate 'Susquehanna," special service, 1867. 
Commissioned as Lieutenant, February 21, l'S67 ; steam-frigate "Minnesota," 
s])ecial service, 1868. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Commander, March 12, 
1868 ; steamer " Michigan," on the lakes, 1869 ; Pacific Fleet. 1870-2 ; Tor- 
pedo Station, 1873; commanding "Saugus" (iron-clad), North Atlantic 
Station, 1874; "Dictator" (iron-clad). North Atlantic Station, 1875-6; 
commanding "Onward," 1877-79; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, 1880-1.^ Pro- 
moted to C'owjjjionrfer, November, 1881 ; commanding "Alert," Asiatic Sta- 
tion, 1883-6 ; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, 1887, to November, 
1891; Equij)ment Officer, Navy Yard. Portsmouth, November, 1891, to 
May, 1893 ; commanding training-ship " Portsmouth," May, 1893 ; command- 
ing U.S.S. "Mohican," Noveniber 30, 1893, to May, 1895; leave of absence. 
May 24, 1896; Insi^ector Ordnance, Navy Yard, Boston, July 17, 1894. 
Promoted to Captain, October 1, 1896; commanding U.S. S. " Raleigh," 
December 26, 1896 ; commanding U. S. S. "Amphitrite," January 6, 1897, 
to date 

Joseph Bullock Coghlan. — Born in Kentucky. Appointed from Illi- 
nois, September 27, 18()0 ; Naval School, 1860-3. Promoted to Ensign, 
May 28, 1863 ; attached to- steam-sloop "Sacramento," special service, 1863- 
5. Promoted to blaster, November 10, 1865 ; steam-sloop " Brooklyn," flag- 



70 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

ship Brazil Squadron, 18G5-7. Commissioned as Llevienant, November 10, 
18l>(5; ICxet'Utive (XHoer " Pawnee, " 1«SG7 ; steam- Criiiate " (liierriere," 1867- 
8; !<ailin<;-j;lt)()i) " Portsmoutli," 18(58. C'omniis-^ioned as JJciiiciKitit-Com' 
maiider, March I'J, 1808; stonm-sloop " Kiclinioud," European S(|ua(lron, 
1868-71; lIyilro(;rai)liic OtHc-e, l<s71-;>; sick leave, lS7.")-4 ; eonunanding 
"Saugus" irou-elad, North Athvntic Station, 1875-6; receiving-ship " Cy'ol- 
orado," 1877. " ^Icmongahehi," Asiatic Station, 1877-0; receiving ship 
"Independence," 1870. Promoted to Commainlei; Fehruary, 188*2; com- 
manding *' Adams," Pacific Station, 188o-4 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, 
1886-8 ; commanding *' jNIohican," Pacitic Station, 1888-00 ; Inspector 
Ordnance, League Island Navy Yard, January, 1801-4 ; Light-House In- 
spector, 1804—7. Commissioned as Oaptuiii, November 18, 1806; command- 
ing " Rah-iph," Asiatic Station, 1807, to date ; took part in battle of Manila, 
May 1. 1808. 

Charles Vernon Gridley. — Born in Indiana. Appointed from INIich- 
igan, Septemhor 2(). ISGO; Naval Academy, 1,S(;!()-;). Promoted to Enxicjn, 
October 1, I860; attached to steam-sloo{) "Oneida," AVest Gulf Blockading 
Squadron, 1868-5; battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864; steam sloop 
" Brooklyn," ilag-ship Brazil Stpiadron, 1865-7. Promoted to Mai<ter, No- 
vend)er iO, 1866; steam sloop " Kearsage," South Pacitic Squadron, 1867-9. 
Commissioned as Lieutenant, February 21, 1867. Ctnumis-ioned as Lieuten- 
(Dit-Comvianiler, March 12, 1868; " jNIichigan " (fourth-rate), 187U-2; " ^lo- 
uongahehi " (second-rate), South Atlantic Station, 1878-4; Naval Academy, 
1875-0; Executive Officer of practice ship "Constellation" during summer 
cruises of 1877 and '78 ; Executive Officer of U. S. Hag-ship "Trenton," 
European Station, from December, 1870, to November, 1881. Promoted to 
Cononander, March 10, 1882; in attendance at Torpedo Station during 
summer of 1882 ; Navigation Officer at Boston Navy Yard from October, 
1882, to February, 1884; ordered to command training-ship "Jamestown," 
February 5, 1884; detaclied and ordered to command traii)ing-shi|) " Ports- 
mouth ""on May 11, 1886 ; detached from " Portsmouth," December 10, 
188(). Senior officer of CVuising Training Stiuadroii from June, 188(i, till 
November, 188(); Inspector of Tenth liight-IIouse District, BuHalo, N. Y., 
July, 1887, to October, 1801; Navy Yard, Washington, October, 1801, to 
July, 1802; commanding '* Marion," July, 1802-4 ; Light-IIouse Inspector, 
1805-7. Commissioned as Captain, March, 1807 ; commanding " Olympia," 
Asiatic Station, Julv, 1807, to date; took part in battle of IManila, ^lay 1, 
1808. 

Charles D. Sigsbee. — Born in New York, Ai)pointed from New York, 
September 27, 1850; Naval Academy, 1850-68. Promoted to Knxign, Oc- 
tober 1, 1868 ; attached to steam-sloop " INIonongahela," West Gulf Scpiadron, 
1863-4; "Brooklyn," West Gulf Squadron, 1864; battle of Mobile Bay, 
Augu.st 5, 1864 ; North Atlantic Blockading Sipuidron, 18()5 ; both attacks 
on Fort Fisher, and linal assault on the same ; steam-sloop " Wyoming," 
Asiatic S(|uadron, 1865-7. Promoted to Maxter, ]\Iay 10, 1866. Commis- 
sioned as Lieutenant, February 21 , 1867 ; steamer " Ashuelot," Asiatic S(|uad- 
ron, 1867-8. Commissioned as Lieutenant- (hmman(In\Mi\rch 12, 18(>8 ; oil 
duty at Naval Academy, 1860-71 ; "Severn" and " Worcester," Hag-ships, 
N. A. Station, 1871- ; " Canandaigua," 1872-8 ; Dydr.igraphic Office, 1873- 
4; Coast Survey, 1874-5; commanding Coast Survey steamer '' Bhike," 
1875-8 ; lIydrograi)hic OHice, 187.^-82. " IVomoted to Comma iider,Mixy 11, 
1882; Naval Academy, 1882-5 ; commanding practice-ship "Dale," sum- 
mers of 1883-4 ; commanding ' Kearsarge," European Station, 1885-6 ; spec- 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 71 

ial duty, Navy Departinoiit, Septctribcr, 1887 ; member Examining and Re- 
tiring JJoard, 1887 ; Naval Academy, 1887-JO; commanding practice-ship 
"Constellation," i)art of summer, 1880; commanding training-slii]) Forts- 
mouth, 181)1-1)2; liydrogra|)]ier, Navy Department, 181)3-1)7. Commis- 
8ione<l as Captain, March 21, 1897; commanding battle-ship "Maine," 
April, 181J7, and until this splendid vessel Wius destroyed, February 15, 1898, 
in Havana harbor, by an act of dastardly treachery ; commanding auxiliary 
cruiser "St. Paul" since April, 1898. 

Richard Phillips Leary. — liorn in, and appointed from, Maryland ; 
graduated from N. A., class of 18G0. Promoted to Eumjn, October, 18(>3. 
Fromoted to Master, May, 1806. Promoted to Lieutenant, February, 18(57. 
Promoted to JAeutenaiit- Commander, March, 1808. Attached to Blockading 
Squadrons off Charleston, S. C, 1803-5 ; attached to " Canandaigua." Eu- 
ropean Station, 1805-8; attached to "Dictator," N. A. Fleet, 1870-3; 
"Constellation," special service, 1879; " Pensacola," Pacific Station, 1879- 
81; " Vandalia," N. A. Station, 1881-2. Promoted to Conwiander. Jm\e, 
1882; commanding receiving-ship "Wyandotte," 1883-5; commanding 
" Iro(juois," Pacilic Station, 188(>-8; commanding ''Adams," Pacific Station, 
1888-9; was Senior Officer at Samoa during the Revolution of 1888, when 
the Tamasese government was overthrown ; Equipment Officer, Navy Yard, 
Noi-folk, Sej)tember, 1890-3 ; General Inspector of the "Katahdin," Novem- 
ber, 1893 ; ordered to Naval War College, 1894 ; General Inspector of " Ka- 
tahdin,"' 1895 ; Ordnance Instructor, Navy Yard, Washington, 1 890 ; ordered 
to command " Katahdin," February, 1890. Commissioned as 6V/;^tem, April, 
1897 ; ordered to command receiving-ship " Richmond, July, 1897 ; ordered 
to command " San Francisco," September 28. 1897, to date; the "San Fran- 
cisco " is now flagship of N. A. Patrol S(]uadron. 

William Henry Whiting.— Born in New York City, July 8, 1843. 
Appointed from Wisconsin, Sej)tember 21, 1800; Naval Academy, 1800-3. 
Promoted to Eii><l())i., October 1, 1803; attached to flag-ship "Hartford," 
West Gulf Squadron, 1803-5; honorable mention by Admiral Farragut in 
Squadron General Orders, for gallant conduct at the burning of the block- 
ade-rumier " Ivanhoe," under the guns of Fort Morgan on the night of July 
5, 1804 ; honorable mention by the Captain of the " Hartford," at the battle 
of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1804; at the surrender of Fort Gaines, August 8, 
1804 ; hauled down the Confederate flag and hoisted the United States flag ; 
bombardment and surrender of Fort Morgan, Aujiust 24, 18(54; steam-sloop 
"Kearsarge," Euroj)ean S(]uadron, 1805-(5. Promoted to Master, November 
10, 1806; steamer "Frolic," European Squadron, 1800-8. Commissioned 
as JAentenant, February 21, 1807. Commissioned as Lteuteiiaut- Commander, 
March 12, 1808; steam-sloop "Ticonderoga," European S(|uadron, 1808-9; 
"Swatara" (fourth-rate), N. A. Squadron, 1809-71; " Benecia " (second- 
rate), N. P. Station, 1872-5; Navy Yard, New York, 1875-0; Tor|)edo 
School, Newport, R. 1 , 1876 ; " Constitution," special service, 1878-9 ; Navy 
Yard, New York, 1881-4. Promoted to Commander^ July, 1882 ; command- 
ing training-ship "Saratoga," 1884-0; Navy Yard, New York, 1880-9; 
commanding "Kearsarge," N. A. Squadron, 1889; Navy Yard, New York, 
February, 1890, to Octol)er, 1892; commanding "Alliance," October, 1892, 
to Octol)er, 1893 ; commandant Navy Yard, Pensacola, Jannary, 1894, to 
July, 189(5; commandant Fort Orchard Naval Station, August, 1890, to 
June, 1897. Fromoted to (hpiain, June 19, 1897. Commanding "^Monad- 
nock " (second-rate), Pacific Station, June, 1897, to date. 



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N. Mayo Dyer — Entered the volunteer navy in 1861 as a Mader's Mate, 
and served in that grade in Western GuU'Stiiiadron, until he was, for gallant 
and meritorious conduct, ])roni(>ttd to Actimj Eimijn, ^lay \x, 1803, and ap- 
pointed to command the " Eugenie." afterwards called the "Glasgow," block- 
ading off jNIohile and despatch duty- January 12, 1804, promoted to Acting 
Ma»ti'r in consideration of gallant and faithful service ; .Inly, 1804, granted 
two months' leave ; but relinquished it upon arriving at New Orleans vn route 
Korth, upon learning of the near prospect of an attack \ipon the Mobile 
forts Keturning otf Mobile, and soliciting orders, was a.-signed to the " Me- 
tacomet," July 19, 1804, in which vessel, as the consort of the "Hartford," 
took j)art in the pjvssage of the fort* and capture of the rebel fleet, receiving 
the surrender of the "Selma" in person. Upon the surrender of Fort Mor- 
gan accepted his leave, before reliuqui.-hed, and upon his return therefrom 
October 28, 1804, was ordered to the " Hartford," liag-ship of Admiral Far- 
ragut. Upon that vessel's return North, December, 1804, ]Mr. Dyer was 
appointed to the command of the U. S. S. "Kodolph," with which command 
he CO operated with the forces under General Granger during the winter of 
1864-5, in their oj^erations against Mobile from Pnscagoula, renderinir im- 
portant service in this connection in Mississippi Sound and I'ascagoula Iliver. 
In the advance upon the defences of Mobile, in the si)ring of 1805, via 
Blakely, his vessel, the " Rodolph," was sunk by a t<)rj)edo in Blakely 
River, April 1, 1805. April 22, 1805, Mr. Dyer was jiromoted to an Acting 
Vohinteer Lieutenant, and upon the surrender of the rebel fleet under Com- 
modore Farrand, in the Tombigbee Kiver, May 10, 1805, ]\Ir, Dyer was 
selected to command successively two of the surrendered vessels, the " Black 
Diamond" and " IMorgan ; " ai)pointed to command the "Elk" in June, 
1805, and in July ordered to command the " Stockdale," and proceed to INIissis- 
sippi Sound for the protection of the people along that shore and to " culti- 
vate friendly relations with the ])eople lately in rebellion ;" September, 1805, 
"Stockdale" ordered to New Orleans to be sold, Mr. Dyer was transferred to 
the " Mahaska " at Apalachicola, Florida ; in October detached from the 
"Mahaska" and ordered to command the "Glasgow" at Pensacola ; April, 
1860, detached and ordered North to report to the Bureau of Navigation ; 
on special dutv in the Bureau until May, 18()8. Commissioned a Lientenavt 
in the regular'navy, March 12, 1808; July, 1808, ordered to the "Dacotah," 
South Pacific Squadron, joining at Valjiaraiso, August 27. December 18, 

1808, commissioned as Lientenant-Connnander ; " Daci^tah " being ordered to 
San Francisco, ujion her arrival there Mr. Dyer was oi'dered, September, 

1809, to command the " Cyane " and proceed to Sitka, Alaska, where he 
remained until ]March, 1870, from whence he was ordered to San Francisco 
to join the " Pensacola ; " ordered to " Ossipee." July, 1870, on a short cruise 
to Lower California and the INIexican coast. While the " Ossipee " was pro- 
ceeding North from the Mexican coast she encountered a hurricane which 
left the sea in a troubled state, and in the morning whilst making sail a man 
fell overboard from maintoj)sail-yard the halyards carrying away while 
hoisting top-sails. Striking in main-chains he was knocked senseless, and 
Avas drifting astern. Dyer was taking an observation on the ])oop-deck, and, 
immediately turning a bowline in the end of boat fall, jumped into the sea and 
saved the man from sharks or drowning. For this he was i)ublicly thanked 
by Commodore AV. R. Taylor, Commander-in-Chief, and received a medal, 
etc. In September, to the South Pacific Station ; detached and ordered 
home, August 22. 1871 ; November 7, 1871, ordered to Boston Navy Yard ; 
September 1, 1873, to Torpedo School at Newport; November 24, to com- 



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mancl torpedo-boat "Mayflower" at Norfolk, for duty on the North Atlantic 
Stati(jn ; April 10, 1874, transferred to command of the " Pinta ; " Februaiy, 
]87(), detached from the "Pinta" and ordered as Executive of the " New 
Hampshire," fitting out at Norfolk, for permanent flag-ship at Port Royal ; 
December, 1876, detached from "New Hampshire," ordered home, ordered 
to equipment duty, Boston Navy Yard. 1877-9 ; receiving-ship " Wabash," 
1879-81 ; attached to '• Tennes-^e," North Atlantic Station, 1881-3. Pro- 
moted to Covimander, Aj)ril, 1883 ; Light-House Inspector, 1883-7 ; com- 
manding " Marion," Asiatic Station, 1887-90 Waiting orders, June, 1893 ; 
Naval War College, June, 1894; waiting orders, November, 1894; Navy 
Yard, Boston, June, 1895, to May, 1896 ; light-house inspector, June, 1896, to 
July, 1897; commissioned Cajiiain, i\x\y, 1897; commanding ])rotected 
cruiser " Baltimore," Asiatic Station, August, 1897, to date. Took part in 
battle of Manila, May 1, 1898. 

Charles O'Neil — Born in England in 1842. Entered the U. S. Navy as 
Mader'n il/afe, in July, 1861, on board the sloop " Cumberland," and was 
attached to that vessel at the capture of Forts Hatteras and Clarke, August, 
1861, and in the engagement with Confederate iron-clad " Merrimac," INIarch 
8,1862; rescued Lieutenant Morris from drowning, and, being favorably 
mentioned, was promoted to Acting Master, May 1, 1862; attached to gun- 
boat " Tioga," during latter part of 1862 to July, 1864 ; cruised in Wilkes's 
Special West India Squadron, and East Gulf Blockading Squadron ; steamer 
' Rhode Island,' ' North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864-5 ; both attacks 
on Fort Fisher, — favorably mentioned for the same. Promoted to Acting 
Voluii'eer Lieutenant, May 30, 1865 ; receiving-ship " Princeton," at Pliila- 
delphia, part of 1865-6; steam-gunboat " Shamrock," Euroi)ean S(|uadron, 
part of 1886-7, — visited west coast of Africa, islands in Atlantic, Spain, 
France, and Italy ; store-ship " Guard," European Squadron, part of 1867-8, 
Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 11, 1868. Promoted to Lieutenant- 
Comvumder, December 18, 1868; receiving-ship "Ohio," Boston, 1869; 
Aide to Port-Admiral Hiram Paulding, at Boston, 1870 ; iron-clad " Dicta- 
tor," North Atlantic Squadron, 1870-1; receiving ship "Boston," 1872; 
"Wasp" (fourth-rate). South Atlantic Squadron, 1873-6; training-ship 
"Minnesota," 1876-7; commanding " Sup])ly," i fourth-rate), 1877; "Swa- 
tara," Asiatic Station, 1877-9 ; ordnance duty, Boston Navy Yard, 1879-82 ; 
*' Richmond," Asiatic Station, 1882-4 ; special ordnance duty, 1884-6. Pro- 
moted to Commander, July, 1884 ; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, New York, 
1886-9; commanding "Dolphin," special service, 1889-90; General In- 
spector of the " Marblehead," September, 1892-96; Inspector Ordnance, 
Navy Yard, Washington, April, 1896 to 1897; Chief of Bureau of Ord- 
nance, June, 1897, to date, with relative rank of Commodore. Commissioned 
as ('a])tain,^\\\y, 1897. 

Caspar Frederick Goodrich. — Born in Pennsylvania. Ai)pointed 
from Connecticut, December 9, 1861 ; Naval Academy, 1861-4; graduated 
at the head of the class of 1864 ; attached to steam-frigate " Colorado," flag- 
ship European Squadron, 1865-7. Promoted to Master, December 1, 1866 ; 
steamer " Frolic," European Squadron, 1867-8. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 
March 12, 1868; sloop "Portsmouth," and steam-sloop "Lancaster," South 
Atlantic Squadron, 1868-71. Commissioned as Lieidenant- Commander, De- 
cember 18, 1868; Naval Academy, 1871-3; "Tennessee" (second-rate), 
Asiatic S(|uadron, 1875-6; "Kearsarge" (third-rate), Asiatic Station, 1876-8 ; 
Torj)e(Io Station, 1878-80; "Lancaster," European Station, 1881-4; Naval 
attache Staff of Lieutenant-General Sir Garnet Wolseley, during the Tel-el- 



/4 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Kebir campaign, 1882; Special Inspector of Ordnance, 1884-6 ; nieuil>er of 
the Endioolt Board of Fortitications, 1885. Promoted to ComnutiKhr, Sep- 
tember, 18^4 ; in ohariTO Torpedo Station, 1886-9 ; eommandini; "Constel- 
lation," November, 1891. to June, 1893; coinmandiiiir "Coneord," June, 
1893, to 189.1; Lecturer at Naval War College, 1S96-7 ; IVsident Naval 
War Colleiro. 1S97 to date. (Jold Medallist NavaJ Institute. 

French Ensor Chadwick. — Born in Virsxiuia. Appointed from Vir- 
ginia. September 28,18(51 ; Naval Academy, 1861-4 ; attached to steam-sloop 
"Susquehanna," Brazil Stjuadron, 1865-(i; steam-sloop "Juniata," South 
Atlantic Squadron, 1866-7. Promoted to Mai<tei\ December 1, 1866 ; appreu- 
tice-ship "Sabine," 1868. Commissioned as Lientciiaiii, 'Miwch 12, 1868; 
steam-sloop " Tuscarora," South Pacific Squadron, 1868-70. Commis.>jioned 
as Lieutoutut- Commander, Deccmher 18, 1868; " Guerriere " (second-rate), 
European Squadron, 1870-2; Naval Academy, 1873-4; "Powhatan" 
(second-rate). North Atlantic Station, 1875-8; Navy Yard, New York, 
1879-80 ; Special Light-House Duty. 1880-2 ; Naval Attache, London, 
1882-9. Promoted to Com))HxiK}ei; Decend>er, 1884 ; commandinjx "York- 
town," Squadron of Evolution, April, 1889. to July, 1891 ; special duty, 
Navv Department, and on Board of Labor Re-organization, Julv, 1891. to 
September, 1892 ; Chief Intelligence Othcer, September, 1892. to July, 1893 ; 
Chief Bureau of Equipment, with rank of Ct)nimo(h>re, July, 1893, to Novem- 
ber, 1897. Commissioned Ciiptaii), Noveudier, 1897; commanding U. S. S. 
" New York," armored cruiser, flagship of North Atlantic Squadron, De- 
cember. 1897, to date. 

Theodore Frelinghuysen Jewell — Born in Georgetown, D. C Ap- 
pointed Acti»(j MiiL'^lii/>iinni from Virginia, and entered Naval Academy, 
November 29, 1861. Mlihhipman, July 16, 1862 ; in June, 1863, the invasion 
of Maryland by Lee's army being imminent and the defences of Wasliington 
being threatened, was ordered to report to tlie Commandant of the Washing- 
ton Navy Yard and Potomac Flotilla for tluty ; organized a battery of Held 
artillery from the crews of the vessels of the Potomac Flotilla, with which he 
served in the defense of the capital until the end of July ; graduated from 
the Naval Academy, November 22, 1864 ; receiving-ship " Vermont," at 
New York, until A]n*il, 1865 ; frigate "Colorado," flagship of the ICuropean 
Squadron, April, 18(>5, to December, 1866. Promoted J'Jiitilq)!, Noveudier 1, 
1866. MiUer, December 1. 1866. Lieutenant, :March 12, 1868; steam- 
sloop "Canandaigua " and steamer "Frolic," from December, 1866, to May, 
1868 ; Hydrographic OtHce from October. 1868, to ^lay, 1869. Promote'd 
Lieutenant- Commander. March 26, 1869; frigate "Sabine," May, 1869, to 
August, 1870; Naval Observatory, September, 1870, to March, 1871 ; Naval 
Academy, assistant in Department of Physics and Chemistry, March, 1871, 
to ^lay, 1872; "Tuscarora," from May, 1872, to October, 1^74, during 
which assisted in a survey of an inter-oceanic canal route ; served as Execu- 
tive Officer of the " Tuscarora," during her deep-sea sounding expedition in the 
North Pacific Ocean ; in command of a force of sailors and marines landed 
at Panama in 1873 for the protection of American ]iroperty ; also in com- 
mand of a force landed from the "Tuscarora" at Honolulu, in February, 
1874, on the election of Kalakaua as king, the city being in the hands of a 
mob. Naval Academy, Instructor in Physics and Chemistry, December, 
1874, to June 1878 ; in command of steamer " Gedney," Coast Survey. June, 
1878, to August. 1879 ; Executive OfHcer of frigate " Constitution," training- 
ship for apprentices, August, 1879, to ]May, 1881 ; Torpedo Station, June, 
1881, to June, 1886. Promoted Commander, January 26, 1885; commanded 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\n.'. 75 

" Essex," on Asiatic Station, June, 1886, to May, 1889; member of Board 
of (Jr;^aiiization, etc., (October and November, 1889 ; Inspector of Ordnance 
in charge of Torpedo (Station from December, 1889, to January, 1893 ; 
Superintendent of the Nayal Gun Factory at Wasbington Navy Yard, from 
January 4, 1893, to February 10, 1896; in command of " Marblehead," 
Eurojjean and North Atlantic Stations from March 15, 1896, to March 16, 
1897; Inspector Tenth Light House District, April 1, 1897, to March 12, 
1898. Promoted to Captain, February 1, 1898; in command of'Minne- 
apoHs," protected cruiser, March 15, 1898. 

William Mayhew Folger. — Born in Ohio. Appointed from Ohio, 
September 21, 1801 ; at Naval Academy until November 22, 1864; receiv- 
ing-sliip "North Carolina," at New York, and school-ship "Sabine," New 
London, from February 6, 1865, to July 25, 1865; steam-sloop "Hartford," 
flagship Asiatic Squadron, July 25, 1865, to August 6, 1868. Promoted to 
Mader, December 1, 1866 Promoted to Lieutenant, March 11, 1868. Com- 
missioned an Lieutenant- Commander, December 18, 1868; at Norfolk Navy 
Yard, October, 1868, until oidered to the "Franklin;" in steam-frigate 
"Franklin," flagship European Squadron, 1868-71 ; pAiropean Fleet, 1872 ; 
ordnance duly, 1873-4 ; leave Europe, 1875-6 ; " Marion " (third-rate), 
European Station, 1877; Naval Academy, 1877-79; "Swatara," Asiatic 
Station, 1879-82 ; Bureau of Ordnance, 1882 ; ordnance duty, Annapolis, 
1882-85. Promoted to Commander, March, 1885 ; commanding " Quinnel)aug," 
European Station, 1886-88 ; Inspector of Ordnance, Navy Yard, Washing- 
ton, 1888-90; Chief of Bureau of Ordnance, with rank of Commodore, from 
February, 1890, to January, 1893; command of U. S. S. "Yorktown," in 
Behring Sea and China Station, 1894-95 ; Light-House Inspector, 1896-7. 
Promoted to Captain, February, 1898; commanding protected cruiser "New 
Orleans," North Atlantic Station, April, 1898, to date. 

Benjamin PefFer Lamberton. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed 
from Pennsylvania, Sept. 21, 1861; Naval Academy, 1861-5 ; attached to 
steam-sloop "Susquehanna," Brazil Squadron, 1865-6 ; steam-sloop " Juni- 
ata," South Atlantic Squadron, 1866-7. Promoted to Master, December 1, 
1866 ; apprentice-ship "Saratoga," 1867-9. Commissi(med as Lieutenant, 
March 12, 1867. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Covimander, December 18, 
1868; "Mohican" (third-rate), Pacific Fleet, 1870-2; "Dictator" (iron- 
clad), North Atlantic Fleet, 1873-4; torpedo service, 1875; Navy Yard, 
Boston, 1876 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1876-7 : "Alaska," 
Pacific Station, 1877-9; Bureau of Equipment, 1879-82; "Vandalia," 
North Atlantic Station, 1882-4; Light House Inspector, 1885-8. Promoted 
to Commander, June, 1885; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1888-9; commanding 
training-ship "Jamestown," 1889 to November, 1891; Bureau Yards and 
Docks, November, 1891, to October, 1894. Light House Inspector, 1894-7. 
Promoted to Captain, May 17, 1898; reported for duty on Asiatic Station 
April, 1898; served as Chief of Staff to Admiral Dewey at the battle of 
Manila, ^lay 1, 1898. 

CAPTAINS ON THE RETIRED LIST. 

Retired on their own application, after forty year.s' service. 

Milton Haxtun. — Born in New York. Appointed from New York, 
October 19, 1841 ; attached to brig "Dolphin," Home Squadron, 1841-3; 
frigate "Congress," Brazil Squadron, 1843-5; brig " Bainbridge," Brazil 
Squadron,'1846 ; Home Squadron, 1846-7 ; attack on Alvarado, 1846 ; Naval 



76 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

School, 1847-8. Promoted to Passed Midshipman, August 10, 1847 ; mail- 
steamer " Ohio," 1850 ; mail-steamer " Bait c," 1851 ; sloop " I'Jymouth," East 
India Squadron, 1852-4. Attack on and capture and destruction of Impe- 
rial Chinese fortified camp (defended by several thousand troop-), by a party 
of about three hundred American and British " blue-jackets" and marines, 
at Shanghai, April, 1854. Commissioned as Lunlenani, Sej)tember, 15, 1 855 ; 
sloop '• John Adams," Pacific Squadron, 185G-8 ; receiving-ship New York, 
1858 ; steamer " Mystic," coast of Africa, 1860-1 ; North Afantic Blockading 
Squadron, 1802 ; attack and capture of Fort Macon, April 20, 1<S02. Com- 
missioned as Lieute)ia)it-Commandtr, July 16, 1802 ; commanding steam- 
gunboat " Kineo,'' Western Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1803 ; commanding 
steamer " Maratanza," North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1804; cora- 
mandiugsteamer " Mercidita," North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1804-5 ; 
Naval Rendezvous. New York, 1800 ; receiving-ship New York, 18()0. Com- 
missioned as Commander, December 29, 1800 ; Naval Rendezvous, New 
Y'^ork, 1808 ; commanding the store-ship "Onward," Pacific Fleet, 18()9-71 ; 
Navy Yard, New Y^ork, 1871-5; commanding " Vandalia" (third-rate), N. 
A. Station, 1870 ; commanding " Despatch " (fourth-rate) special service, 
Europe, l(S77-8 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1878-81. Promoted to Capfnin, Feb- 
ruary, 1878. Retired, February, 1883, on his own application, after more 
than i'orty years* service. 

S. Livingston Breese. — Born in Illinois. Appointed from Illinois, 
May 14, 1840 ; attached to sloop " Germautown," Home Squadron, L'^40-8 ; 
participated in the capture of Tuspan and Tobasco; sloop " St. Mary's," East 
India Squadron, 1849-50 ; brig " Bainbridge," Brazil Squadron, 1851 ; Naval 
Academy, 1852. Promoted to PaKsed 3fidsh!]nn(in, June 8, 1852 ; brig 
'• Dolphin," special service, 1853 ; sloop " Cyane," Home Squadron, 1^53-4 ; 
while on the " Cyane," assisted in the destruction of Graytowu ; Coast Survey, 
1855-7. Commissioned as Lieutenant, September 10, 1855; steam-frigate 
" Merrimac " Pacific Squadron, 1858-00; steam-sloop "Richmond," ]Medi- 
terrauean Squadron, 1800; steamer "Crusader." ]8(il; commanded yacht 
" AVanderer," as despatch-vessel, in the Gulf. 1801 ; steamer " Quaker City," 
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1802-3 ; engaged with rebel ironclads 
oflT Charleston, in January, 1803. Commissioned as Lieutenant-Commander, 
July K), 1 802 ; commanding steam-gunboat " Ottawa," South Atlantic Block- 
ading Squadron, 1803-4 ; Inspector, etc.. Navy Yard, Pensacola, Florida, 
1867-8. Commissioned as Commander, April 14, 18(i7 ; commanded the 
Bteam-gunboat "Galena," 1809; Naval Observatory, 1870-1; commanding 
R. S. "Vandalia," 1871-2; commanding R. S. "Potomac," 1872-3; equip- 
ment duty, Norfolk, 1874; commanding " Ossipee " (third-rate), N. A. Sta- 
tion, 1875-8. Promoted, April, 1878; comraandinar R- S. "Wabash," 
1878-81 ; commanding " Lancaster," S. A. Station, 1886-8. Retired, March, 
1888. 

Allen V. Reed. — Entered the Naval Academy as Acting Midshipman, 
September 20, 1854; two practice-ship cruises in "Preble,' Commander 
Joseph H. Green, in 1855-7; graduated June 10, 1858 ; joined ''Mace- 
donian," Key West, July 12, 1858 ; went to ^Mediterranean Squadron, 
■waiting orders, July 28, 1800; final examination, January 5, 18(51. Pro- 
moted to Passed Mid.ihipman, Januarv 9,1801 ; joined " Pawnee," February 
12. Promoted to Master, February 28, 1801 ; traiisferred to " Water-Witch," 
March 8, Gulf Squadron, as Navigator and Watch-Ofticer. I'romoted to 
Lieidenant. April 18, 1801 ; joined Hag-ship " Colorado," September 10. as 
Watch-Officer ; joined "Potomac" in December, 1801, as Watch-Officer, 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\^. il 

and afterwards was Executive-Officer for one year ; joined " Lackaw-anna " as 
Executive-Officer, August 17, 1863 ; detached November 12, and ordered 
North; waiting orders till February 0, 1864; then joined "Tuscarora" at 
Beaufort, North Carolina, as Executive-Officer, North Atlantic Blockading 
Squadron ; detached at Baltimore, June 1, and took the crew on to New 
York; joined the " Pawtuxet" (double-ender),a8 Executive-Officer, June 6. 
Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, March 3, 1865 ; in command of the 
"Pawtuxet" for two months ; detached July 15, 1865; waiting orders till 
September 14 ; then joined " Miantonomah " as Executive-Officer ; detached 
April 29, 1866; \saiiing orders till July 11 ; then at Navy Yard, Norfolk, 
as assistant to the Executive Officer till September 26 ; then joined ' Resaca," 
as Executive Officer, and went to Pacific Station ; transferred to " Saranac," 
February 20, 1868 ; officers and crew transferred to " Jamestown," January 
25, 1869; detached July 1, and ordered home ; joined receiving-ship " Ver- 
mont," September 11, as Executive-Officer ; equipment duty at Navy Yard, 
New York, from May, 15, 1870, to September 26; navigation duty (same 
yard) from September, 1870, to May, 1872. Promoted to Commander, 
April 1, 1872 ; waiting orders till July 23 ; joined " Kansas " at Key West, 
August 9 ; in command till June 20, 1874 ; connected with the Nicaragua 
Surveying Expedition and the North Atlantic Station ; waiting orders till 
November 19 ; then attached to Hydrographic Office, and as Assistant 
Hydrographer since September 20, 1875-80. Commanding " Alliance," 
North Atlantic Station, 1882-4. Promoted to Caj:)/cmi, July, 1884 ; com- 
manding training-ship '• Minnesota," 1884-6; waiting orders, 1887-8 ; Com- 
manding " Richmond," South Ailantic Station, 1888-90 ; commanding Navy 
Yard, Pensacola, December, 1890, to June, 1894; waiting orders, June, 1894, 
to November, 1894; commanding Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., Novem- 
ber, 1894, to January, 1896. Retired, June, 1896. 

Alfred T. Mahan. — Born in New York. Appointed from New York, 
September 30, 1856; Naval Academy, 1856-9; Brazil, 1859-61; steamer 
" Pocahontas," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1861-2. Commissioned 
as Lieutenant, August 31, 1861; Naval Academy, 1862-3; steam-sloop, 
" Seminole," Western Gulf Squadron, 1863-4 ; steamer " James Adger," South 
Atlantic Squadron, 1864-5. Commissioned as Lieidenant Commander, Jurre 
7) 1865 ; steamer " Muscoota," Gulf Squadron, 1865-6 ; steamer" Iroquois," 
'Asiatic Squadron, 1867-9; commanding steamer "Aroostook," Asiatic Fleet, 
18^9 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1870-71 ; steamer " Worcester," 1871 ; R. S., 
New York, 1872. Commissioned as Commander, November 20, 1872; cora- 
marrding" Wasp" (fourth -rate). South Atlantic Station, 1873-4; Navy Yard, 
Boston, 1876-7; Naval Academy, 1877-80; Navy Yard, New York, 
1880-3; commanding " Wachusett," Pacific Station, 1883-5, Promoted to 
Captain, 1885 ; Naval War College, 1885 ; President Naval War College, 
1886-9 ; President of a Commission for selecting site for Navy Yard on 
Northwest Coast, 1889 ; special duty, Bureau of Navigation, 1889, to July, 
1892 ; President War College and Torpedo School, July, 1892, to May, 1893 ; 
commanding "Chicago," May, 1893, to May, 1895. Retired upon his own 
app ication, after forty years' service, November 17, 1896. May, 1898, 
erdered to dutv at Navv Department as member of Naval War Board. 

Henry B. Seely. — Born at Seneca Falls, N. Y., July 7, 1838. Ap- 
pointed from New York, May 26, 1852; Naval Academy, 1852-7 ; " JNIinne- 
sota," East India Squadron, 1857-9. l\med M>dshipmnv, June 25, 1860. 
7l/«s/er, October 24, 1 860 ; " Iroquois," European Station, 1860-1. Lieuten- 
ant, April 17, 1861 ; " Keystone State," West Indies (cruising), 1861 ; 



78 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

"Sumter," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1861-2; " Sarannc," 
Pacific Squadron, 1803-5. Lieutenant- Covnnander, February 21, 1864; 
"Bienville," West Indies 1866; " Guerriere " and "Pawnee," lS()7-9; 
commanding "Kansas," Paraguay River, 1869; Rendezvous, lioston, 1873. 
Comnutnder, August 24, 1873; Light-House Inspector, l(S73-(i; torpedo 
instruction, 1)^78 ; commanding "Ajax," 1878-80; in charge of Kcudi'zvous, 
New York, 1881; eonuuandiiig " Nipsic," European and South Atlantic 
Squadrons, 1881-4. Captain, December 13, 1886; Navy Yard, League 
Island, Cai)tain of Yard, 1884-8; commanding receiving-siiip " St. Louis," 
18.S6-7; Commandant Navy Y'ard, League Island, 1888, to March, 1891 ; 
comnuuuling U. B. S. " Lancaster," Marcii, 1891, to June, 1892, when he was 
placed on the retired liat. Retired from incapacity resulting from long and 
faithful service. 

Francis Lowry. — Born in Vermont. Appointed from Vermont, August 
3,1831; attached to flag-ship "Fairfield," West India Squadron, 1831-2, 
visiting St. Domingo, Windward and Leeward Islands, and Gulf of Mexico; 
in July, 1832, took passage in schooner "Shark," and in September joined 
schooner " Gramj)us," at Pensacola, visited Key West and the Gulf of Mexico ; 
detached, February, 1834 ; receiving-ship, New York, 1834 ; frigate " Brandy- 
wine," Pacific Squadron, 1834-6 to April, 1837; part of years 1837-8 at 
Naval School, New Y'ork. Promoted to Passed Midshipvian, June 23, 1838 ; 
Coast Survey, 1838-40 ; in 1841-2, steamer " Fulton," part of the time as 
Acting Master; receiving-ship, Boston, 1842-3. Commissioned us Lieutenant, 
July 4, 1843; latter part of 1843, at Naval Kendezvoiis, New Y^ork; sloop 
"John Adams," Gulf of Mexico, 1845-7; retired in 1855; Naval Rendez- 
vous, Portland, Maine, 1861. Commissioned as Captain, 1867. 

Retired from incapacity resulting from long and faithful service. 

Francis S. Haggerty. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Penn- 
sylvania, February 17,1832; attached to schooner "Experiment," Chesa- 
peake Bay, 1832-3, and also in Charleston Harbor during the time of nulli- 
ficatiim, 1833 ; sloop-of-w-ar "Ontario," coast of lirazil, 1833-4; frigate 
"Constitution," Mediterranean Squadron, 1835-7. Promoted to Passed Mid- 
ship)n(in, July 23, 1838; frigate "Constitution," Pacific Squadron, 1838- 
41 ; Rendezvous, New Y^ork, 1841-2; Coast Survey, 1842-5. Commissioned 
as Litntenunt, Decendjer 19, 1843 ; steamers " JNIississippi," and " Princeton," 
Home Scpuidron, 1844-(]; brig " Baiubridge," coast of Africa, 1849-51; 
receiving-ship "New York," 1851-2 ; steam-frigate "Powhatan," Japan Ex- 
pedition, Commodore Perry, 1852-5; Naval Ob.servatory, Washington, 
J 855-7 ; steam frigate "Saranac," Pacific Squadron, 1857-9; brig "Perry," 
East Gulf Squadron, 1860; at the commencement of the Rebellion, was em- 
ployed on the river Potomac, in command of the brig " Perry ; " was trans- 
ferred to the sloop-of war " Vandalia," belonging to the S(|uadron under com- 
mand of Commodore Dupimt, Port Royal Expedition ; convoyed the powder 
and store ships to the place of destination ; commanded the sloop-of-war 
" Vandalia," in the attack ou the rebel batteries at P«)rt Royal, November 7, 
1861 ; taking an active part in the reduction of the batteries,and subsequently 
in blockading duty in the mouth of Savannah River ; was placed on the retired 
list in consetiuence of injuries received in line of duty ; rei'cived the thanks 
of Congress for meritorious service and conduct in conjunction with the other 
officers engaged in the above-mentioned conflict ; orilnance duty, lioston, 
1861-6. Commissioned as Commander, October 11, 18()1. Commissioned as 
Captain, 1867 ; retired, March, 1867, in charge of iron clads. New Orleans, 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 79 

1867-9 ; Light-House Inspector, Seventh District, Key West, Florida, 
1870-1. 

Theodore F. Kane. — Born in Washington, D. C, August 19, 1840. 
Ap])()inte(l from New York, September 27, 18o5; Naval Academy, l''^55-9; 
attached to flag-ship " Constellation " and steamer " Mystic," West Coast of 
Africa, 1859-01. Commissioned as Lieutenant, August, 1861, executive- 
officer, " Bainbridge," Blockading Squadron, coast of Florida, 1861-2; 
"Sonoma," James Kiver Flotilla ; engagements Avith rebel batteries on James 
River, 1862; Naval Academy, 1862-3; commanded U. S. schooner yacht 
"America," summer of 1868; sent in search of the pirate "Tacony" and 
others; " Nejjtune," Flying Squadron, West India Squadron, 1863-5; 
apprentice-ship " Savannah," summer of 1865. Commissioned as Lieutena7it- 
Commander. September, 1865; Naval Academy, Instructor in Gunnery, 
1865-8; " Mohongo," North Pacific Station, 1868-9 ; " Juniata," European 
Fleet, 1869-71 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 1871-2 ; commanded "Frolic," 
1872. Commissioned as Commander, December, 1872 ; special duty, Aide 
to the Admiral of the Navy, 1873-6; commanded "Alliance," European 
Station, 1876-9; Naval Observatory, 1879-80; Naval Academy, command- 
ing "Santee, ' 1880; Inspector of Ordnance, Navy Yard, New York, 
1881-4; commanded " Galena," North Atlantic Station, 1884-5 ; was Senior 
Officer at Asj)inwall, March, 1885, during revolt and fire, his action receiv- 
ing Department's approval ; commanded training-ship " Minnesota," 1886-8. 
Commissioned as Cajdain, May, 'iSHii ; commanded flag-ship "Lancaster;" 
President Board Inspection of Merchant Vessels, New York, November, 
1893; waiting orders, November, 1894; Court Martial duty, June, 1895; 
commanding "Monterey," September, 1895-96. Retired, June, 1896. 

John R. Bartlett. — Born in New York. Appointed from Rhode Island, 
November 25, 1859; Naval Academy, 1859-61; attached to steam-sloop 
" Mis.sissii)pi," West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1861-2; bombardment and 
passage of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, Chalmette batteries and capture of 
New Oideans ; attack on Vicksburg, Jun©, 1862 ; steam-sloop "Brooklyn," 
West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1862-3. Promoted to Ensign, September 
8,1863; St)uth Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1863-4. Commissioned as 
Jjieuteuant, February 22, 1864; steam-sloop "Susquehanna," North Atlantic 
Blockading Squadron, 1864-5; bond^ardment of Fort Fisher, December, 
1864; on shore with assaulting party at capture of Fort Fisher, January, 
1865; steam-sloop " Susquehanna," special service, 1866. Commissioned as 
Lieutenant- Covimander., July 25, 1866 ; steamer "Nipsic," Atlantic Squad- 
ron. 1866-7; Naval Academy, 1867-9; frigate "Sabine," special cruise, 
1869 ; T. and N. Surveying Expedition, 1870-1 ; special duty, 1871-2 ; ord- 
nance duty. Navy Yard, Boston, 1872-4 ; Hydrographic Office, 1877. Com- 
missioned as Commander, 1877; Bureau of Equipment, 1877-9 ; command- 
ing Coast Survey steamer "Blake," 1879-82; in charge of Hydrographic 
Office, 1882-8; leave of ab.«ence, 1889 to December, 1890; commanding 
"Marion," April, 1891, to December, 1892. Captain, July 1, 1892 ; special 
duty, December, 1892, to May, 1893, and then ordered to command "Atlan- 
tic;" on sick leave, December, 1894; special duty, AVar College, June, 1895; 
member Lii^ht House Board, November, 1895; commanding "Puritan," 
December, mm. Retired, July, 1897. 

George W. Coffin.— Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from Massa- 
chusetts, Sei)tember 20, 1860; Naval Academy, 1860-3. Promoted to 
Ensign, October 1, 1863 ; steam-sloop " Ticonderoga," North Atlanti(^ Block- 
ading Squadron, 1864-5 ; both attacks on Fort Fisher ; wounded by a Minie- 



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ball in right leg at land assault on Fort Fisher; steamer "Shawniut," Brazil 
Squadron, 18G(j. Commissioned as Lievtoiaut, July 25, 18(56; steam-frigate 
"Franklin," European Squadron, 1867-8. Commissioned as Lieutenant- 
Commander, March 12, 1868; Naval xVcademy, 1868-9; Chief of-Staff; S. S. 
of Nctrth Atlantic Fleet, 1870-1 ; "Constellation" (gunnery-shi|)), 1S71-2; 
Naval Academy, 187o-4; "Plymouth," North Atlantic Station, 1875; 
"Hartford," flagship. North Atlantic Station, 1875-6; Coast Survey (com- 
manding " Hassler"), 1876-8. Promoted to Co»jman(/er, November, 1878 ; 
Light-House Inspector, 1881-4; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, New York, 
1884-6; commanding steamer "Alert," Greeley Rtlief Expe'dition, 1884; 
commanding steamer " Quinnebaug," Mediterranean Squadron, 1886-7 ; 
Light-House Inspector, 1888-9; Secretary Light Board, 1889-90; leave of 
absence, November, 1892; commanding "Charlestown," February, 1894-6; 
member of Examining Board, October, 1896; member Board Insjiection 
and Survey, April, 1897. Retired, September, 1897. 

William Bainbridge-HofF. — Born in Pennsylvania, Appointed from 
Pennsylvania, October 24, 1860; Naval Academy, 1860-3. Promoted to 
£7isi g n, Octohev 1,1863; attached to steam-frigate "Niagara," 1864; East 
Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1864-5 ; taking part in the expedition to capture 
St. ^Mark's, Fla., which terminated in the Battle of Natural Bridge ; steamer 
"Shawinut," Brazil Squadron, 1865-6. Promoted to ^faxfer, May 10, 1866 ; 
steam-frigaie, " Franklin," flagship, European Squadron, 1867-8. Commis- 
sioned as Lieutenant, February 21, 1867. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Com- 
mander, March 12, 1868 ; Naval Academy, 1869 ; "Kansas" (fourth-rate), 
T. and N. Expedition, 1870-1 ; torpedo service, 1872; Senior Aide to Rear- 
Admiral Pennock, Commandex'-in-chief, Pacific Station ; " Saranac" (second- 
rate \ Pacific Fleet, 1872-4; special duty, Washington, 1875; commanding 
"Alarm" (torpedo-boat), 1875-6 ; League Island Station, 1876-7; aide to 
Admiral Porter, 1877-81. Promoted to Commander, August, 1881 ; com- 
manding training-ship " Portsmouth," 1881-3 ; torpedo station, 1883 ; special 
duty (Chief Signal-Oflicer), Navy Department, 1883-6 ; commanding 
"Ossipee," North Atlantic Station, 1886-8; commanding " Dale " (school 
for seamen gunners), January, 1890, to March, 1892; author of several 
works on Naval Tactics, "Avoidance of Collisions at Sea," and originator of 
the system of tactics ofificially adopted in the Navy (1890) ; duty in connec- 
tion with the AVorld's Columbian Exposition as Commissioner to Great 
Britain (London, England), March, 1892, to October, 1893 ; special duty 
Bureau of Navigation, 1895 ; commandiuw U. S. S. " Lancaster," September, 
1895 ; transferred to command IJ. S. S. "Newark," spring 1896; placed on 
retired list of Navy for serious illness, spi'ing of 1897. 

Retired as not recommended for promotion. 

Thomas G. Corbin. — Born in Virginia, August 13, 1820. Appointed 
from Alabama,Mav 15, 1838. 3Jidshipman, May 15, 1838 ; frigate " Brandy- 
wine," May 15, 1839 ; detached May, 1842 ; " Fairfield," :May, 1842-3 ; " Pre- 
ble," 1843. Passed Midshipman, May 15, 1844 ; surveying schooner "Nau- 
tilus," 184-4-8 ; frigate " Columbia," 1845-7. Acting Lieutenant, latter part 
ot cruise; Coast Survey, 1848-50, " St. Mary's," as Acting Master, 1850-3. 
Lieutenant, June 10, 1852 ; " Princeton," West India Squadron, 1853-5 ; 
"Active," 1855-6, Pacific and Puget Sound ; "John Adan)s," 1856-7, Pacific 
Ocean ; frigate " Wabash," 1858-60, Mediterranean ; Naval Rendezvous, 
Philadelphia, 1860-1 ; " Wabash," Executive Otticer, April, 1861 ; August, 
1861, engaged in the caj)ture of the forts at Hatteras Inlet; and in the same 



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vessel, in the capture, November 7, of Port Royal, South Carolina ; and, 
1862, in the fall of St. Augustine, Feruandina, etc. Commander, July 16, 
1862 ; 1862-3, in command of flag-shi^i " Wabash," South Atlantic Block- 
ading Squadron, S. F. Dupont, Rear- Admiral ; July, 1863, Commandant of 
Midshipmen at Naval Academy, and Ordnance Officer, Philadelphia Navy 
Yard; "Augusta," 1864-5, North Atlantic Blockading Squadron; Fleet 
Captain, West India Squadron, 1866. Captain, July 22, 1866 ; May, 1867-8, 
commanding flag-ship " Guerriere," South Atlantic Squadron ; 1869-74, 
Courts Martial, Examining Boards, and Inspector of Light-Houses, Fourth 
District. Retired, January 5, 1874. 

The cause of Captain Corbin's retirement is fully explained in the follow- 
ing report of the Naval Committee to the House of Representatives : 

The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the bill {H. R. 3532)/or the relief of 
Capt. Thomas G. Corbin, having had the same under consideration, respectfully submit the fol- 
lowing report : 

Captain Corbiu was appointed an acting midshipman in 1838. He passed tlirough all 
the intermediate grades of tlie service and in July, 1866, was promoted to the rank 
of captain. On the 21st of May, 1873, Captain Corbin was ordered to report in Wash- 
ington for examination preliminary to promotion. On appearing before the examining 
board, he was informed that he would be required to submit to an oral examination to 
test his proficiency in the knowledge of his profession. He thereui)on filed a paper, 
electing, under section 3 of the Act of April 26, 1864, section 1600, Revised Statutes, to 
be absent during the examination of his case, which paper is as follows : 

" Mr. Prksident and Gentlemen of the Board: I am now given to understand 
that the board proposes to examine me in person, by interrogatories, to ascertain my 
proficiency in one or more branches of professional knowledge. 

" 1 respectfully object to any such examination, as entirely beyond the purview of the 
several ;tcts of Congress under which the board is constituted. 

" I call the attention of the board to the accompanying paper, marked A, embodying 
briefly the coustruciion of the Act of 1864, which much careful consideration convinces 
me is the only tenable one. I refrain from presenting to the board at this time arguments 
which make it seem to me impt)ssible that tJongress should ever mean to subject a naval 
officer of the rank of Captain, after thirty -five years' service, to the same sort of examina- 
tion as a clerk in one of the executive departments. 

" For at leiist eighty years of our national history the rank which I now hold was the 
highest to which an officer of the navy could attain. 1 should esteem myself wanting, 
not only in self-respect, but in the duty which you and I, gentlemen, alike owe to the 
honor and dignity of our professions, should I willingly consent to such an examination 
as is now proposed. Happily, as I think, the law requires from me no such degra- 
dation. 

" The Act of 1864 leaves it optional with me to be present or absent during the pend- 
ing investigation, and I hereby elect to be absent. In doing so, I enter my solemn pro- 
test against such withdrawal being allowed any weight in framing your report in my 
case. Upon every principle of honor with which I am acquainted, a failure to report an 
officer as fitted for promotion is equivalent to the expression of an opinion that, for some 
reason, you deem that officer unfit for promotion. If from any testimony before the 
board, from any rf^cord in the department, or from any answer to written interrogatories, 
the board shall find matter requiring personal explanation from me, I will cheerfully 
answer the summons of the board upon being ' duly notified ' as required by third sec- 
tion of the Act of April 21, 1864. 

" I respectfully request the board to examine and consider the accompanying paper. 
" Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

" Thomas G. Corbin, 
" Captain United States Navy." 

He filed therewith an argument, which is as follows : 

" Before examining the purport of the law, it is to be observed that the board is to be 
governed solely by the act of Congress itself, which confers no other power upon the ex- 
cutive department of the government than to appoint the members of the board. In this 
respect it differs from some other acts of a similar character, as for instance the Act of 
February 28, 1855, which directed the board of officers ' to perform their duty under such 
regulations as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy.' Accordingly, the Secre- 

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82 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

tary embodied liis ' iustructions ' in a letter to the board dated June 20, 1855, acting, as 
he expressly said, under the power conferred by Congress. The act under consideration 
gives no such power, and, therefore, there is no right in the Secretary of the Navy or the 
President to prescribe rules for the government of the board. They must be governed 
by the act, and the act iilone. 

"Taking uj) the act itself, it seems clear that the normal mode of procedure was in- 
tended to be without the presence of the party whose fitness is to be investigated. 

"1. The first section is evidently intended to embody all that was expected to be 
usually essential for the decision of the case. It says nothing of the i)resence of the party 
or of any such thing as a literary, quasi-scientific or professional interrogation of the 
officer himself. It looks entirely to the ascertaining of the officer's fitness by examina- 
tion of vilnrsses and records. 

" 2. That a decision in this matter was thought possible, and was expected also, to be 
the usual mode, is made manifest by the od section, which states explicitly that any 
officer to be acted on by said board shall have the rigltl to be present if he<Jetiir(ti it. How 
could it be made more clear, that if he does not desire it, he need not appear? 

"The right to appear is evidently based upon the supposition that something may 
occur to make it desirable for him to rebut testimony unfavorable to his professional 
character. In that case, he is given the right to make his own ' statement of his case,' 
to call witnesses, and to have the statement, the testimony of tlie witnesses, and his own 
'examination '' recorded.' This is the only ' examination' mentioned in the whole act 
(except where the first section speaks of examining records), and it most clearly points to 
his examination as a witness in regard to some fact or facts then under consideration. It 
has uo relation at all analogous to that in the new civil ,-ervice system. 

"8. If such an examination as that just referred to had been in contemplation of the 
act, it would certainly have clearly prescribed the nature and scope of the different sub- 
jects to be taken up for the different classes of officers, and, in various ways, have ex- 
pressed such a purpose. 

" 4. '1 he last clause of section 3 requires a word of comment. It nuist be noted that it 
expressly looks to the case of an officer declining to appear, after notice, and it does not 
say that his failing to appear shall be ipso facto ground for an unfavorable verdict, nor 
even for censure. Its meaning is simply this. It says to the officer: 'Something has 
turned up in this investigation wiiich it was thought you might wish to explain or deny, 
and you were notified to appear. You preferred to remain absent, and you are stopped 
from any objection on that score.' His absence, after notice, is not to enter into consi- 
deration at all as an element in making up the judgment of the board. 

" KespectfuUy submitted, 

''Thomas G. Corbin, 
" Captain United Statts Naiy." 

In support of his right not to submit to an oral examination, as was required of him 
by the board, acting in pursuance to a circular of the department issued on the 25th of 
January, 1869, directing examining boards "to ascertain the fitness of the candidate for 
promotion by a rigorous personal examination as to his professional knowledge and qual- 
ifications." The Act of April 21, 18(34, defines the duties of the examining board, and 
confers upon the Secretary of the Navy no authority to make any regulations in the 
premises, an authority which had been conferred by the Act of February 28, 1855. The 
omission of such authorization in the Act of 18t)4, it is evident, was intentioual on the 
part of Congress, and not the result of accident. Still less could the Secretary of the 
Navy assume the power to subject an officer to an oral examination when the third sec- 
tion of the Act of 1864 expressly leaves it optional with the officer to appear or not in 
person before the board, as he may elect. 

Captain Corbin refused, therefore, to appear before the board, which refused to recom- 
mend him for promotion. The Secretary of the Navy thereupon ottered Captain Corbin 
an opportunity to reconsider his determination not to api)ear before the examining hoard, 
of which he refused to avail himself. The papers in the case were then, by recpiest of 
Captain Corbin, placed before the President, who sustained the action of the department. 

Captain Corbin still refusing to appear before the board for the purpose of an oral 
examination, on January 5, 1874, he was, by order of the Secretary, placed upon the re- 
tired list. 

Captain Corbin then preferred a request to be furnished with a copy of the report of 
the examining board and of all matter on the files and records of the department touch- 
ing his case, which was refused. 

Your committee, having maturely examined the facts and the law in the case of Cap- 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 83 

tain Corbin, have reached the conclusion that tlie department had no power to extend 
the scope of an act of Congress by requiring of an ofhcer an oral examination as a pre- 
requisite to promotion. It is evident tliat in imposing such a condition as a j)rerequisite 
to promotion tlie de|iartmerit exceeded its jiowers and practically usurped the functions of 
the law-maker. At most it can be contended that the department can make such regu- 
lations as are necessary to give eflect to the act of Congress, but the circular of 1869 goes 
much further, and, in fact, violates section o of the Act of 18(54. The act says, 'any 
officer shall have the right to be present if he desires." The department tells him, "you 
must be present or you shall not be promoted." Such action is a clear usurpation ; and 
your committee are further satisfied that the circular of 1869 was not intended to a])ply 
to officers in the higher grades of the service, but solely to those young men who, because 
of the extraordinary demand for officers caused by tiie outbreak of the bite civil war, 
were graduated before they had completed the regular course at the Naval Academy. 
They are fortilied in this opinion by the information that until 1872, when this novel 
construction was placed upon the act, no oral examination was ever required for promo- 
tion to tiie higher grades in the service. 

The cases of Captains Pennock an<l Case and of Commander Davenport support this 
conclusion of your committee. The facts in the case of Captain Case are jxiri passu with 
those in the case under consideration. Captain Case declined to be present at the sittings 
of the board, but he was reconmiended for promotion without questioning his right to 
absent himself — this in 18(i8. Commander Davenport likewise refused to attend upon 
the board, and Captain Pennock during his examination was absent upon a cruise— this 
also in 1868. 

You committee are clear that it was liever the intention of the act to subject officers . 
of high rank and long- established reputation to the humiliation of an oral technical 
examination, required in no other service in the world, and utterly ineffectual to any 
good purpose, when left to the arbitrary limitation of the Secretary of the Navy or an 
examining board. They, therefore, recommend the passage of the bill. 

Again, in 1882 Mr. Morse, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, made an equally 
strong report, this time with the strong endorsement of Secretary Hunt; but, owing to 
the pressure of public business, neither report was acted upon by Congress, and Captain 
Corbin remains a Captain on the retired list. 

COMMANDERS ON THE ACTIVE LIST. 

John Schouler. — Born in Massachusetts. Entered Naval Academy, 
from Massachusetts, September 25, 1861 ; was graduated November, 1864. 
Ordered to Navy Yard, New York ; attached to steam-frigate '' Colorado," 
flag-ship European Station, 1865-6. Promoted to Master, December 1, 1866 ; 
steamer " Frolic," European Station, 1866-8. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 
March 12, 1868; sloop "Portsmouth," South Atlantic Station, 1868-70; 
flag-ship " Lancaster," same Station, 1870. Commissioned as Lieutenant- 
Commander, June 3, 1869 ; Executive of " Terror " (double-turret monitor), 
North Atlantic Station, 1871-2 ; Hydrographic Ofiice, 1872-3 ; Naval 
Academy, 1873-6; practice-ship "Constellation ,"1874; Executive of "Essex," 
North Atlantic and South Atlantic Stations, 1876-9 ; Naval Academy, 
1880-84; commanding practice-vessel "Mayflower," 1881; Executive of 
" Lancaster," flagship European Station, 1884-5. Commissioned as Com- 
mander, June 8, 1885 ; Naval Academy, 1885-8 ; commanding training- 
ship "Portsmouth," 1889-91 ; special duty, Bureau of Navigati(m, 1891-2; 
Member of Examining and Retiring Boards, 1893; Chief of Staff", North 
Atlantic Station, 1895-7 ; special duty, Bureau of Navigation, May, 1897, 
to date. 

Francis William Dickins. — Born in Beekmanville, Dutcliess County, 
N. Y., November 2, 1844. Entered United States Naval Academy as Acting 
Midshipman , from the Fourth Congressional District of Connecticut, Sep- 
tember 20, 1861 ; promoted to Midshipman, July 16, 1862 ; was put into an 
advanced class, and graduated in three years, November 22, 1864; on leave 



84 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

until Febiuary, 1865 ; then on duty on board the receiving-ship "North 
Carolina," until April, 1865, when he reported for duty on board the "Colo- 
rado," flag-ship of the European Fleet. Commissioned as Ensigyt, November 
1,1866. Commissioned as Master, December 1, 1866; transferred to the 
"Augusta," March, 1867, and convoyed the monitor " IMiantondmah " about 
the IMediterranean, and home via the Canaries, Cape de Verdes, and West 
Indies; detached from the "Augusta," at New York, July, 1867; on leave 
until October, 1867, and then ordered to the apprentice-ship " Sabine ; " de- 
tached from the "Sabine," A])ril, 1868, and ordered to " Tuscarora," fitting 
out for South Pacific Station, Mare Island, Cal. Commissioned as Lienfenant, 
March 12, 1868; in June sailed in "Tuscarora" for Sou'h Pacific Station; 
on duty there until May, 1869, and then "Tuscarora" joined West India 
Station. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Commander, June 12, 1869; remained 
in West Indies until January, 1871, and then sailed for Portsmouth, N. H., 
and went out of commission ; on leave until June, 1871, and then ordered to 
duty at U. S. Torpedo Station, Newport, R. I. ; detached from Torpedo 
Station, January, 1872, and ordered to receiving-ship " Vermont," at New 
York ; detached from " Vermont," March, 1872, and ordered to the " Lan- 
caster," flag ship of the South Atlantic Station, but could not go on account 
of illness ; on leave until October, 1872, and then joined the " Kansas," as 
Executive Officer, and sailed on the Nicaragua Inter-oceanic Canal Survey- 
ing Expedition; detached from "Kansas," JNIay, 1873, and then ordered to 
Asiatic Station, and joined the " IMonocacy," as Executive Officer ; when 
" Monocacy " visited Bangkok, was ])resenled with a silver medal by the 
King of Siam, acceptance of same being authorized by Congress ; January, 
1875, was transferred to the " Keai*sarge," as Executive Officer; was trans- 
ferred to " Yantic " for three months as Executive, and then ordered back to 
" Kearsarge ; " in April, 1876, was ordered to command the " Yantic ; " was 
relieved in August, 1876, and arrived home in December, 1876; on leave 
until January, 1^79, and ordered to duty at the U. S. Naval Academy as 
Instructor in Mathematics ; commanded the U. S. practice-ship " Standish " 
during the summer cruise of 1879 ; then rejoined the Naval Academy as 
Instructor in Seamanship, Naval Tactics, and Naval Construction ; detached 
from Naval Academy, August, 1880 ; in December, 1880, ordered as a 
member of the board, convened at the Navy Department, to determine the 
dates of precedence of the officers of the Navy; May, 1881, ordered to the 
training ship "Constitution," flag-ship of the Apprentice Training Squadron, 
as Executive Officer; detnched from the "Constitution," October, 1881, owing 
to an injury from a falling spar; ordered to the Hydro<j:raphic Office, 
December, 1881 ; detached from the U. S. Hydrographic Office, May, 1882, 
and ordered to " Kearsarge," as Executive Officer, on North Atlantic Sta- 
tion ; detached from "Kearsarge," October, 1882, and granted leave; in 
June, 1883, ordered to command store ship "Onward," stationed at Callao, 
Peru; detached from the "Onward," November, 1884, as vessel was sold, 
arriving home December, 1884. Commissioned as Commander, Septem- 
ber 23, 1885; employed on several general courts-martial until May, 
1887, and then ordered to command the "Tallapoosa," on the South 
Atlantic Station ; in March, 1889, rescued the British steamer " Zarate," 
which had gone ashore on Lobos Island, off' Maldonado, Uraguay ; for 
this service, received complimentary letters from the Navy Department 
and the Admiral commanding the squadron ; also received for this service, 
from a ^laritime Association of London, England, through the British ]\Iin- 
ister at Washington, a present of $7,500 to the officers and crew of the "Tal- 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 85 

lapoosa;" arrived home, November, 1889; during January, 1890, employed 
on general court-martial duty at the Navy Yard, New York ; September, 
1890, ordered to the Navy Yard, Washington, D. C. ; about two and one- 
half years of the time at the Washington Navy Yard filled the position and 
performed duties of civil engineer of the Yard; received from Chief of 
Bureau of Yards and Docks commendatory letter for taking down the West 
Ship House ; in June, 1892, was sent to the Asiatic Station for temporary 
duty as member of a general court-martial; returned to the United States, 
September of the same year, and resumed duties at the Navy Yard ; Jan- 
uary, 1898, ordered on special duty at Fremont, Ohio, as the Representative 
of the President of the United States to attend the funeral of ex-President 
R. B. Hayes; March, 1893, was ordered to special duty, under the State 
Department, for two months, as Representative of the President of the United 
States, in charge of the courtesies to the Duke of Veragua, lineal descendant 
of Christopher Columbus, who came as a guest of the nation ; for this service 
received a commendatory letter from the Secretary of State, and was deco- 
rated as Knight of the Cross of Naval Merit by the King Alphonso XIH. 
of Spain, through the Queen Regent ; this decoration he was permitted to 
receive by Act of Congress; July 22, 1893, was detached from the Navy 
Yard, Washington, D. C, and ordered to command the U. S tiaining-ship 
" Monongahela," made a summer cruise in command of her to Europe; Jan- 
uary, 1894, placed the " Monongahela " out of commission ; was detached 
from her, and ordered to command the U. S. training-ship " Essex " on the 
same day; cruised with the "Essex" on the Home Station until detached, 
July 9, 1894; August 20, was ordered to command U. S. Training Station 
at Newport, R. I., and U. S. training ship "Constellation;" December 15, 
1896, detached from command of Training Station and training ship "Con- 
stellation." and reported, on December 17, as Assistant to the Chief of 
Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, which is his present duty. 

George F. F. W^ilde. — Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from Massa- 
chust-tts, November 30, 1861 ; Naval Academy, 1861-5; attached to steam- 
sloop "Susquehanna," Brazil Squadron, 1865-6; steamer " Nipsic," South 
Atlantic Squadron, 1866-7. Promoted to Master, December 1, 1866. Cora- 
missioned as Lieutenant, March 12, 1868 ; steam-sloop " Contocook," flag-ship, 
North Atlantic Squadron, 1868-9. Commissioned as Lieuteiiant-Comm.nnder, 
December 18, 1868 ; " Tennessee " (second-rate), special service, 1871; " Wa- 
bash," flag-ship, European Fleet, 1872; commanding "Canonicus" (iron- 
clad). North Atlantic Fleet, 1873-4; Torpedo Station, 1875; Navy Yard, 
Boston, 1875-7; Inspector Ordnance at South Boston, February, 1878, to 
1879; " Vandalia," North Atlantic Station, 1879-81; Navy Yard, Boston, 
1882-3; Light-House Inspector, 1883-5. Promoted to C'omma??.rfer, October, 
1885; commanding "Dolphin," North Atlantic Station, 1886-9; Light- 
liouse Inspector, 1889-90. While serving on United States ship " Vandalia," 
as Executive-Officer, twice received letter of thanks from Secretary of Navy. 
Waiting orders, December, 1893; Naval War College, June, 1894 ; Secre- 
tary Light-House Board, August, 1894, to 1898; April, 1898, ordered to 
command U. S. S. "Katahdin," North Atlantic Patrol Squadron. 

Charles Henry Davis. — Born in Massachusetts Appointed from 
Massacliusetts, November 29, 1861; Naval Academy, 1861-4; receiving- 
ship. New York Station, winter of 1864-5; attached to steam-frigate 
"Colorado," flag-ship, European Station, 1865-7; "Augusta" (second- 
rate), 1>^67 ; and "Idaho" (store ship), 1867. Promoted Ensign., 'Novem- 
ber 1, 1866, and Master, December 1, 1866 ; steam-sloop " Guerriere," 1867- 



86 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

9; sloop "Portsmouth," 1869-70; both on South Atlantic Station. Pro- 
moted Lieutenant, March 12, 1868, and Lieutenant- Commander, June 30, 
1869 ; receiving-sliip, Norfolk, Va., 1871-2 ; "Omaha" (second-rate;, 1872 ; 
and " Pensacola " (second-rate), 1878-4, on the Pacific Station ; Naval 
Observatory, 1875-7 ; from 1877 to 1885 connected with the several expedi- 
tions for the determination of difl[erences of longitude by means of submarine 
telegiaph cables from lMiro])e to the Atlantic Islands and east c(jast of South 
America; in India, China, Japan, and the Indian Archipelago; in Mexico 
and Central America ; and on the west coast of South America ; " Powhatan ' 
(second rate), 1885. Promoted to Commander, October oO, 1885 ; com- 
manding sloop "Saratoga" and cruising training squadron, 1886-8; com- 
manding the " Quinnebaug " (third-rate), European Station, 188.'S-9; Chief 
Intelligence Officer, Navy Department, 1889, to September, 1892 ; Oeneral 
Inspector of Montgomery, December, 1891, to June, 1894; connnanding 
Montgomery (third-rate). North Atlantic Station, June, 1894, to July, 1896; 
Member Board of Inspection and Survey, July, 1896, to July, 1897. 
Superintendent of the Naval Observatory, July, 1897, to April, 1898; com- 
manding auxiliary cruiser " Dixie," North Atlantic Squadron, May, 1898, 
to date. 

Bowman H. McCalla — Born in New Jersey. Appointed from New 
Jersey, November o , 1861; Naval Academy, 1861-4; attached to steam- 
sloop *• Sus(iuehanna," Brazil Squadron, 1865-6 ; steam-sloop " Brooklyn," 
Hag-ship, South Atlantic Squadron, 1866-7. Promoted to Master, December 
1, 1866 ; steam-sloop " Kearsarge," South Pacific Squadron, 1867-8. Com- 
missioned as Lieutenant, March 12, 1868; steam-sloop " Tuscarora," South 
Pacific Squadron, 1868-71. Commissioned as Lieuienant- Commander, De- 
cember 18, 1868 ; " AV abash," flag-ship, European Fleet, 1872 ; " Wachu- 
sett" (third rate), European Fleet, 1873; Naval Academy, l'S75-8; " Pow- 
hatan," North Atlantic Squadron, 1878-81 ; Assistant Bureau Navigation, 
1881-87. Promoted to Commander, Novendier, 1884; commanding '' En- 
terprise," European Station, 1887-90. Equipment Officer, Navy Yard, 
Mare Island, October 4, 1893, to April, 1897. Naval AVar College. April 
28, 1897. Connnanding " Marblehead," protected cruiser. North Atlantic 
Squadron, Septendier 11, 1897, to date. 

Charles J. Train. — Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from Massachu- 
setts, November 27, 1861; Naval Academy, 1861-4; steam frigate " Colo- 
rado," flag-ship, Mediterranean Squadron, 1866-7. Promoted to Master, 
December 1, 1866 ; steam sloop "Frolic," European Squadron, 1868. Cora- 
missioned as Lieuienant, March 12, 1868 ; steam frigate " Sabine," special 
cruise, 1869-70. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Commander, June 30, 1869; 
Naval Academy, 1871-2 ; special duty, 1873 ; special dutv (transit of Venus), 
1874-5; "Tuscarora" (third rate), N. P. Station, 1875-6; Navy Yard, 
Mare Island, 1877 ; " Lackawanna " (second rate), N. P. Station, 1877 ; 
Naval Academy, 1877-81 ; " Powhatan," special service, 1881-4 ; Bureau 
of Equipment and Recruiting, 1884—6. Promoted to Commander, January, 
1886; commanding trainingship " Jamestown," 1886-8 ; commanding train- 
ing ship "Constellation," 1888-9, Light House Inspector, 1889-90. Ordered 
to command " Machias," July 20, 1893; Naval War College, June, 1894; 
Naval Member of Atlanta Expedition, October, 1894-6 ; Light House In- 
spector, 4th District, June, 1896-8 ; commanding U. S. S. " Prairie," auxil- 
iary cruiser. North Atlantic Patrol Squadron, March, 189-S. 

Edwin W^hite. — Born in Ohio, and aj)pointed from that State to the 
United States Naval Academy, November 29, 1861 ; graduated November, 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 87 

1864; February, 1865, ordered to Navy Yard, New York, and attached to 
receiviug-ship " Vermont ; " April of the same year ordered to frigate " Colo- 
rado," flag-ship of European Station. Promoted to Ensign November 1, 
1866 ; to Master, December 1, 1866 ; and in March, 1867, ordered to steamer 
"Shamrock," on the same station. Promoted to Lieutenant, March 12, 
1868; and in September following was ordered to steamer "Yantic" as 
navigator ; served in that capacity in the West Indies until November, 1869, 
when her commander and others, having died of yellow fever, the ship was 
put out of commission at New York. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander 
September 15, 1869 ; Hydrographic Office, Navy Department, January to 
September, 1870 ; Isaval Academy, October, 1870, until April, 1871; Navy 
Yard, Philadelphia, until following September, when ordered as Executive 
Officer to the XJ. S. S. " Kansas ; " ship sent to Havana upon report of mas- 
sacre of students in November, where she remained for the protection of 
American citizens pending an expected outbreak; March, 1872, the ship 
detailed to receive on board, at Key West, a Nicaraguan surveying expedi- 
tion, under command of Commander Crossman, and convey the party to 
Greytown ; Commander Crossman, in attempting to land at Greytown, hav- 
ing been drowned, the command of the expedition devolved upon Com- 
mander Hatfield, (jf the "Kansas," who lauded with the party, and directed 
Lieutenant-Commander White to command the ship. While in command, 
having proceeded to Aspinwall for coal and other supplies, he found the 
Spanish man-of-war " Pizarro " blockading the American steamer " Virgin- 
ius," which steamer, at that time, had acquired the reputation of having 
successfully run the Spanish blockade on the Cuban coast. The master of 
the " Virginius " appealed to Lieutenant-Commander White for protection, 
and the Captain of the " Pizarro " informed him in person that he had orders 
to prevent the " Virginius " from going to sea. When the " Virginius " was 
ready for sea, Lieutenant-Commander White requested the United States 
Consul to bring her papers to him for examination ; and, having carefully 
considered the case, was convinced that no power had the right to interfere 
with the steamer ; that whatever had been her past record, there was nothing 
in evidence at that time which would warrant detention by a foreign cruiser. 
He then sent an officer with the Consul to deliver the steamer her jiapers, and 
informed the commanding officer of the " Pizarro," by letter, that, having 
investigated the present status of the " Virginius," he considered her free to 
sail without molestation, and trusted that no attempt would be made to 
detain her. To this letter no reply was received, and upon the " Virginius " 
making preparations for sea, the " Pizarro " followed suit. When the " Vir- 
ginius " got under way, the " Kansas," being in readiness for sea, and for 
action as well, was interposed between the " Virginius " and the " Pizarro." 
The latter vessel got under way at once, and the three vessels proceeded to sea 
in that order. After a few hours' run it became evident that the " Pizarro " 
was no match for the " Virginius " in point of speed and, the master of the 
latter vessel having declared that he feared nothing further from the 
" Pizarro," the " Kansas " returned to Aspinwall, and the *' Virginius " pro- 
ceeded to the Venezuelan port for which she had cleared. In relation to the 
protection and convoying to sea of the " Virginius," the Navy Department 
addressed him a letter, saying: "Your whole course is approved in every re- 
spect;" commanding U. S. S. "Onward," on the Peruvian coast from Sep- 
tember, 1872, to March, 1875, where, for months at a time, he was senior 
officer during the frequent turbulent periods ; his reports of the condition of 
affairs on shore were commended by the commander-in-chief, and by the 



88 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\^'. 

Navy Department; 1875-7 served on board the V. S. S. " Tennessee," as 
principal aide to Rear- Admiral Reynolds, oommauder-in-cliiet'on the Asiatic 
Station ; 187J<. Torpedo Station, Newport, R. I. ; 1870-82, Instrnetor in 
Seamansliip, Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. ; commanded the ^iractice- 
ship " Dale." with naval cadets on boanl, dviriiij; the snmmcr of 1S80 ; June, 
1882, ordered to tlie " Hartford," tlasxship. Pacific Station ; served as Execu- 
tive OtHcer until April. 1884. when invalided home; special iluty Navy De- 
partment, December, 1884, to April, 1885; May, 1885, Traininj; Station, 
R.I. Promoted to (^()H)»ia»(/«-r. March 4, 188(5; during summer of 1886, 
Torpedo Station, Newport, R. I. ; Decendier. lS8(i, to October, 1888, com- 
manilinir training-ship "Portsmouth," with naval apprentices, cruising to the 
coast of Europe during the summer months, and in the winter through the 
AVest India Islands; November, 1888. ordered as Et|uipnient-()tlicer at the 
Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N H ; ordered to the ciHinnaml of the V. S. S. 
'"Concord," April, 1892. Ascended the >Iississi|)pi River to Memphis, 
Tenn.. to j>articii>ate in the celebration of the opening of the bridge across 
the river at that point. Afterwards went to Cairo, Illinois, and anchored in 
the Ohio River. This novel cruise for a vessel of sixteen feet draft attracted 
much attention throughout the country ; on the return of the ship to the sea, 
stopping at all important river towns, much enthusiasm prevailed, and the 
display of patriotism at sight of a national vessel in those waters was very 
marked. Cruised with the North Atlantic Sijuadron. during summer of 
181)2; proceeded under telegraphic orilers to Venezuela. September, 1802, to 
protect American interests during a prolonged revolution, and where our 
mail steamers had been interfered with ; on the arrival of Admiral Walker, 
ordered to Colon to restore the tratiic on the Isthnuis. which had been inter- 
rupted by local authm-ity. Attached to the fleet of Admiral Gherardi, in 
March, 1893, and participated in the Naval Review at Ham|Uon Roails and 
New York; duly, 1893, ordered as Equi[Mnent OHicer of the Navy Yard, 
New York ; June, 1895, ordered to Naval War College, Newport, R. I.; 
November, 1895, ordered as Commandant of Cadets, U. S. Naval Academy, 
Annapolis. Crossed the Atlantic during the summers of 1890 and 1897, in 
conunand of Cadet Practice Ship Monongahela. Present duty, Commandant 
of Cadets. 

George W. Pigman. — Born in Indiana. Appointed from Indiana, 
t^eptember 28, 18t.U ; Naval School, 18(Jl-4 ; steam-sloop '' Brooklyn," Hag- 
shi|\ Brazil Si^uadron, 18()(i-7. Promoted to JAr^/rr, Deci niber 1.1866; 
steauj-sloop " Kansas," South Atlantic Squadron, 1868. Commissioned as 
Lieufriianf, iNIarch 12, 1868 Commissioned as Li(iite>iant-Commaii<l(')\Octo- 
ber 28, 18)>9; iron-dad '• Saugus," North Atlantic Elect, 1870; Naval 
Academv, 1871-3; "Hartford," Hag ship Asiatic Station, 1873-5; Naval 
Observatory. 1876-8; " Wachusett," South Atlantic Statiim, 1879-82 ; Hy- 
drographic OtHce, 1882-4; Torpedo Station, 1884-5; " Tennessee," North 
Atlantic Station, 1885-6 Promoted to Co»J7n(njf/er, October, 1886 ; com- 
manding " Alliance," South Atlantic Station, 1888-9; League Island Navy 
Yard, 1890, to October, 1891 ; coninumding monitors at Richmond, Va., 
March, 1892, to July, 1895; commanding "Bennington," July, 1895, to 
April, 1897 ; Inspector Ordnance, Newport News, to date. 

John McGowan. — Born in Delaware. Appointed from New Jersey, 
MaMers Mute, March 8. 1862; duty in Potomac Elotilla. Promoted to 
Aciing Ma^-^fer, ^lay 8, 1862, and ordered to command '' AVyandank," Poto- 
mac Elotilla; detached, Eebruary, 1863, and ordered to the " Elorida," 
North Atlantic Station ; detached, November, 1864, and ordered to the 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 89 

"State of Georgia," Nortli Atlantic .Station, until after fall of Fort Fisher, 
and then .South' Atlantic .Station ; April, 1865, after fall of Charleston, to 
Colon, N. G., protecting Arnerir-an interests; detached from "State of 
Georgia," August, 1 805, and in November ordered to "Monongahela," North 
Atlaritic Squadron ; January, 1807, detached from "Monongahela," and in 
February ordered to " Tacony," Gulf Squadron; detaclied from " Tacon y," 
October, 18G7, and ordered same month to the receiving ship, Navy Yard, 
Phihidelphia. Commissioned Mfister, March 12, 1868; detached from receiv- 
ing ship, Philadelphia, September, 1868, and ordered to Asiatic Squadron. 
Promoted to Lieutenonl, December 18,1868; January, 1869, "Unadilla ;" 
November, 1869, " Iroquois ;" detached from "Iroquois," April, 1870, and 
ordered to Ordnance Duty, Navy Yard, Philadelphia. Promoted to lAentm- 
anl- Commander, April 22, 1870; detached from Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 
October, 1870, and ordered to "Terror;" detached from "Terror;" August, 
1871, granted leave; November, 1871, to Ordnance duty, Navy Yard, Phila- 
delphia; July, 1872, leave, Europe; May, 1873, " Waehusett," European 
Station ; April, 1874, "Juniata," European .Station; December, 1875, leave, 
Europe; June, 1876, Hydrographic Office; September, 1879, "Marion," 
South Atlantic Station ; detached. December, 1882 ; February, 1883, Navy 
Yard League Island ; July, 1883, Naval Rendezvous, Philadelphia; Septem- 
ber, 1885, Navy Yard, New Yorli. Promoted to Commander, January 27, 
1887; March 1, 1888, to command " Swatara," .South Atlantic and Asiatic 
Stations; April, 1890, detached and granted sick leave, Europe; January, 
1891, commanding Nautical .School-ship, St. Mary's; March, 1894, de- 
tached, and to Navy Yard, Washington, D. C; May, 1894, to command 
training-ship "Portsmouth;" January, 1895, transferred to training-ship 
"Alliance" October, 1895, detached, and to Bureau of Navigation ; Decem- 
ber, 1896, command of training-ship and station, Newport, R. I., to date 
(May, 1898j. 

James G. Green. — Entered the volunteer service as an Acting Ensign, 
and at the close of the Rebellion was transferred to the regular navy. Com- 
missioned as JAeutenant-Coynmander, J u]y S, 1^70; Asiatic Fleet, 1870-1; 
"Saco" (third-rate), Asiatic Station, 1872-6; commanding "Palos," Asiatic 
Station, 1877-81 ; Hydrographic Office, 1881-3; "Galena," N. A. Station, 
1883-6. Promoted to Commander, March, 1887 ; Torpedo Station, 1886-7 ; 
commanding "Alert," January, 1889, to August, 1890; Light-House Inspec- 
tor, August, 1890, to October, 1^S94; Ordnance Instructor, Washington, 
I) C, October 15, 1894, to February, 1895; waiting orders, February 5, 
1895 ; Equipment Officer, Navy Yard, Norfolk, December 16, 1895, to April, 
1896; commanding U. S. S. "Marion," April 23, 1896, to June, 1897; 
commanding l^iget Sound Naval .Station, June 19, 1897, to date. 

Charles H. Rockwell. — Was born in Chatham, ]\Iassachusetts, April 
29, 1840. He entered the naval service of the United States as an Acting 
Master, July 5, 1862 ; .served on board the receiving-ship "North Carolina ' 
for a few weeks, and was then ordered to the U. S. steamer " Penguin ; " 
served as Executive Officer on the ship in the East Gulf Squadron until May 
10, 1863, when he was ordered to the U. S. schooner " Wanderer;" on July 
6, 1863, he was detached from the " Wanderer" and ordered to command the 
U. S. schooner "Two Sisters;" during the time that he held this command 
active and important services were performed on the west coast of Florida, 
calling forth a commendatory letter from the Commander-in-Chief, who 
recommended Mr. Rockwell for promotion ; December 16 1863, the Depart- 
ment promoted him to Acting Volunteer Lieutenant, "in consideration of 



00 KKCORHS OK l.lVlXr. OKKICKRS OK TUK f. S. \.\\ V. 

giHHl sorviiv;" i>n IVooiubor 2l\ 18(?;i. Lioutonant luvkwoll was liotsu'hotl 
from tho coinniand ot" the "Two !Sistoi>! " aiul ol^^olvd to coniniaiul tho I»ark 
•• (.uMu ot'tlio S>a ;" on Novoiulvr 5. 1S(>4. Mr. IvH'kwoll was tloiaolioil (vo\\\ 
the tvniniaiul ot" tho " Oom ot tho Soa." aiul ordoroW to oomniaiui tho l" S. 
stoamor •■ Hoiulriok Hudson:'" whilo in oomnianii ot' this ship, and ot'tlio 
t'oriv hhn'kadinu: otV St. Marks. KKuida, ho iMirani/inl and dirootod an oxpo- 
dition ajrainst rohol sah works, dispoi-siuir tho arniod t'oroo at tho ontrat\oo to 
iho rivor, and ilostrovinir a hirs:v amount ot' proporty. This oalloil t'orth 
anothor U^tor ot' oonunondation t'rom tho romman»lor-in-Chiot". (>n Kohruary 
2-. IStio.an oxpodition undor Hriuadior-iu'noral ,lolu\ Nowton was lU'eani/otl 
to ojHM-ato in tho vioiniiy ot"8t. Mark's, and at tho ivquost ot'tJonoral Nowton, 
Lioutonant HookwoU was a.>-siciioil to duty with tho oxpoilition. and was 
app«Mntod Naval Aido on tho 8tatt' ot' tho IVunmanilinir-Gonoral. and ph\ivd 
in oliarjit' o\' tlio transportation of tho ti>>ops. Tho t'oroos himlod at 8t. 
Mark's, and an onsr:\>:\Muont foUowod at Nowptn't, and a hh>ody hatlU^ at a 
point known as Natural l>rid>ri\ oiirht niilos bolow Tallahassoo In this 
o\fHHlitii>n. Lioutonant luokwoll sorvod oonstantly on tho Statf oi' (.ionoral 
Nowton. roooivinir fivni him a lottor o\' thanks t'or his sorviivs ou tho ivturn 
of tho oxjvdition. HosuniiniT oommand of tho "' llondriok Hudson," ho was 
on March 27. lS(ir>, proniotod to tho srrado of A'tiiuj \'o/unt(Yr fJcntcmuU 
(omtnnnda: Ho ronuiinod in oonnnand o\' this ship until Auiiust S, lS(>r>, 
whon ho was dotaohod and i;n\ntod \'onr nuuuhs" loavo oi' ahsonoo, and wsv» 
honorahlv disoliaruo*! t"nHn tho naval sorvioo Oocvinhor v*>, IS(>5. In Novom- 
hor. IS(U\ Mr. HookwoU was oxaminod for tho ivixnlar sorvioo, and on tho 
UUh ot' that month was ro-app»untod Adiiitj Mn.-^tcr in tho Navy ; ho sorvod 
on hi^ard tho V. S stoamor " Osooola " in tho Wost Indios until Soptonihor, 
1807 ; in (.Vtobor of that year ho took passajro in tho V. S. 8. " Idaho" to 
Brazil, and sorvod on tho tlap^hip " (luorrioiv " until hor ivturn to tho 
I'nitod Statos in duly, 1800. On Maroh I'J. 18(>8, ho was oommissionod a 
Mastt'v in tho roirular sorvioo, and on IVivnihor 18. of tho samo yoar. was 
promotoil to Litutt^nant. At'tor a short siMvioo on tho roooivin>;-ship '' Van- 
dalia "" at Portsmouth. Now Hampshiro, ho was ordorod to tho U. 8. 8. 
*■ Talos." and jnvooodod in hor to China, oonimandinir hor thoro until Oott>- 
bor, 1872, whon ho roturnod to tho United Statos in tho "Alaska."" Durins; 
tho timo Lioutonant KtH'kwoll was in oommand of tho " Pah^s "" ho partici- 
pated in tho actions with tho Coroan t'tM-ts in tho oxpodition undor tho com- 
mand oi' Hoar-Admiral ,K»hn HovIltoi-s. From March, 187.'>. until Soptomhor. 
1874, ho was on dutv at tho l\u-tsmouth Navy Yaril : t"rom tho latter date 
iMitil April. 187.""), ho sorvod on tho " Plymouth '" and " OoU>rado," and on 
Juno 1, 187"), bocamo Li>:ht-Honso Inspector of tho Fonrtoonth Liixht-House 
District. On Juno 1 . 187l\ was ordered as Executive of tho I". 8. 8. "Adams." 
On February 20. 1878, was promoted to Liciitritaut'Covnmxmin'; .<orvetl 
at Torpedo School, and on May 1st joined F.S. S. "Jamestown," as Execu- 
tive, and sorvod in tliat ship in Alaska until Soptonibor, 1881 ; was on duty 
at the Boston Navy Yaixl until Oot»>ber 1, 1882: 188;> was on tho reeeivinsj- 
ship "Franklin," at Norfolk, Viriiinia : in September, 1884, took a larp? 
ilrat't of t\ien to tho Isthmus for the Pacitic Snuadron : was ajrain at the Tor- 
pedo School in 1885 and at tho War CoUoue ; t'rom April. 188(5, to Oetober, 
1888, sorvod on tho traiiiiuLT-ship " Minnesota." at New York. (.October ol. 
1 888, was promoted to Commnmirr, and February 2(K 188;). took oommand 
of tho U. 8. 8. " Yantic." until (Vtober. ISOl : commandiuLT receivin>r-shi|i 
"St. Louis," from October. 1801. to 1804; later ct>mmanihHl tho rocoivinu- 
ship " Kiclimond." Fn^m July 2(>. 18!V1. to date, (\Hnmanilant ot' Naval Sta- 
tion, Port Koval, S. C. 



RECORDS Of- IJVJXG OFflCF.RS Of 'iff?; U. S, NAVY. 91 

James M. Forsyth. — EnU-.rtil tlio volu/ite^^r navy, S^;ptfcrnber 2.^i, 1801, 
an an yicfin;/ MudiyH Mote ; aervoA through the KebeJIion, hf:;ing attached at 
various ti rncH to thf; North and b'MJth Atlantic and Wc.rt Gulf .Squadrons, 
and particifiating in tlic capture of Forts Clarke and iiattera-s, Augu-^t 27, 
]8'>l ; the engagement-! under Farragut, on the Mi-Hissippi, from Forte Jack - 
Hon and St. Fliilip to V'ick.sburg; and the engagement with rebel rarn 
" Arkanwas;" and, while attached to the S. A. S^juadron, took part in the 
various engagement.^ with Sumter, Moultrie, and other fortification.s in 
Charh;Htori Harbor. Promoted to Acting Enmfa, September o, 1862, and to 
Adiinj MmU/r, Augu.st 1, 1804 ; Executive Officer .steamer " Nyack," Pacific 
H^juadron, I8O0-8. Commissioned as Mader in the reg^ular navy, March 12, 
18f)8, and commi.ssioned as JylevicnoM, December 18, 1808; Executive 
Officer .steamer "Purveyor," spjcial service, 1808; rewiiving ship " Potf;- 
mac," May, 1809, to Alay, 1870; Executive Officer ironclad 'Saugus," 
N. A. S<juadron, in 1870, and Executive Officer of ironclad " Ajax," N. A. 
H'pjadron, in 1871 ; Navy Yard, Philadelphia, May, 1871, to December, 
1872 ; Executive Officer 8hi[) "Supply," special .-ervice ''Vienna Exposition;, 
.January to Dec«-fnt)er, 187'>; Navy Yard, i'hiladelphia, December, 1878, to 
March, 1874 ; Navigating ()W\cj-j steam-sloop " Powhatan," N. A. Sfjuadron, 
March, 1874, to February, 1877; torpedo instruction, .June to October, 
1877; navigation duty. League Lsland .Station, 1877-80. Promoted to 
/yieuteiiMnt-(Jommaader, May, 1878; "Lancaster," European Station, 1881- 
4; Navy Yard, League Island, 1884-0; Naval A.sylum, 188f)-9. Pro- 
jnoted to Commander, March, 1889; commanding "Tallapoosa," S. A. Sta- 
tion 1889-90; Naval Home, Philadelphia, .June, 1892, to 1895; command- 
ing monitors Jlichmrtud, Va., .June, 1895. Commanding Naval Station, 
K<-y West, August, 18!)r>, to May, 1898. 

George A. Converse.- -liorn in V^ermont. A.\)\>()\\\t(i(\ -dn Adinrj Mid- 
akipmaii, at Naval Academy, September 29. 1801 ; graduated in 1805; steam- 
sloop " Canaiidaigua," European Srpiadron, 1805-09. JV^rnuted to E/iHu/n, 
December 1, 1800; Mo-^lcr. March 12,1808; IJeidenant, March 20,1809; 
tor|)ed(; service, 1870-77. l^rornoted t(j Lieutenard' Commander, -July, 1878 ; 
"Marion," European Station, 1877-79; sick leave, 1879-81 ; '' Lancaster," 
European Station, 188.3-5 ; Instructor at Torpedo Station, 1885-9. Pro- 
moted to (Jommander, March, 1889; in charge of Torpedo .Station, .January 
2, 1893, to .June, 1897; command U. S. S. "Montgomery," crui.ser, North 
Atlantic Sfjiiadron, .June 14, 1897, to date. 

Royal Bird Bradford. — Jiorn in Maine. Appointed Ardim/ Midship- 
man at Naval Acadcnjy, November 28, 1801 ; graduated in .June, 1805; 
" Swatarfi," in the WestJndies, 1 805-0 ; the " Rhode Island," flagship, North 
Atlantic Station, 1800 ; the " Irofjiiois," on the Asiatic Station, 1807-9 ; anrl 
the "Delaware" (flag-ship), Asiatic Station, 1870. I^romoted to Ensif/n, 
December 1, 1800 ; Manter, March 12, 1808, and Lieutenant, March 20, 1809 ; 
torjjedo service, 1 872-'>, at Nevvprtrt, liliode Island. " "Wabash " and " I^^rank- 
liri " (flag-shipsj, luiropean Station, 187-3-5; instructor in Torpedo Warfare, 
Torpedo Station, 1875-0; Executive-Officer, "Alliance," European Station, 
1877-9. Promoted to lyieutenant-Coniritander, ^ovumhar ?A), 1878; Instruc- 
tor, Torpedo Station, 1880-3; Executive-Officer, "Trenton" fflag-shij)), 
Asiatic .Station, 1883-5; special duty at Newport, K. I., re-writing Navy 
Regulations and organizing a Naval Department of Electricity, 1885-6. 
Served as the first Naval Inspector of P^lectric Lighting, 188.5-7; Assistant 
to the (yliicf of liureau of Navigation, 1887-91, Promoted to Commander, 
March 20, 1889; commanded " Jienningtou," 1891-3; member Board of 



92 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Inspection and Survey, 1893-6 ; commanded " Montgomery," North Atlantic 
Station, July 1, 1896, to July 23, 1897; chief of Bureau of Equipment, 
September, 7, 1897, to date. 

Joseph Edgar Craig. — Born in New York. Appf)inted an Acting Mid- 
shipman at Naval Academy, November 29, 1861 ; title changed to Midship- 
man, July 16, 1862 ; graduated 1865 ; " Monongahela," West India Squad- 
ron, November, 1865, to Julv, 1868. Promoted to Emif/n, December 1, 
1866. Promoted to Muster, March 12, 1868 ; " Portsmouth,"" South Atlantic 
Fleet, January, 1869, to October, 1871. Promoted to Lieutenant, March 26, 
1869; Naval Academy, December, 1871, to June, 1874 ("Constellation," 
summer practice cruise, June to September, 1873) ; Naval Observatory, 
special duty, June to October, 1874 ; " Narragiinsett," special duty as astron- 
omer, Nortl) Pacific Survey, November, 1874, to August, 1875; Hydro- 
graphic Office, special duty in connection with "Narragansett's " Survey, 
August. 1875, to October, 1877; "Alaska," Pacific Station, April, 1878, to 
April, 1881. Promoted to Lievtenant- Commander, INIarch 13, 1885; Naval 
Academy, June, 1881, to September, 1885 (commanding " Mayflower." sum- 
mer practice cruise, 1882) ; " Vandalia," Pacific Station, February, 1886, to 
April. 1887; commanding " Palos," Asiatic Station, June, 1887, to March, 
1890. Promoted to Commander, January 3, 1890 ; Naval Academy, June, 
1890, to December, 1894, when took command of U. S. S. " Concord," to 
May, 1896; Navy Yard, New York, July 1, 1896; Hydrographer Bureau 
of Navigation, April 19, 1897, to date. 

Charles Mitchell Thomas. — Entered Naval Academy, November 28, 
1861; graduated September 26, 1865; served in " Sbenaudoah," on the 
Asiatic Station, from October 17, 1865, to May 3, 1869. Promoted to Ensign, 
December 1, 1866. Promoted to Master, March 12, 1868. Commissioned as 
Lieutenant, March 26, 1869; League Island, June 1, 1869, to September 4, 
1869; "Supply," European Station, November 2, 1869, to July 26, 1870; 
"Guerriere," European Station, August 10, 1870, to September 13,1871; 
receiving-ship " Potomac," Philadelphia, March 18, 1872, to October 22, 
1872; monitor "Terror," Key West, Florida, October 26, 1872, to June 18, 
1873; Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, September 1, 1873, to April 
20, 1874; monitor " Dictator," Kev West, Florida, June 22, 1874, to April 
22, 1875 ; Navy Yard, Philadelphia, June 17, 1875, to November 15, 1875 ; 
Centennial Exposition, November 17, 1875, to March 23,1877; receiving- 
.'^hip "St. Louis," jNIarch 24, 1877, to January 9, 1878; "Constitution," Paris 
Exposition, 1878, and training-ship, 1879-80. Promoted to Lieutenant- 
Commander, April, 1880; Naval Academy, September, 1880, to June, 1884; 
" Hartford," flag ship, Pacific Station, June, 1884, to January, 1887; com- 
manding C S. steamer "Patterson," April, 1887, to April, 1889; Hydro- 
grajihic Inspector, Coast Survey, July 1, 1889, to INIarch, 1891. Promoted 
to Commander, February, 1890 ; Bureau of Navigation, March, 1881. to July, 
1893 ; commanding " Bennington," Julv. 1893, to Julv. 1895 ; Naval Home, 
October, 1895, to May, 1897 ; War College, June to September, 1897 ; Naval 
Academy, September, 1897, to date. 

Albert Sydney Snow. — Born in Maine. Ap]winted an Acting Mid- 
shipman, at Naval Academy, November 30, 1861, graduated, 1865 ; " Chat- 
tanooga " (first rate), March, 1866, to August, 1866 ; " Pensacola " (second- 
rate). North Pacific Squadron, September, 1866, to April, 1868 ; " Resaca," 
North Pacific Squadron, April. 1868, to August, 1869. Promoted to Em^ign, 
December 1,1866. Promoted to Master, March 12, 1868. Promoted" to 
Lieutenant, March 26, 1869 ; " Alaska " (second-rate), Asiatic Squadron, 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 93 

December, 1869, to March, 1873, taking part in the expedition to Corea, and 
attack on Corean forts; Torpedo .Station, 1873; "Congress" (second-rate), 
European Station, March, 1874, to July, 1876 ; receiving-ship " Wabash," 
and Navy Yard, Boston, 1877 to 1879 ; training-ship " Portsmouth," Janu- 
ary, 1879, to December, 1881. Promoted to Lientenmit- Commander, July 
1 1, 1880; Navy Yard, Boston, May, 1882, to May, 1883; U. S. C. and G. 
Survey, from July, 1883, to April 30, 1887. Commanding steamers " Ged- 
ney," " Hassler " and " Patterson," the two latter in the Pacific ; surveying 
on the coast of Oregon, Washington and Alaska. Member Board of In- 
spection and Survev, from December, 1887, to April, 1890. Commanding 
"Essex," April, 1890, to July, 1892; waiting orders, July, 1892, to May, 
1893. Promoted to Commander February 28,1890 ; Naval Academy May, 
1893, to November. 1894; Inspector Third Light-House District from 
March 1, 1895, to February 2, 1898 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H , from 
February 4, 1898, to May, 1898; commanding transport "Badger," North 
Atlantic Squadron, on special service, from May, 1898. 

George Cook Reiter. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed as Aciing 
Midshipviati at Naval Academy, September 20, 1861 ; graduated, 1865 ; 
schoolship "Sabine," 1865-6; "Lackawanna" (second-rate), N. P. Squad- 
ron, 1866-68. Promoted to Ensign, December 1, 1866. Promoted to Master, 
March 12, 1868. Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 26, 1869; "Ply- 
mouth" (third-rate), European Fleet, 18*59-72; "Narraganset" (third-rate), 
surveying service in the Pacific, 1872-5; "Lehigh" (iron-clad), North At- 
lantic Station, 1875-6 ; equi[)ment duty, Norfolk, Va., 1876-7 ; "Tuscarora," 
Pacific Station, 1877-8; Light-House Inspector, 1879-83. Promoted to 
Lieutenant- Commander, November, 1880 ; " Nipsic," South Atlantic Station, 
1883-86; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1886-9; commanding "Ranger," North 
Pacific Station, 1889-90. Promoted (Commander, July 31, 1890; command- 
ing " Thetis," May, 1891, to July, 1893 ; Light-House Inspector, July, 1893- 
96 ; commanding " Detroit," June, 1896, to 1897 ; ordered to Thirteenth Light- 
House District, December, 1897-8 ; ordered to command U. S. S. " Vene- 
zuela " xMarch, 1898. 

Willard Herbert Brownson. — Born in New York. Appointed Acting 
Midshipman at Naval Academy, November 29, 1861 ; graduated, 1865 ; 
" Rhode Island " (second-rate). West India Station, 1865-7. Promoted to 
jEVis/^'n, December 1,1866; "Susquehanna" (second-rate), N. A. Station, 
1867-8. Promoted to Master, March 12, 1868; "Dacotah" (third-rate). 
Pacific Fleet, 1869-70. Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 26, 1869; 
"Mohican "(third-rate), Pacific Fleet, 1870-1; "St. Mary's," Pacific Fleet, 
1870-1 ; " Ossipee," 1871 ; torpedo service, 1872 ; Naval Academy, 1872-5 ; 
"Kearsarge" (third-rate), Asiatic Station, 1875-6; "Tennessee" (second- 
rate), Asiatic Station, 1876-8; Naval Academy, 1878-81. Promoted to 
Lieutenant- Commander, December, 1880; commanding C. S. S. " Gedney," 
1881 ; commanding C. S. S. " Blake," 1881-4 ; " Powhatan," N. A. Station, 
1884-5; Hydrographic Inspector, Coast Survey, 1885-9; commanding 
" Petrel," N. A. Station, 1^89 to October, 1891. Promoted Commander, May, 
1891 ; General Inspector Cruiser No. 10, October, 1801, to March, 1892, and 
July, 1893 ; commanding " Detroit," July, 1893-4 ; Naval Academy Novem- 
ber, 1894-5 ; leave of absence, November, 1895 ; Member Board Inspection 
and Survey, Dec, 1896-8 ; commanding the U. S. S. " Yankee," March, 1898. 

Henry Ezra Nichols. — Born in New York. Appointed an Aciing 
Midshipman, Vit Naval Academy, Oct. 1, 1861; graduated, 1865; "Swatara" 
(third-rate), West India and European Squadrons, 1865-9, Promoted to 



04 RECORDS O^ LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Ens{g)i,Decen\her 1, 1866 Promoted to Master, Decemher 12, 1868. Coni- 
niissioned as Lieufenaitt, March 26, 1869; "Frolic" (fourth-rate), Port- 
Aihniral flaj^-ship. New York, harI)or, 1869-70 ; ordnance duty, Pittsburgh, 
1870-1; S. A. Station, 1872-3; torpedo duty, 1874; Coast Survey, 1875; 
"Supply" (fourth-rate), special service, 1876; Coast Survey, 1876-7; 
" Despatcli " (fourth-rate), special service, Europe, l<S77-8 ; Coast Survey, 
1878-80; commanding C. C S. " Hassler," 1880-4. Promoted to Lieuten- 
ant-Commander, January, 1881 ; commanding "Pinta" (Alaska), 1884-6; 
inspector of new steel cruiser, 1886-7 ; Coast Survey, 1887 to July, 18!)1. 
Promoted Commander, June, 1881 ; member of Board of Inspection, July, 
1891 ; recruiting duty, 1891 ; service on " Ranger," 1892 ; Light-House In- 
spector, December, 1892, to September, 1895. Senior Member Board of In- 
spection of Su])pli('S, 1896. "Bennington," Decend^er, 1896, to INIay, 1898. 

^Villiam Whitman Mead. — Born in Kentucky. Appointed jis Acting 
Midshipman at Naval Academy, December 30, 1861; graduated, 1865; 
"Lackawanna" (second-rate), North Pacific Squadron, 1866-9. Promoted 
to Enfiign, December 1, 1866. Promoted to il/cf.sf^r, March 12, 1868. Com- 
missioned as Lieutenant, March 26, 1869 ; Signal Office, Washington, 1870 ; 
"Colorado" (first-rate), flag-ship, Asiatic Fleet, 1870-3; had command of 
" Colorado," steam launch, in first day's fight with Coreau forts ; when expedi- 
tion landed for capture and destruction of the forts commanded light artillery 
from Hag-ship ; " Michigan" (fourth -rate), 1873-4 ; " Shawmut" (third-rate), 
North Atlantic Station, 1875-6; Hydrographic Office, 1877-9; "Shenan- 
doah," South Atlantic Station, 1 879-82. Promoted to lAeutenant- Commander, 
March, 1881 ; Hydrographic Office, 1882-3 ; '• Tennessee," North Atlantic 
Station, 1883-5; IJght-House Inspector, 1886, to May, 1890; receiving-ship 
"Independence," May, 1890, to October, 1891. Promoted Comma)ider, 
August 2, 1891 ; commanding "Essex," May, 1892, to April, 1893; Light- 
House Inspector, May, 1893, to 1896; Equipment Officer, Navy Yard, Nor- 
folk, May, 1.S96. 

Edwin Samuel Houston. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed as 
Acting Mid ><hipman at Naval Academy, April 18, 1862; graduated, 1865; 
"Lackawanna" (second-rate), Pacific Fleet, 1866-9. Promoted to Endgn, 
December 1, 1866 Promoted to Master, March 12, 1868. Commissioned 
as Lieidenmd, March 29, 1869; "Severn" (second-rate), flagship North 
Atlantic Fleet, 1869-71 ; "Lancaster" (second-rate). South Atlantic Station, 
1872-4; Naval Rendezvous, San Francisco, 1875-6; nautical school-ship 
" Jamestown," 1876-7 ; " Hartford," South Atlantic Station, 1877-79 ; Navy 
Yard, Washington, 1879-81. Promoted to Ijieuienant-Commander, March, 
1881 ; " Richmond," Asiatic Station, 1881-4 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 18.S5-6 ; 
"Trenton," special service, 1886-7; "Lancaster," South Atlantic Station, 
1887-9 ; receiving-ship " INIinuesota," 1889, to October, 1891. Promoted to 
Commander, Septend)er 27, 1891 ; commanding receiving-ship " Dale," IMarch, 
1892-4; commanding " JNIachias," September, 1894-6; Captain Navy Yard, 
League Island, I)cc(Mnber, 1896, to May, 1898. 

Edwin Longnecker. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed as Acting 
Midshipman at Naval Academy, September 24, 1861; gratluated, 1865; 
"Shenandoah" (second-rate), Elast India Station, 18(i6-9. Promoted to 
Ensign, December 1, 1866. Promoted to Master, March 12, 1868. Com- 
missioned as Lieidenayd, March 26, 1869 ; receiving ship, Philadelphia, 1869 ; 
' Swatara " (third-rate). North Atlantic Fleet, 1870-71 ; "Colorado" (first- 
rate). North Atlantic Station, 1872-3; "Alaska" (third-rate), Euro})ean 
Station, 1874-6 ; " Wyoming" (third-rate), Paris Exposition Service, 1878 ; 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 95 

Naval Observatory, 1878-82. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander , August, 
1881 ; " Michigan " (on the hikes), 1882-3 ; " Shenandoali," Pacific Station, 
1883-6; training-ship ''Richmond," August, 1888, to October, 1891, to 
November, 1892. Promoted to Commander, October 2, 1891 ; commanding 
" Ranger," November, 1892, to December, 1894 ; leave of absence, December, 
9, 1894; Naval War College, June 1, 1895, to August, 1895; Inspector 
Ordnance, League Island, August 28, 1895, to 1898 ; commanding Navy 
Yard, League Island, February, 189S, to date. 

George E. Ide. — Born in Ohio. Appointed as Actincj-Midshipman, at 
Naval Academy, September 27, 1861 ; graduated, 1866 ; Pacific Fleet, 
1866-8. Promoted to Ensign, December 1, 1866. Promoted to Master, 
March 12, 1868 Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 26, 1869 ; " Plymouth," 
European Squadron, 1869-72; "Juniata," N. A. Squadron, 1873; leave, 
1875; training-ship " Monongahela," 1875 ; x"eceiving-ship "Independence," 
1876-7 ; Naval Observatory, 1877-8 ; " Vandalia," European Station, 1878-9 ; 
" Alliance," N A. Station, 1879-80. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, 
October, 1>81 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1881-3 ; "Adams," Pacific Station, 
1883-4; "Alliance," S A. Station, 1886-9. Promoted to Commander, Oc- 
tober 2, 1891 ; Member Board Inspection Merchant Vessels, N. Y., Septem- 
ber 1, 1892 ; commanding U. S. S. " Alert," October 8, 1894, to June 17, 
1895 ; waiting orders, June, 1895, to November, 1896 ; Ordnance Officer, 
Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., November 24, 1896 ; commanding Navy Yard, 
Norfolk, Va , February, 1898 ; commanding U. S. S. "Justin," May, 1898. 

George Milton Book. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed as Acting 
Midshipman at Naval Academy, November 22, 1861 ; graduated, 1865 ; W. 
I. Squadron, 1865-7. Promoted to Ensign, December 1, 1866; apprentice- 
ship "Portsmouth," 1867-9. Promoted to Master, March 12, 1868. Com- 
missioned as Lieidenant, March 29, 1869 ; sick-leave, 1870-1 ; retired, 1871 ; 
restored to active list, 1875; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1876 ; "Adams" (third- 
rate), S. A. Station, 1876-8; commanding "Montauk," N. A. Station, 
1879-81. Pi'omoted to Lieutenant- Commander, May, 1881 ; "Enterprise," 
N. A. Station, 1882-4 ; Asiatic Station, 1884-6; receiving-ship " Vermont," 
1885-8 ; Navy Yard, New York, December, 1889, to August, 1891 ; waiting 
orders, August, 1891, to May, 1892. Promoted to Commander, December 
16, 1891 ; Navy Yard, New York, May, 1892, to April, 1893; commanding 
"Alert," April, 1893, to October, 1893 ; Naval War College, June, 1894 ; 
October, 1894, waiting orders; court-martial duty, June, 1895; Navy Yard, 
Norfolk, August, 1895 ; Avaiting orders, July, 1896 ; ordered to command 
"Marion," May, 1897; Navy Yard, Mare Island, December, 1897; com- 
manding U. S. S. "Mohican," 1898, to present date. 

Thomas Perry. — Born in New York. Appointed an Acting Midship- 
7nan at Naval Academy September 21, 1861; graduated, 1865; school-ship 
"Sabine," 1866. Promoted to Ensign, December 1, 1866; " Pensacola," 
North Pacific Fleet, 1867; "Suwanee" (third-rate), Pacific Fleet, 1868; 
"Dictator" (iron-clad), N. A. Station, 1869; " Miantonomah " (second- 
rate), special service, 1870. Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 26, 1869; 
"Shenandoah," European Fleet, 1871-2; "Manhattan," North Atlantic 
Fleet, 1873-4; "Omaha," South Pacific, 1875-7; Naval Observatory, 
1878-9; "Swatara," Asiatic Station, 1879-81; "Alert," A.^iatic Station, 
1881-2. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commayider, November, 1881 ; Light- 
House Inspector, 1883-6 ; " Brooklyn," Asiatic Station, 1887-9 ; light-house 
duty, 1890 to December, 1892. Promoted Commander, January 10, 1892 ; 
General Inspector of the " Castine," February, 1893; commanding " Cas- 
tine," 1894-6. Light-House Inspector, 1897 to date. 



96 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Charles Herbert Stockton. — Entered the Naval Academy in Novem- 
ber, 18G1, graduating in 18G5; served in the " Dacotali," '• Chattanooga," 
and " Mohican," going to the North Pacific by the way of the Strait of 
MageUan, in the " iSIohicaii," served in the Pacific from 1866-9 ; was stationed, 
l>'6y-70, at Navy Yard, Philadelphia; was ordered to the " Congress " in 
1870 ; made a varied cruise in the West Indies, Greenland, and in the Medi- 
terranean, in the "Congress;" returning from the Mediterranean in 1874, in 
the "Brooklyn," was again stationed at the Navy Yard, Philadelphia; left 
the Navy Yard in 1875, and joined the US. S. " Swatara," making the 
cruise around the world in that ship; on the Transit of Venus Expedition ; 
Hydrographic Office, Washington, and from there, in 1876, to U. S. S. 
"Plymouth;" detached from U. S. S. "Plymouth," North Atlantic Station, 
May 17, 1879 ; ordered to Navy Yard, New York, July 1, 1879 ; at torpedo 
station, Newport, R. I., May 31, 1880; ox-dered to Navy Yard, Washington, 
D. C, October 1, 1880. Promoted to grade of Lieutenant- Commander, No- 
vember 15, 1881 ; ordered to U. S. S. " Iroquois " as P^xecutive-Officer, March, 
18^2; serving upon Pacific Station, and landing with battalion at Panama, 
during riots in 1885; detached from "Irocpiois" and returned home, May, 
1885 ; ordered to duty in Bureau of Yards and Docks, September 1, 1885 ; 
ordered as member of Board to report upon the drills and exercises of the 
naval service, June 16, 1886 ; ordered as member of Board to examine and 
revise signal and tactical books, January 13, 1887; lecturer at Naval War 
College, at Newport, R. I., in 1887 and 1888 ; member of Board of Examin- 
ers at Torpedo Station, July 27, 1888 ; appointed as member of the Commis- 
sion to select a suitable site for a Navy Yard upon the Pacific Coast north of 
42°, north latitude, on the 30th of November, 1888 ; commanded U. S. S. 
" Thetis," April 11, 1889, to May, 1891, making a cruise in Behring Sea and 
Arctic Ocean with the wlialing fleet, as far east as Herschel Island, Macken- 
zie Bay, in British America, and to the westward as far as Herald Island, and 
Wrangell Land ; War C«)llege, May, 1891, to October, 1894. Commissioned 
Commander, April 3, 1892 ; on duty to prepare lectures on International law, 
delivered by Dr. Snow at War College for publication ; Lecturer on Inter- 
national law at War College, summer term of 1895 ; in command of" York- 
town," Asiatic Station, Oct., 1895, to Dec, 1897 ; special duty as lecturer on 
International law at War College, from Dec. 27, 1897, to present date. 

Oscar Walter Farenholt. — Born in Texas. Euteretl the navy at New 
York as seaman, April 18, 1861 ; sent to the frigate " Wabash," flag-ship of 
Flag Officer Dupont; participated in the engagements and battles at Fort 
Hatteras, North Carolina, Port Royal, South ('arolina. Fort Pulaski, Georgia, 
and in all the boat expeditions sent from the " Wabash " in the year 1861-2 into 
South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida ; October 22, 1862, was severely wounded 
at the battle of Pocotaligo, South Caroliiui, where the four howitzers of the 
" Wabash " covered the retreat of the Federal army ; sent to the Naval Hos- 
pital at New York, and discharged from the Navy; as soon as recovered from 
wounds, entered the service again, in February, 1863 ; for the especial detail 
on the monitor "Catskdl ; " participated in her in the almost daily engage- 
raeiits with the defences of Charleston, South Carolina, from April, 1863, to 
April, 1864 ; w-as by the side of Conmiander George W. Rodgers w-hen he and 
Assistant Paymaster J. G. Woodbury were killed in the pilot-house of the 
" Catskill," August 17, 1863 ; participated in the un.successful storming-party 
of Fort Sumter, September, 1863. Promoted Acting Ensign, August, 1864, 
and ordered to the command of the schooner" Henry Janes," attached to the 
squadron in the sounds of North Carolina; participated in the re-capture of 
Plymouth, several engagements on the Roanoke, Chowan and Black Water 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 97 

Rivers, and the capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina ; at the end of the 
war was ordered to monitor " Shawnee " and duty at Boston Navy Yard ; in 
1866, served in store-ship "Purveyor" and steam-frigate " Suscjuelianna ; " 
in 1867, served in receiving-ships "New Hampshire" and " (Jhio ; " ex- 
amined for regular navy, in January, 1867; in October, 1867, ordered to 
the ship " Idaho ; " served in her and the steamer " Ashuelot," on the Asiatic 
Station until November, 1870. (Jommissioued Ensign, March 12, 1868 ; 
blaster, December 18, 1868; and to Lieutencmt,Mavch 21, 1870; May, 1871, 
ordered to Norfolk Navy Yard; November, 1871, to the command of the 
steamer " Standish," Home Station;" June, 1873, to the steamer "Shenan- 
doah," European Station ; June, 1874, to the command of the receiving-ship 
" Relief," at Washington Navy Yard; June, 1875, as Navigator to flag ship 
" Minnesota ;" June, 1876, Executive Officer of training-ship " Supply ; " Octo- 
ber, 1876, Navigation Officer, Navy Yard, Norfolk; June, 1877, to October, 

1879, in charge of the Naval Nitre-Depot at Maiden, Massachusetts ; Decem- 
ber, 1879, ordered to the Asiatic Station, on the steamer "Swatara;" May, 

1880, to June, 1882, Executive Oflicer of the steamer " Monocacy." Pro- 
moted to the grade of Lieutenant- Commander , May 11, 1882 ; September, 1882, 
Executive Officer of receiving-ship " Wabash," Navy Yard, Boston ; March, 
1885, Executive Officer training-ship "Portsmouth ; " October, 1885, Execu- 
tive Officer steamer "Swatara," Home Station; October, 1886, Executive 
Officer receiving-ship "Wabash;" September, 1889, to September, 1891, 
commanding the steamer " Pinta," in Alaskan waters; November, 1891, 
equipment duty at Navy Yard, Boston. June 19, 1892, promoted to (7om- 
mander, and ordced as Inspector of the Thirteenth Light-House District with 
headquarters at Portland, Oregon ; detached from this duty, July, 1896, and 
ordered to the command of the steamer " Monocacy," on the Asiatic Station, 
which is his present duty. 

Edward T. Strong. — Native of Massachusetts. Entered the service, 
November 24, 1862, as a volunteer officer; transferred to the regular service, 
and commissioned as Ensign, March 12, 1868 ; apprentice-ship " Portsmouth ;" 
receiving-ship " New Hampshire." Commissioned as Jfa.bier, December 18, 
1868 ; " Seminole " (third-rate). North Atlantic Station, 1869-70. Promoted 
to ]jieutenant,Marc\\ 21, 1870; receiving-ship "Ohio," 1870 ; "California" 
(second-rate), flag-ship. Pacific Fleet, 1870-3 ; monitor " Terror," at Phila- 
delphia, 1873; " Shenandoah " (second-rate). North Atlantic Fleet, 1874; 
receiving-ship "Ohio" and "Wabash," 1874—5; " Vandalia," European 
Station, 1876-9; Navy Yard, Boston, 1879-82; Torpedo Station, 1882. 
Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, July 2, 1882 ; " Minnesota " (appren- 
tice-ship), 1882-3 ; " Swatara" (third-rate). North Atlantic Station, 1883-5 ; 
Navy Yard, Boston, 1886-9 ; nautical school-ship " Saratoga," Philadelphia, 
1889 to June, 1892; leave of absence, June, 1892, to February, 1893. Pro- 
moted to Commander, January 9,1893 ; commanding school-ship 'Saratoga," 
from February, 1893, to November, 1895; commanding U. S. S. "Essex," 
from January, 1896, to March, 1898 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., March, 
1898, to May, 1898. 

Robert E. Impey. — Born in Ohio. Entered the U. S. Naval Academy, 
1861; was graduated, 1865 ; qb Midshipman served on the " Ticonderoga," 
Mediterranean Station, 1866. Promoted to Ensign, December, 1866 ; 
served as Ensign on the " Miantonomah," Mediterranean Station, 1867. 
Promoted to Master, March, 1868 ; served as Master on the " Powhatan," 
flag-ship South Pacific Station, 1868-69. Promoted to Lieidenant, March, 
1869 ; served as liieuteuant on the " Kansas," T. and N. Surveying Expe- 

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98 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

dition, 1870 ; " Ajax," North Atlantic Station, 1871 ; '* Iroquois," Asiatic 
Station, 1872 ; " Ashuelot," Asiatic Station, 1873; "Independence," Mare 
Island, California, 1874; " Pensacola," Hag-sliip, North Pacific Station, 
1874-77; Navy Yard, New York, 1879; '• Quinnebaut^," ^Mediterranean 
Station, 1881. Pi'omoted to Ueutenant- Commander, October, ISS2; served 
as Lieutenant-Commander on tlie " Tennessee," flag-ship, North Atlantic 
Station, 1885; Navy Yard, Washington, 1887; " Tallapoosa," South Atlan- 
tic Station, 1888-91 ; War College, Newport, R. I., 1892. Promoted to Covi- 
mander, January, 1893 ; commanded the U- S. S. '' Monocacy," Asiatic Sta- 
tion, during the Japanese-China war, 1893-95 ; War College, Newport, R. I., 
session of 1896; Equipment Officer, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., from 
November 3, 1896. 

E. W. Watson. — Born in Massachusetts. Appointed a Master's Mate 
on board the " Lancaster," May 2, 1859 ; served in that vessel until October, 
1861 ; "Rhode Island," 1862-3. Promoted io Acting Ensir/n, September 18, 
1863; "Circassian" and "Flag," 1863-5; "Frolic," European Station, 
1865-7; store-ship "Guard," 1867-8. Commissioned sls Emi(jn in regular 
service, March 12, 1868 ; League Island, October, 1868, to April, 1869, 
Promoted to Master, December 18, 1868; "Seminole," 1869. Promoted to 
Lieutenant, March 21, 1870; "Frolic" (third-rate), special service, 1870; 
ordnance duty, Norfolk, 1871 ; "Canonicus" and "Saugus" (ironclads), N. 
A. Fleet, 1872 ; Norfolk Navy Yard, 1873-5 ; " Ossipee " (third-rate), N. A. 
Fleet, 1875; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1877-80; R. S. "Franklin," 1880-2; 
"Brooklyn," S. A. Station, 1882-4. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, 
November, 1883 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1884—6 ; Torpedo Station, ordnance 
instruction, 1887; " Swatara," Asiatic S. A. Station, 1888, to November, 
1891; training-ship "Richmond," November, 1891, to April, 1893. Pro- 
moted Commander, April 27, 1893 ; Inspector of Ordnance, Navy Yard, 
Portsmouth, April, 1893, to November, 1894 ; commanding U. S. S. " Ranger," 
Pacific Station, 1895 ; commanding U. S. S. " Adams," Pacific Station, 1896 ; 
commandant Naval Station, New London, Conn., from March, 1897, to date. 

John F. Merry. — Born in Maine. Entered the navy as a volunteer 
officer, October 15, 1862; served during the Rebellion; in 1868 was ap- 
pointed an Ensign in regular service. Commissioned as Lieidenant, March 
21, 1870; Asiatic Fleet, 1868-72; Naval Rendezvous, Boston, 1873-4; 
commanding receiving-ship "Relief," 1875-77; "Gettysburg" (fourth-rate), 
special service in the Mediterranean, 1877-9 ; examining naval timber lands 
in Florida, 1879-81 ; Torpedo Instruction, 1881 ; " Tallapoosa," special ser- 
vice, 1881-84. Promoted to Lieutenani- Commander , December, 1883; 
" Marion," Asiatic Station, 1884-7 ; " Michigan " (on the lakes), 1888-9 ; 
receiving-ship "Wabash," 1889 to November, 1892; commanding school- 
ship "Enterprise," November, 1892. Promoted Commander, May 9, 1893 ; 
commanding nautical school-ship "Enterprise," November, 1892-5; waiting 
orders, Dec, 1895 ; Naval War-college, June, 1896 ; Navy Yard, Washing- 
ton, Oct., 1896 ; commanding " Machias," April, 1897, to present date (1898), 

William C. Gibson. — Born in Albany, New York, July 23, 1838. 
Entered the service as a Volunteer Officer, December 15, 1862 ; served 
during the Rebellion, on Potomac Flotilla and North and South Atlantic 
Blockading Squadrons. Commissioned an Ensign, in regular service, March 
12, 1868. Master, December 18, 1868. Lieutenant, March 21, 1870 ; " Nar- 
ragansett" (third-rate), West India Station, 1869; Navy Yard, New York, 
1870; "Mohican" (third rate). Pacific Fleet, 1871-2; " Pensacola " (second- 
rate). Pacific Fleet, 1872-3; "Onward," store-ship at (\illao 1873; 
"Roanoke" (iron-clad), 1874-5; "Frolic" (fourth-rate). South Atlantic 



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Station, 1875-7 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1877-80 ; " Yantic" (fourth-rate), 
North Atlantic Station, 1881-3. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, July 
13, 1884; Commandant Navy Yard, Peusacola, Florida, 1884-8; store-ship 
" Monougahela," 1888, to October, 1890 ; Navy Yard, New York, Special 
and Equipment duty, November, 1890, to March, 1892 ; commanded supply- 
steamer "Fern," March, 1892, to November, 1893. Promoted to Commander, 
July 4, 1893 ; Equipment Ofiicer, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., Novem- 
ber, 1893, to November, 1896; commanding training-ship "Adams" in the 
Pacific, January 7, 1897, to date. 

Washburn Maynard. — Born in Tennessee. Entered Naval Academy 
in 1862; graduated, 1866; "Susquehanna," North Atlantic Squadron, 1866 
-7 ; " Franklin," iiag-ship European Fleet, 1867-8 ; " Frolic," European 
Squadron, 1868-9. Promoted to Ensign, April, 1868 ; to Master, March 26, 
1869 ; " Seminole," North Atlantic Station, 1869-70. Commissioned as 
Lieutenant, March 21, 1870 ; torpedo duty, 1870-2 ; " California," " Sara- 
nac," " Kichmond," Pacific Fleet, 1872-4 ; special duty, seal fisheries, 1874-5 ; 
" Wyandotte " (iron-clad). North Atlantic Station, 1876 ; Coast Survey, 
1876-7; commanding C. S. steamer " Fathomer," 1877; torpedo station, 
1877-9; "Tennessee," North Atlantic Station, 1879-82; torpedo station, 
1882-5. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, September 27, 1884 ; "Brook- 
lyn," North Atlantic and Asiatic Stations, 1885-7 ; Bureau of Ordnance, 
1887 to June, 1891 ; commanding " Pinta," September, 1891, to January, 
1893 ; Bureau of Equipment, January, 1893. Promoted to Commander, 
September 27, 1893, to August, 1897; commanding U. S. S. "Nashville," 
August 19, 1897, to date (May, 1898). 

Henry W^are Lyon. — Born in Massachusetts. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, October 7, 1862 ; graduated, 1866 ; "Sacramento," 1866-7 — this vessel 
was lost off coast of India. Promoted to Ensign, April, 1868 ; ordnance 
duty, Boston, 1868; store-ship "Guard," Mediterranean Squadron, 1869. 
Promoted to Master, July 26, 1869; steam-sloop " Richmond," European 
Fleet, 1869. Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 21, 1870; "Wabash," 
1872-3; frigate " Franklin," North Atlantic Fleet, 1873; special ordnance 
duty, 1874; "Tennessee," flag-ship, European Squadron, 1875-7; special 
ordnance duty, 1877-80; "Galena," European Station, 1880-3 ; ordnance 
duty. Navy Yard, Washington, 1883. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, 
November, 1884; South Boston Iron Works, 1884-6; " Trenton," Pacific 
Station, 1886-9 ; commanding "Nipsic," Pacific Station, 1889 to April, 1890 
— the " Nipsic's " passage from Samoa to Honolulu, where she was repaired, 
was with a jury rudder, deformed screw, all outside keel gone, and leaking; 
Torpedo Station, June. 1890, to May, 1893 ; commanding " Yantic," May, 
1893, to December, 1893. Promoted to Commander, October 1, 1893. Naval 
War College, June 12, 1894, to April, 1894; Navy Yard, Boston, April 28, 
1894-7 ; commanding U. S. S. " Dolphin " May 29, 1897, to January, 1898; 
Navy Yard, New York, January, 1898, to date. 

James H. Dayton. — Born in Indiana. Entered Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember 27, 1862 ; graduated, 1866; " Pensacola " (second-rate). North Pacific, 
1867-9. Promoted to Ensign, April, 1868, and to Master, March 26, 1869; 
" Miantonoraah " (iron-clad), special service, 1870. Commissioned as Lieu- 
tenant, Uavch. 21,1869; "Plymouth," European Fleet, 1871-3 ; "Worces- 
ter," flag-ship N. A. Fleet, 1874 ; Naval Academy, 1875-7 ; " Quinnebaug," 
Europeon Station, 1878-81 ; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, Washington, 
1882-3; Midvale Steel Works, 1883-4. Promoted to Lieutenant- Com- 
mander, November, 1884; "Dolphin," special service, 1884; "Mohican," 
Pacific . Station, l<!i84-7 ; Naval Ordnance Proving Ground, 1888-90 ; com- 



100 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

manding the "Petrel," February, 1893. Promoted to Commander, January, 
1894; Light-house Inspector, April, 1894, to 1897 ; commanding "Detroit," 
June, 1897, to present date (1898). 

Asa Walker. — Born in Kew Hampshire. Entered Naval Academy, 
November 27, 18(32 ; graduated, 18G6 ; North Atlantic Squadron, 18G7. Pro- 
moted to Endgn, April, 1808 ; ordnance duty, Portsmouth, New Ham])shire, 
1868; "Jamestown," Pacific Fleet, 1868-71. Promoted to il/ad<er, March 
26, 1869. Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 21, 1870 ; Naval Academy, 
1872-6 ; " Essex," South Atlantic Station, 1876-8 ; Naval Academy, 1879-81 ; 
practice-ship " Dale," 1881-2 ; Naval Academy, 1882-3; "Trenton," Asiatic 
Station, 1883-4. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, December, 1884; 
" Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1884; "Trenton," Asiatic Station, 1884-6; 
Naval Academy, 1886-90; waiting orders, August, 1890, to October, 1891 ; 
" Miaiitonomah," N. A. Station, October, 1891, to March, 1893; command- 
ing " Bancroft," special service, March, 1893, to July 1893 ; Naval Academy, 
July, 1893. Promoted to Commander, April, 1894-7 ; commanding "Con- 
cord," ]May, 1897, to present date. 

M. R. S. Mackenzie. — Born in New York Appointed to Naval 
Academy, September 27, 1862 ; graduated, 1866 ; N. A. Station, 1867. Pro- 
moted to Endgn, April, 1868; ordnance duty, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 
1868; ''Guard," store-ship, European Fleet, 1868-9. Promoted to Master, 
March 26, 1869; "Franklin," flag-ship, European Fleet, 1869-71. Com- 
missioned as Lieutenant, March 21, 1870; Naval Academy, 1873-4; " Pen- 
sacola," flag-ship. North Pacific Station, 1875-8; Naval Academy, 1877-80; 
"Essex," Asiatic Station, 1882-4. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, 
December, 1884; Light-House duty, 1884-9; "Chicago," European Station, 
1889, to July, 1891 ;' commanding U. S S. "Petrel," Asiatic Station, July, 
1891, to February, 1893 ; Light-House Inspector, June, 1893, to June, 1^96. 
Promoted to Commander, April 16, 1894; waiting orders, June 28, 1896, to 
September, 1896 ; commanding U. S. S. "Machias," September 2'^;*, 1896, to 
April, 1897 ; sick leave, April 28, 1897, to April, 1898; commanding U. S. 
8. "Mayflower." April, 1898, to date. 

Charles Stillman Sperry. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, September 27, 1862; U. S. S. "Sacramento," 1866-7. Promoted to 
Ensign, April, 1868; ordnance duty, Bostcm, 1868; " Kearsarge," Pacific 
Fleet, 1868-70. Promoted to Master, March 26, 1869. Commissioned as 
Lieutenant, March 21, 1870; " Worchester," flag-ship, N. A. Fleet, 1871-4; 
Naval Academy, 1874-8; "Richmond," Asiatic Station, 1878-81; Naval 
Academy, 1881-4 ; " Quinnebaug," European Station, 1884-7. Promoted to 
Lieutenant- (ommander, jNIarch, 1885 ; Naval Academy, 1887 to July, 1891 ; 
" Chicago," Squadron of 'Evolution, and S. A. Station, Julv, 1891, to May, 
1893; Bureau of Ordnance, May, 1893, to July, 1895. Promoted to Com- 
viander, July, 1894 ; New York Navy Yard, July, 1895, to date (May, 1898). 

Frank Courtis. — Graduated from Naval Academy, June, 1866 ; served 
as Midshipman on U. S, S. " Pawnee," South Atlantic Station, from January, 
1867, until July, 1869. Promoted to Endgn, IMarch 12, 1868. Promoted 
to Master, March 26, 1869; joined U- S. S. "Resaca," Pacific Station, 
August, 1869; transferred to U. S. S. "Ossipee," January, 1871 ; served on 
her until December, 1872. Promoted to Lieutenant, March 21, 1870; served 
on U. S. receiving-ship "Independence," from January until June, 1873 ; on 
leave until December, 1873 ; on " Independence " until January, 1874 ; joined 
U. S. Coast Survey steamer "Hassler ; " served in her until November, 1876 ; 
commanded U- S. Coast Survey steamer " McArthur " until March, 1878 ; 
ordnance and torpedo instruction until September, 1878; joined U. S. S 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 101 

" Tuscarom," November, 1878 ; transferred to U S. S. " Ranger ; " served on 
her until August, 1881 ; on duty at Navy Yard, Washington, from October, 
1881, to July, 1882 ; on duty (m U. S. S."" Montuuk " until December, 1882 ; 
then to Navy Yard, Washington, until April 1, 1885. Promoted to Lieu- 
tenant Commander, March 2, 1885; served on U.S. S. " Omaha," Asiatic 
Station, from April 1, 1885, to May, 1888; Steel Inspection duty, Pittsburg, 
from September 1, 1888 ; commanding U. S. S. "Vesuvius," June 15, 1893, 
to September, 1894. Promoted to Commander, July 10, 1894 ; Inspector of 
Steel, Pittsburg, September 1, 1894; Light-House Irfspector, 12th district, 
September 3, 1895, to April, 1898. 

William Wagner Reisinger. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval 
Academy in April, 1862; graduated, 18t)6; N. A. Fleet, 1866-7; Asiatic 
Station, 1867-70. Promoted to Ensign, April. 1868; to Master, March 26, 
1869 ; and commissioned as Lieutenant, March 21, 1870 ; torpedo service, 
1871 ; ''Constellation" (gunnery ship), 1872 ; " Richmond," flagship South Pa- 
cific Squadron, 1873-4; Hydrographic Office, 1875-6; ordnance duty, 
Washington. 1877-9; "Trent," on European Station, 1879-82; in charge of 
Bellevue Magazine, 1882-4; " Yantic," N. A. Station, 1884-6. Promoted 
to Lieutenant- Commander, S\\x\e, 1885; "Omaha," Asiatic Station, 1888, to 
August, 1891 ; Bureau of Navigation. August, 1891, to June, 1892; receiv- 
ing-ship ''Dale," June, 1892-4. Promoted to Covimcmder, July, 1894; 
waiting orders, December, 1894; Naval War College, June, 1895; ordered 
to command " Monocacy," November, 1895 ; waiting orders, December, 1896 ; 
commanding Navy Yard, Pensacola, June, 1897, to present date (May, 1898). 

William Turnbull Burwell.— -Born in Mississippi. Entered Naval 
Academy, September 29, 1862; graduated in 1866 ; Asiatic Station, 1867- 
71. Promoted to Ensign, in April, 1868. Promoted to Master. March 26, 
1869. Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 21, 1870; " Worctr^ster," flag- 
ship North Atlantic Fieet, 1872-5 ; "Hartford," flag-ship North Atlantic 
Fleet, 1876; special duty. New York, 1877; "Trenton," European Station, 
1877-81 ; Naval Acaderny, 1881-5 ; "Juniata," cruise to all stations, 1885- 
89; in command of "Juniata" during cruise on Asiatic Station. Promoted 
to Lieutenant- Commander, September, 1885 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1889, to 
February, 1893 ; commanding " Pinta," Alaska, February, 1893, to Novem- 
ber, 1894. Promoted to Commander, July 3, 1894. Equipment Officer, 
Navy Yard, Norfolk, November 8, 1894, to December, 1895. Commanding 
U. S. S. " Dolphin," December 3, 1895, to June, 1896. Light-House In- 
spector, Sixteenth District, June 14, 1896, to February, 1898. Light-House 
Inspector, Custom House, Memphis, Tenn., to date (May, 1898). 

John J. Hunker. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval Academy, 
April 18, 1862; graduated, 1866; "Susquehanna," flag-ship North Atlantic 
Station, 1866-8. Promoted to jEns/t;?;,, April, 1868 ; "Franklin," flag-ship 
European Squadron, 1869-71. Promoted to blaster, March 26, 1869. Com- 
missioned as Lieutenant, March 21, 1870 ; torpedo service, 1872 ; " Michigan " 
(fourth rate), 1873 ; " Swatara " North Atlantic Station, 1874-5 ; " Michigan " 
(fourth rate), 1876; torpedo duty, 1877; Nautical school-ship "St Mary's," 
1878-80 ; " Richmond," Asiatic Station, 1882-4 ; "Michigan," Northwestern 
Lakes, 1884-7. Promoted to Lieutenant- Comynander, October, 1885; 
" Adams," Pacific Station, 1889-90 ; U. S. receiving-ship " Independence," 
July, 1890, to April, 1891 ; U. S. S. " Palos," Asiatic Station, April, 1891, 
to June, 1893 ; U. S. receiving-ship " Wabash," June, 1893-4. Promoted to 
Commander, September, 1894 ; Ins|)ector of Ordnance, Navy Yard, Ports- 
mouth, November, 1894; Equipment Officer, Navy Yard, New York, Feb., 
1895, to 1897 ; commanding the "Annapolis," July, 1897, to present date. 



102 RFXORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Franklin Hanford. — Born in Chili, Monroe County, N. Y., November 
8, 1(S44, and entered the U. S. Naval Academy, November 29, 1862, as a 
M'uhhipmaii. He was appointed to that institution from Scottsville, N. Y., 
in the ^lonroe County District, by the Hon. Alfred Ely, iNI. C. Mr. Ely 
had then only recently returned from Richmond, Va., where he had beeu 
imprisoned by the Confederates after his capture at the first battle of Bull 
Run. Commander Hanford graduated at the Naval Academy in June, 
1866, and was then ordered to duty on the U. S. S. " Saco," cruising in the 
West Indies and Gulf of Mexico until the close of 1867. In January, 1868, 
he joined the " Kearsarge," proceeding in her to the South Pacific Station, 
where he was promoted to Ensign in April, 1868. In September, 1868, he 
was transferred to the " Tuscarora," and cruised on the latter vessel in the 
South Pacific and West India Stations until February, 1871, being promoted 
to Master in 1869, and to Lieutenant in 1870. In 1871 he was ordered to 
the " Wabash," flag-ship of the European Station, and served on that vessel 
until jMay, 1874. From July to November, 1874, he was on torpedo 
duty at Newport R. I., and then until May, 1875, on receiving ship "Ver- 
mont," at New York, when he joined the " Tennessee," flag-ship of the 
Asiatic Station, and cruised in Asiatic waters on board the "Tennessee" and 
'' Ashuelot " until the return of the former vessel to the United States in 
July, 1878. He then had ordnance duty at the New York Navy Yard until 
June, 1881, when he was attached to the flag-ship " Pensacola," on the 
Pacific Station, as navigator, until May, 1884. During the latter part of 
this cruise the " Pensacola " circumnavigated the globe, taking numerous 
observations for the determination of the variation of the compass. Ord- 
nance duty at the Washington Navy Yard followed from 1884 to 1886; and 
from 1886 to 1888, he was Inspector of Ordnance at the West Point Foundry, 
Cold Spring, N. Y., where modern guns were built for the new vessels of the 
Navy. From 1888 to 1891 he was again attached to the " Pensacola," this 
time as executive officer, having been promoted to Lieutenant- Commander in 
October, 1885. During this cruise the " Pensacola" was, at first, on special 
duty in South America and on the Atlantic Coast of the United States ; then 
conveyed a Scientific Expedition to West Africa during 1889-90, and was 
afterwards flag-ship of the South Atlantic and South Pacific Stations, visit- 
ing Chile at the opening of the rebellion of 1891. From 1892 to 1895, he 
was Senior Aid to the Commandant at the New York Navy Yard, being 
promoted to Commander in September, 1894. In June, 1895, he was ordered 
to command the U. S. S. " Alert " on the Pacific Station, and remained on her 
until August, 1897. During this cruise the " Alert " visited all the countries 
of the west coast of South America, from Callao, Peru, to Sitka, Alaska; 
protected American interests during revolutions in Ecuador and Nicaragua, 
and also spent several months in the Hawaiian Islands. After a few months' 
leave of absence. Commander Hanford was ordered, in January, 1898, as 
Assistant Inspector of the Tenth Light-House District, with headquarters at 
Bufihlo, N. Y , and on the 12th of March, 1898, as Inspector of that district. 

Robert M. Berry. — Born in Kentucky- Entered Naval Academy, June 
31, 1862; graduated, 1866; " Guerriere,"' flag-ship, South Atlantic Station, 
1867-8 ; "Kansas," same station, 1869. Promoted to Euxiqn, April, 18(58, 
ami to Master, March 26, 1869 ; "Cyane." Pacific Feet, 1869-72. Commis- 
•sioned as Lieutenant, INIarch 21, 1870 ; " Dictator " (iron-clad). North Atlantic 
Station, 1873 ; " Franklin," flag-ship European Fleet, 1874-6 ; torpedct duty, 
summer of 1877 ; "Saratoga," training-ship, 1877-81 ; commanding Rodger's 
special .service, 1881-2 ; nautical school-ship " St. Mary's," 1882-6. Promoted 
to Jjieidenant- Commander, February, 1886; "Atlanta," North Atlantic 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 103 

Station, 1886-8 ; Light-House Inspector, 1889 to March, 1892 ; commanding 
U. S. S. "Michigan," March, 1892, to December, 1894; waiting orders, 
December, 1894. Promoted, Febmary 2, 1895; Navy Yard, New York, 
July 8, 1895, to December, 1896 ; commanding U. S. S. " Castine," December 
8, 1896, to date. 

Samuel Williams Very. — Born in England, April 23, 1846. Entered 
Naval Academy, February 23, 1863; was graduated June, 1866 Commis- 
sioned as Ensign, March 12, 1868 ; as Master, March 26, 1869 ; as Lieutenant, 
March 21, 1870 ; as Lieutenant- Commandf-r, March 4, 1886; at Naval Acad- 
emy and in practice-ships "Macedonian," " Marblehead," "Marion," and 
"Savannah," 1863-6 ; " Resaca," " Mohican," and "Onward," Pacific Sta- 
tion, 1866-71 ; Torpedo Station, 1871-2 ; " Lancaster " and " Wasp," South 
Atlantic Station, 1872-4; Boston Navy Yard, 1874-5; "Omaha," South 
Pacific Station, 1875 ; " Richmond," same and South Atlantic Station, 1875- 
77 ; Naval Academy and in the practice-ship " Constellation," 1877-80 ; 
Hydrographic Office, Washington, 1880 ; Magnetic Observations, Hudson's 
Bay and coast of Labrador, under Coast Survey, 1880-2 ; in charge of 
Transit of Venus Expedition to Patagonia, 1882-3; "Tennessee," North 
Atlantic Station, 1883-6 ; Torpedo Station, 1886 ; Inspection of Steel, 1886 
-87 ; War College, 1887 ; Naval. Academy, in charge of ships, 1887-90 
special duty connected with the " Newark " and on board " Newark," North 
Atlantic Station, 1890-1 ; " Mohican " and " Boston," Pacific Station, 1891-3 
Washington Navy Yard, 1894; League Island Navy Yard, 1894-5; In 
spector of Ordnance, Cramps' Ship Yard and Cramps' Gun Works, 1894-6 
Boston Navy Yard, 1896 to date. 

Henry Ne^A^man Manney. — Born in Indiana. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, Sejitember 24, 1861 ; graduated in 1866; steam-sloop "Resaca," North 
Pacific Squadron, 1866-8. Promoted to Ensign in April, 1869. Promoted 
to Master, March 26, 1869; "Swatara," North Atlantic Fleet, 1870-1; 
" Marion," 1871. Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 21,1870; "Michi- 
gan," 1872-3.; "Independence," 1873; steam-sloop " Tuscarora," surveying 
duty in Pacific, 1873 ; " Kearsarge," Asiatic Fleet, 1873-5 ; steamer " Yan- 
tic," Asiatic Station, 1875-6 ; " Alaska," Pacific Station, 1878-81 ; Torpedo 
Instruction, 1881-2; Naval Academy, 1881-4. Promoted to Lieutenant- 
Commander, October, 1886 ; " Lancaster," European and South Atlantic 
Station, 1884-7; "Trenton," 1887; Hydrographic Ofiice, 1888; Naval 
Home, Philadelphia, 1S89 to June, 1891 ; " Newark," June, 1891, to Septem- 
ber, 1892; Naval Home, Philadelphia, September, 1892-5. Promoted to 
Commander, May, 1895; commanding training-ship " Alliance," October, 
1895-8 ; commanding TT. S. Naval Home, Philadelphia, 1898. 

Chapman Coleman Todd. — Born in Kentucky. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, October 9, 1861; graduated in 1866; steam-sloop " Resaca," North 
Pacific Fleet, 1866-8 Promoted to Ensign, April, 1868; Pacific Fleet, 
1869. Promoted to Master, March 26, 1869. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 
March 25, 1870; Pacific Fleet, 1870-1; "Worcester," flag-ship. North 
Atlantic Station, 1872 ; "Wyoming," North Atlantic Station, 1873 ; Hydro- 
graphic Oftice, 1874 ; " Pensacola," flag-ship North Pacific Station, 1875-6 ; 
receiving- ship ' Franklin," 1877-8 ; "Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1878-9 ; 
" Wyoming," Naval Station, Port Royal, 1881-2 ; " Kearsarge," European 
Station, 1883-5; ordnance duty. Navy Yard, Washington, 1885-6. Pro- 
moted to Lieutenant- Commander, November, 1886; Naval Academy, 1886- 
89; Charlestown, special service, 1889 to November, 1891; receiving-ship 
"Minnesota," November, 1891, to January, 1893; Inspector of Ordnance 
Navy Yard, Norfolk, January, 1893-6. Promoted to Commander, May, 



104 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

1895; ordered to War College, June, 1896 ; Navy Yard, Washington, No- 
vember, 1896 ; commanding " Wilmington," May, 1897, to present date. 

Joseph Newton Hemphill. — Appointed to the Naval Academy, Ohio. 
Entered the Academy at Newport, K. I., and was warranted a Midshipman, 
September 27, 1862; graduated at Annapolis, June, 1866; was ordered to 
the " Tacony," transferred to the " Osceola " and then to the " Monongahela," 
during the autumn and winter of 1866; wrecked in the West India earth- 
quake, November, 1867, and brought north in the " De Soto," December, 
1867; was commissioned an Ensign, March 12, 1868, and served on board 
the " De Soto " part of that year ; duty at League Ishuid, autumn of 1868, 
and on the "Kenosha," afterwards the "Plymouth," from December, 1868, 
to July, 1873 ; commissioned Master, March 26, 1869, and Lieutenant, 
March 21, 1870; duty at Norfolk Navy Yard, as Navigation Officer, 1874; 
Navigator of the " Tuscarora," deep-sea sounding, 1875-76; Coast Survey 
steamer "Gedney," and U. S. S. " Swatara," 1877-8; Washington Navy 
Yard and Naval Observatory, 1879-80 ; " Powhatan," October, 1880, to Sep- 
tember, 18>S3; Torpedo School and Washington Gun Factory, 1884-87 ; 
commissioned Lieutenant- Covunander, January 26, 1887; "Jamestown," 
December, 1887, to August, 1890; Board of Inspection and Survey, Septem- 
ber, 1890, to November, 1893; commanding "Fern," November, 1893-94; 
Bureau of Yards and Docks, October, 1894, to 1898. Promoted to Com- 
mander, June, 1895 ; Bureau of Navigation at present date. 

Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck Lillie. — Born in New York. Entered 
Naval Academy, September 24, 1862; graduated, 1866; '-Kearsarge" 
(thiid-rate), Pacific Fleet, 1867-70. Promoted to Ensign, April, 1868. 
Promoted to Master, March 26, 1869. Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 
21, 1870; "Shawmut" (third-rate). North Atlantic Fleet, 1871-2; 
"Brooklyn" (second-rate), European Station, 1872-6; Navy Yard, New 
York, 1876-7; "Constellation" (training-ship) 1877-8 ; Navy Yard, New 
York, 1878-9 ; " Nipsic," special duty, 1879-83 ; receiving-ship" Colorado," 
1883-4; receiving-ship "Vermont," 1884-5; " Juniata," Asiatic Station, 
1885-6. Promoted to Lieidenant- Commander, January, 1887 ; " Richmond," 
North Atlantic Station, 1886-8; Navy Yard, New York, 1888, to March, 
1892 ; "Baltimore," Asiatic Station, March, 1892, to Mav, 1883 ; sick leave, 
May, 1893, to October, 1893 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, October, 1893-4; Light- 
House Inspector. June, 1894, to 1897 ; promoted to Commander, September, 
1895 ; ordered to Navy Yard, New York, May, 1897 ; commanding training- 
ship " Vicksburg." October, 1897, to present date. 

William Thomas Swinburne. — Born in Rhode Island. Entered 
Naval Academy, September 24, 1862; graduated, 1866; "Kearsarge" 
(third-rate), Pacific Fleet, 1867-70. Promoted to Ensign, April, 1868 ; to 
Master, March 26, 1869. Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 21, 1880; 
"Michigan" (fourth-rate), 1871-2 ; "Lancaster," flag-ship. South Atlantic 
Station, 1872-5 ; Torpedo Station, 1875 ; "Hartford," flag ship. N. A. Station, 
1876-7 ; C. S. S. " Hassler," 1879-81 ; commanding C. S. S. " McArthur," 
1881-3; "Trenton," Asiatic Station, 1883-6. Promoted to Lieutenant- 
Commander, March, 1887; Naval Academy, 1886-90; U.S. S. "Boston," 
Pacific Station, August, 1890, to April, 1893 ; Naval Academy, April, 1893, 
to July, 1897. Promoted to Commander, December 28, 1895 ; commanding 
U. S. S. "Helena," July 7, 1897, to date. 

William Hemsley Emory. — Born in District of Columbia. Entered 
Naval Academy, September 23, 1862; graduated in 1866; "Iroquois" 
(third-rate), Asiatic Station, 1867-9, and "Maumee," same station, 1869-70. 
Promoted to Ensign, April, 1868. Promoted to Master, March 26, 1869. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U, S. NAVY. 105 

Commissioued as Lieutenant, March 21,1870; Naval Observatory, 1871; 
"Constellation" (gunnery -ship), Washington, 1872; "Hartford," flagship, 
Asiatic Station, 1873-4; " Franklin," flag-ship, European Station, 1876-6; 
Naval Academy, 1877-8 ; " Trenton," European Station, 1880-1 ; special 
duty, Washington, l>81-3 ; temporary command of "Palos," Asiatic Station, 
1883; Aide to the Admiral, 1883-4; commanding the "Bear," Greely 
Relief Expedition, 1884; commanding " Despatch," special service, 1885-6 ; 
commanding "Thetis," special service, North Pacific, 1886-9. Promoted to 
Lieutenant- Commander , May, 1887 ; Naval Attache, London, England, 1889, 
to February, 1893 ; leave of absence from February, 1893, to March, 1894 ; 
commanding U- S. S. " Petrel," March 10, 894, to June, 1896. Promoted 
to Commander, December 29, 1895 ; leave of absence, June 2, 1896 ; " Brook- 
lyn " (Chief of Staff), May, 18, 1897; Member Board of Inspection and 
Survev, July 19, 1897, to April, 1898; commanding IJ. S. S. " Yosemite" 
May, 1898. 

George Augustus Bicknell. — Born in New Jersey, May 15, 1846. 
Acting Midshipman, from Indiana, December 2, 1861 ; served as First Lieu- 
tenant of a company in Indiana during the Morgan raid, until regiment was 
nmstered out; graduated, 1866; "Iroquois," Asatic Fleet, 1867-70; at the 
opening of the Ports Kobe and Osaka, Japan, to trade, in 1868 ; in landing 
party repelling attack of Prince Hyzea ; at Yokohama was second in com- 
mand of the marines of two ships, on out-post duty, protecting Yokohama 
until good order was restored, about ten days, during which the fleet left. 
Promoted to £/k<t/'grw, April, 1868 ; to Master, March, 1869; to Lieutenant, 
March 21,1870; io Lieutenant- Commander, May, 1886. Naval Academy 
Instructor, 1870-1 ; " Worcester," flag-ship. North Atlantic, 1872-5 ; Tor- 
pedo Station, 1875; South Pacific and South Atlantic Stations, 1875-6 ; flag- 
ships" Richmond " and the" Omaha," Navigator of the " Wachusett," South 
Atlantic Station, 1879, going up the Mississippi, one hundred miles above 
Vicksburg; Navigator of " Marion," 1880-2 ; cruised from Montevideo to 
Heard's Island, about seven thousand miles, and rescued thirty survivors of 
shipwrecked bark " Trinity ; " inspector of steel for Advisory Board, at Chester 
Rolling Mills, and at Standard Steel Works, Thurlow, Pa. (for Construction 
Bureau also), at the Combination Iron Works, Lamokin, Pa., and at Roach 
ship-building works, boiler-plates, ship-plates, shafting, rivets, for " Chicago," 
" Boston," " Atlanta," and " Dolj^hiu," and structural steel shapes, 1883-6 ; 
Asiatic Station, Executive Ofiicer, "Essex," 1886-9; assistant in equipment. 
Navy Yard, New York, 1889, to May, 1891 ; "Atlanta," December, 1892, to 
July, 1893; receiving-ship "Franklin," July, 1893; commanding " Fern," 
October, 1894, to January 10, 1896. Promoted to Commander, January 6, 
1896; Captain of the Yard, Port Royal Naval Station, February 1, 1896; 
Inspector Fourteenth Light-House District, Cincinnati, Ohio, to date. 

Charles T. Hutchins. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, June 1, 1862; graduated, 1866; Asiatic Squadron, 1867-70. Pro- 
moted to Eiuign, April, 1868 ; to Master, March 26, 1869. Commissioned 
as Lieutenant, March 21, 1870; Naval Observatory, 1871 ; "Wyoming," N. 
A. Station, 1872-4; Coast Survey, 1875 ; commanding Coast Survey steamer 
" Endeavor," 1875-6 ; commanding " Lehigh " (iron-c^ad), 1876-7 ; Hydro- 
graphic Office, 1877 ; " Supply," special service, 1877-9 ; Navy Yard, Wash- 
ington, 1879-80 ; Coast Survey Office, 1880-1 ; " Lancaster," European 
Station, 1881-4 ; Naval Academy, 1884-6 ; " Marion," Asiatic Station, 
1886-90. Promoted to Ijieutenani- Commander, June, 1887; commanding 
"Thetis," May, 1893-5 ; leave of absence, June, 1895; ordered to command 
school-ship "Saratoga," December, 1895. Commissioued as Commander, 



106 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Febriinrv, 1896-8 ; in charge Fifth Light-House District, Baltimore, Md., 
xVpril. 1898, to (hito. 

Seth Mitchell Ackley. — Born in Massachusetts. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, October 4. liS62 ; graduated, 1866; " Guerriere," S. A. Station, 1867. 
Promoted to Ensif/it in Ajiril. 1868; " Getty.«*burg," N. A. Station, 1.SG8-9. 
Promoted to Mcu^ter, March 26, 1869; " Yantic." N A. Station. 1870-1. 
Goinmir^sioned as Lleuienatit, March 21.1870; Naval Observatory, 1872; 
"Omaha," S. P. Stati.m, 1872-o; S. S. "Onward," Callao, Peru," 1874-5; 
ordnance duty, Navy Yard, \Vashington, 187(i ; receiving-ship ' Wyoming," 
1876-7 ; Coast Survev steamer " Bhike." 1877 ; comrnandini; C. S. S. " Eagre," 
1878-80; " Pah)s." special service, 1881-3; Hydrographic Office, 1884-6; 
" Quinnebaug," European Station. 1887-9. Promoted to Lieidennnt Com- 
mander, June, 1887; Coast Survey Office, 1889, to December, 189o; com- 
nuinding " Y'antic," S. A Station, December, 1893-5. Commissioned as 
Commaixhr, June, 1896; Light-House Inspector, 1896-8; Naval Secretary 
Light-House Board, 1898. to date. 

Benjamin Franklin Tilley. — Born in Rhode Island. Entered Naval 
Academy. Septendier 22, 1863; graduated, 1867; "Franklin," flag-ship, 
European Fleet. 1867-8; steamer " Frolic," 1868-9. Promoted to Ensiffn, 
1868; "Lancaster," flag-ship, S. A. Fleet, 1869-72. Promoted to jWCfj-, 
1870, and commissioned as Lieutenant, 1871 ; " Pensacola," flag-ship, South 
Pacific Fleet. 1873-5 ; receiving ship, " New Hampshire," 1875 ; " Hartford," 
flagship. N. A. Station, 1875-7; "Powhatan," flagship, N. A. Station, 
1877-8; Naval Academy, 1879-81; practice-steamer "Standish," 1881; 
Naval Academy, 1882 ; " Tennessee," N. A. Station, 1882-5 ; Naval Academy, 
1885-9. Promoted to Li€iitenaut-Comma)ider, September, 1887; ordnance 
duty, Navy Y'ard, Washington, 1889-90; U. S. S. "San Francisco," No- 
vember, 1890, to July, 1893; Naval Academy, July, 1893, to 1897. Com- 
missioned Commander, September, 1896; War College, July, 1897; com- 
manding V. S. S. " Newport," October, 1897, to date. 

Harry Knox. — Horn in Ohio. Entered Naval Academy, March 2, 1863; 
graduated, 1867; " Franklin." Hag-ship, European Fleet, 1867-9. Promoted 
to Ensign, 1868. Promoted to Master,lS70; Pacific Fleet, 1870-72. Com- 
missioned as Lieutenant, 1871 ; " Monongahela." S. A. Station, 1873-5 ; 
Naval Academy, 1876-9; "Adams," Pacific Station, 1879-82; Naval 
Academy, 1882-6 ; '' Boston," special service, 1886-90. Promoted to Lieu- 
tenant-Commander, January, 1888; Naval Academy, June, 1890-4; com- 
manding the " Thetis," August, 1894-96 ; Naval Academy, September. 1896, 
to jiresent date. Commissioned Commander, October, 1896. 

Clifford Hardy West. — Born in New York. Appointed from New 
York, and resident of New York. Entered U. S. Naval Academy at New- 
port, R. I., September 21, 1863. Was graduated as Midshipman from the 
Academy at Annapolis, I\Id., June, 1867-70; European Station, frigate 
"Minnesota;" store-ship "Supply;" steam-sloop " Ticonderoga ; " frigate 
"Franklin." Admiral Farragut; steam-sloop "Plymouth" Promoted to 
^/Ks-('r///. December 18,1868; 1870-71, duty in Navy Department Office of 
Chief Signal Officer. Promoted to Master. ^March 21, 1870; 1871-73, 
steam-sloop " Wyoming." in West Indies during complications with Spain as 
to steamers "Virginius" and "Edgar Stuart." ^[ade running survey of 
east coast of IMexico. Promoted to LieutenarU, March 21.1871; 1873-75, 
ordnance duty. Navy Y'ard, New York; 1875-77, Navigator of steamer 
" Frolic," South Atlantic Station ; 1877-79, oi-dnance duty. Navy Yard, New 
York; 1879-83, steam-sloop "Alliance," North Atlantic Station; survey on 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 107 

Great Bar)k of Newfoundland, and Executive Officer during the search for 
Lieutenant De Long on east coast of Greenland, Iceland and Spitzbergen ; 
1883-85, Light-House duty, New York; 1885-86, commanding Light-House 
steamer " Madrono," New York to California ; 1886-90, Asiatic Station ; on 
staffs of Rear- Admirals Chandler and Belknap, frigate " Brooklyn ;" steam- 
sloops " Marion " and " Omaha," double-ender " Monocacy." Promoted to 
Lieutenant- Commander, March 31, 1888 ; 1890, ordnance duty, Navy Yard, 
New York ; 1890-92, Light-House duty, New York ; 1892-93, commanding 
Light-House steamer " Colund)ine," New York to Oregon; Light-House 
duty, New York, 1893-95; ordered to command " Yantic," June, 1895; 
sick leave, August, 1895 ; Naval War College, June, 1896. Commissioned 
Commander, October, 1896 ; ordered to Navy Yard. New York, October, 
1896 ; Chief of Staff N. A. Station, May, 1897-98 ; duty Camden, N. J. at 
])resent date. 

John Porter Merrell. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Academy, 
July 20, 18f)3 ; graduated, 1867; "Ticonderoga" and "Franklin," European 
Fleet, 1867-8. Promoted to Ensign, 1868; "Plymouth," European Fleet, 
December, 1868, to April 26, 1870 ; signal duty, Washington, May 16, 1870, 
to July 22, 1870 ; " Guard," Fishing Banks, and Darien Expedition, July 
22, 1870, to August, 1871 ; torpedo duty, January 25, 1872, to September 
13, 1875 ; "Swatara," North Atlantic Fleet, September 13, 1875, to August 
24, 1877 ; in charge of naval ordnance proving grounds, September 24, 1877, 
to February 6, 1879 ; ''Marion," North Atlantic and South Atlantic Fleets, 
February 6, 1879, to October 18, 1881 ; "Siienandoah," South Atlantic Fleet, 
October 18, 1881, to May 22, 1882 ; Naval Academy, September 1, 1882, to 
August, 1887 ; flag-ships " Pensacola " and " Quinnebaug," and " Lancaster," 
European Station (staff of commander in-chief), August 24, 1887, to June 24, 
1889; Naval Academy, August 12, 1889, to June, 1893. Promoted to 
Master, March, 1870; Lieutenant, March, 1871; Lieutenant- Commander, 
May, 1888; "Baltimore," Asiatic Station, June, 1893, to November, 17, 
1895 ; October 1, 1895, to March 5, 1896, special duty as member of a com- 
mission sent by State Department to Cliengtu, Province of Szechuan, China, 
to investigate anti-foreign riots in that Province; "Olympia," Asiatic Station, 
November 18, 1895, to March 20, 1896; special duty, staff of commander- 
in-chief, December 21, 1895, to March 20, 1896. Promoted to Commander, 
November 1, 1896 ; Light-House Inspector, 1897 ; Naval War College, New- 
port, R. I., 1898. 

Joseph G. Eaton. — Born in Alabama. Entered Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember 23, 1863 ; graduated, 1867 ; " Ticonderoga," European Fleet, 1 867-8. 
Promoted to Ennign, 1868 ; " Richmond," European Fleet, 1869 ; Darien 
Expedition, 1869-71. Promoted to Master, 1870; and commissioned as 
Lieutenant, 1871 ; ordnance duty, Boston, 1872; "Dictator" (iron-clad), N. 
A. Station, 1873-4 ; special duty, Darien Survey, 1874-5 ; " Marion," Euro- 
pean Station, 1876-7 ; "Alaska," Pacific Station, 1877-81 ; Naval Academy, 
1881-4 ; " Ranger," Pacific Station, 1884-7 ; inspector of steel, new cruisers, 
1887-8. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, June, 1888 ; Inspector of 
Ordnance, South Boston Iron Works, 1888-90; inspector of steel at Nashua 
Steel Works, October, 1890, to March, 1891 ; " Monongahela," March, 1891, 
to June, 1893 ; member steel Inspection Board, June, 1893-95 ; command- 
ing Nautical school ship " Enterprise," November, 1895-98. Commissioned 
Commander, November, 1896; commanding U. S. S. "Solace," April, 1898. 

^A^illia^l I. Moore — Born in Virginia. Entered Naval Academy, 
April 12, 1862; graduated, 1866; "Monongahela" (second-rate), N. A. 



108 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Station, 1866-8. Promoted to Ensign in April, 1868. Promoted to Master, 
Marcli 26, 1869; Pacific Fleet, 1869-72. Coinmijjsioned as Liexdenunt, 
March 21, 1870; " Ajax " (iron-clad), N. A. Station, 1873-4; Torjiedo 
Station, 1875-6 ; Coast Survey steamer " Bache," 1876-7; commanding C 
S. schooner " Ready," 1877-8 ; " Marion," North and South Atlantic, 
1878-81; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1881-2; Naval Academy, 1882-3; "Hart- 
ford," Pacific Station, 1885-6 ; " Adams," Pacific Station, 1886-8. Pro- 
moted to Lieutennnt- Commander, October 31, 1888 ; Torpedo Station, 1888-91 ; 
Coast Survey Office, November 19,1891, to January, 1892; commanding 
Coast Survey steamer '" Patterson," January, 1892-5 ; ordered to Navy Yard, 
Portsmouth, N. H., June, 1895 ; T.^rpedo Station, October, 1895. Commis- 
sioned Commander, November, 1896; Inspector Ordnance, South Bethle- 
hem, December, 1896 ; Equipment Officer, Navy Yard, Boston, June, 1897, 
to date. 

Charles Belknap. — Born in New Jersey. Entered Naval Academy as 
Midshipm'in, from Second District, New York. July, 1864 ; was graduated, 
June, 1867 ; " Minnesota," special service, July to September, 1867 ; " Ti- 
conderoga," European Station, 1867-8; " Canandaigua," special service, 
1868-9. Promoted to Ens^ign, December, 1868; receiving ship " Vermont," 
April to June. 1869 ; Pacific Fleet, "Cyane " and "Resaca," July, 1869, to 
November, 1872. Promoted to Master, 1870, and to Lieutennnt, 1871 ; Hy- 
drographic Office, April to October, 1873 ; Naval Academy, 1873-6; Navi- 
gator, '• Kearsarge," Asiatic Fleet, 1876-7 ; Executive " Ashuelot," Asiatic 
Fleet, 1877-9 ; Naval Academy (Physics and Chemistry), 1879-82 ; Navi- 
gator " Vandalia," North Atlantic Station, 1882-4 ; Naval Academy (Phy- 
sics and Chemistry), 1884-5 ; in charge of buildings and grounds and assist- 
ant to superintendent, 1885-8; torpedo instruction and in attendance Naval 
War College, 1888 ; Executive " Kearsarge," special service and North At- 
lantic Station, 1888-91. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, February, 
1889 ; Torpedo Station, 1891-4 ; in charge manufacture gun-cotton and 
smokeless powder, Naval Academy, 1894-6; head department Applied 
Mathematic-< ; commanding Bancroft, European Station, 1896-7. Promoted 
to Commander, December, 1896 ; Naval Academy, 1897 to date. 

Fernando P. Gilmore. — Born in Ohio. Entered Naval Academy, 
February 28, 1863; graduated, 1867; " C/anandaigua," European Fleet, 
1867-9." Promoted to Emign, 1868; Pacific Fleet. 1869-72. Promoted to 
Master, 1870; and commissioned as Lieutenant, 1871; "Dictator" (iron- 
clad), N. A. Station, 1^73; "Franklin," flag-ship, European Fleet, 1874-6; 
torpedo duty, summer of 1877 ; Ilydrographic Office, 1878-9; " Swatara " 
and " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1879-82; "Richmond," Asiatic Station, 
1883-4; " Trenton," Asiatic Station, 1884-5; " Monocacy," Asiatic Station. 
1885-6; inspector steel, new cruisers, 1886-90. Promoted to Lieutenant- 
Comma7ider, March, 1889 ; member Board Inspection, San Francisco, Feb- 
ruary, 1893-5 ; Naval War College, June, 1895 ; commanding the "' Yantic," 
October. 1895-97. Commissioned as Commander, January, 1897 ; Navy 
Yard, New York, April, 1897, to date. 

Eugene Henry Cozzens Leutze. — Born in Piussia. Entered Naval 
Academy, March 4, 1(S()3 ; during summer of 1864, while on leave of absence 
from Academy, volunteered for active service, and was employed on board 
U. S. S. " !Monticello," Lieutenant William B. Cushing commanding, on the 
North Atlantic Hlockadint; Si^undron ; graduated in June, 1867 ; " Minne- 
sota," " Canandaigua " and '• Ticonderoga," European Fleet, 1867-9. Pro- 
moted Ensign, 1868; receiving-ship "Vermont," at New York, 1869; 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 109 

"Severn," flag-ship, Norlli Atlantic Fleet, 1869-71; while attached to the 
"Severn," was favorably mentioned in an official report of Captain Lowry 
to Rear Admiral Poor, for coolness and efficiency on an emergency created 
by the iron-clad "Terror" running into the "Severn." Promoted to Master, 
1870, and commissioned Lievtenunt, 1871 ; " Worcester," flag-ship, North 
Atlantic Fleet, 1872 ; Nicaraguiin Surveying Expeditions, 1872-3 ; had 
charge ofoneof the surveying parties, and surveyed and examined the routes 
on the west side of Lake Nicaragua, along the valleys of the rivers Sopoa, 
Ochomoga and Gil Gonzales ; also surveyed from the river Serapequi to 
Greytown, on the east side of the lake, and ran the first straight line of 
twenty miles through the swamps and jungle hack of Greytown to the Atlantic 
at that town; leave of absence and Hydrographic Office, 1873; Panama 
Surveying Expedition, 1874-5; Executive Officer, and in charge of the 
party surveying the upper part of the Chagres River, and the middle part of 
the canal route ; " Tuscarora," North Pacific Fleet, 1875 ; on sj)ecial duty in 
charge of deep-sea sounding from Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, to Brisbane, 
Australia; Coast Survey, 187G-80; commanding U. S. C S. " McArthur," 
1877-80, on Pacific Coast; leave of absence, 1880-2; employed by Tehuan- 
tepec Railroad Company to survey and explore for harbor on Pacific side of 
Isthmus of Tehuantepec ; and engaged afterwards in starting the building of 
a breakwater and railroad at proposed western terminus of road; U. S. 
monitor " Nantucket," 1882 ; Executive Officer U. S. S. " Juniata," 1882-5 ; 
Navigator, Persian Gulf, India, and Burmah, Asiatic Station, East Coast of 
Africa, and Madagascar; U. S. Naval Academy, 1886-7; in Department of 
Seamanshij) ; practice-ship " Constellation," 1887; Executive Officer, Naval 
Academy, 1887-90; head of I)ej)artinent of Modern Languages. Prcjmoted 
to Lieutenant- Corav lander in March, 1889 ; ordered as Executive of U. S. S. 
" Philadelphia," 1890 to November, 1892 ; Navy Yard, Washington, Novem- 
ber, 1892, to April, 1896 ; ordered to command IJ. S. S. " Michigan," April, 
1896, to April, 1897. Commissioned as Commander, January, 1897 ; Light 
House Inspector, Ninth District, April, 1897 ; ordered to command U. S. S. 
" Alert," December, 1-^97. 

Uriel Sebree. — Born in Wisconsin. Entered Naval Academy, July 23, 
1863 ; graduated, 1867 ; "Canandaigua," European Fleet, 1^^67-9. Promoted 
to Ensign, 1868 ; Pacific Fleet, 1867-72. Promoted to Master, 1870, and 
commissioned as Lieutenant, 1^11 ; "Dictator" (iron-clad), North Atlantic 
Station, 1873; "Franklin," flag-ship, European Station, 1873-6; torpedo 
duty, summer of 1877 ; C S. S. " Bache," 1878 ; commanding C. S. S. " Silli- 
inan," 1879 ; commanding C. S. S. " Gedney," 1879-81 ; Texas Coast, U. S. S. 
"Brooklyn," South Atlantic Station, 1882; Naval Academy, l''^82-3 ; com- 
manding U. S. S. " Pinta," 18.s3 ; U. S. S. " Powhatan," 1884 ; U. S. S. 
" Thetis," Greely Relief Expedition, 1884 ; Naval Academy, 1884-5. Pro- 
moted to Lieutenant- Commander, March, 1889 ; Light-House Inspector, Ore- 
gon and Washington Territory, 1885-9 ; U. S. S. " Baltimore," 1887, to July, 
1893 ; Naval Academy, July, 1893, to August, 1896 ; commanding " Wheel- 
ing," August, 1896, to date. Commissioned as Commander, February, 1897. 

Albert Reynolds Couden. — Born in Indiana. Entered Naval Academy, 
Sept. 26, 1863; graduated, 1867 ; "Franklin," flag-shij) European Squad- 
ron, 1867-9. Promoted to Ensign, 1868; " Plymouth," European Station, 
1869-70. Promoted to Master, 187 i) ; Darien Expedition, 1871. Commis- 
sioned as Lieutenant, 1871; "Wyoming," North Atlantic Fleet, 1872-4; 
Torpedo Station, 1874-8; "Palos," Asiatic Station, 1878; "Ashuelot," 
Asiatic Station, 1878-81 ; Bureau of Ordnance, 1882-8; "Atlanta," special 



110 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

service, 1888-90. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, March, 1889 ; Bureau 
of Ordnance, April, 1891, to September, 1894; commanding " Pinta," Sep- 
tember, 1894, to November, 1896; Inspector of Ordnance, Proving Ground, 
Noveml)er, 189(5, to date. Commissioned as Commander, March, 1897. 

Edwin C. Pendleton. — Born in Virginia. Entered Naval Academy, 
October 12, I860; graduated, 1867; "Minnesota," special service, 1867-8. 
Promoted to Ensign, 1868; " Onward," Pacific Fleet, 1869-70. Promoted 
to Master, 1870; Hydrographic OlHce, 1871 Commissioned as Lieu- 
tenant, 1871; ordnance duty, Washington, 1872-3; "Congress," Euro- 
pean Station, 1874-6; Navy Yard, Washington, 1876-7; Torpedo Station, 
1877-8; ordnance duty. Navy Yard, Washington, 1877-9; "Swatara," 
Asiatic Station, 1879-82; Naval Observatory, 1882-6; "Atlanta," North 
Atlantic Station, 1886-8 ; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, Washington, 1888-93. 
Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, Kngw^t, 1889; U. S. S. "Monterey," 
Pacific Station, 1893-5 ; Bureau of Ordnance, October, 1895-7. Commis- 
sioned as Commander, March, 1897 ; Sujieriutendent Gun Factory, Navy 
Yard, Washington, May, 1897, to present date. 

William Swift. — Born in Connecticut. Entered Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember 23, 1863; graduated, June, 1867; flag-ship " Susquehanna," home 
station, 1867. Promoted to Ensign, 1868 ; " Kearsarge," Pacific Fleet, 
1868-70. Promoted to Mader, 1870. Promoted to Lieutenant, 1871 ; " Iro- 
quois," 1871 ; " Canandaigua," 1872; " Supply," 1873 ; " Colorado," North 
Atlantic Fleet, 1874-5; "Colorado" (receiving-ship), 1875-6; equipment 
duty. New York, 1876-7; torpedo service, 1877; "Plymouth," North 
Atlantic, 1877-9; "Kearsarge,' as Navigator, 1879-80 ; Navy Yard, Bos- 
ton, 1880; Navy Yard, New London, 1881-3; "Alert," China, 1883-6; 
last half of cruise as Executive ; ordnance duty. Navy Yard, Washington, 
1889-90. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander in October, 1889; waiting 
orders, August, 1890; Naval AVar College, June, 1894; U. S. S New York, 
September, 1894 ; " Indiana," 1895-7. Commissioned as Commander, April, 
1897; Bureau of Ordnance, March, 1897; Ordnance Officer, New York 
Navy Yard, July, 1897, to date. 

Henry B. JMansfield. — Born in New York; sea in clipper-sloop 
" Golden State," Master's Mate, 1861-2. Entered Naval Academy, Febru- 
ary 27, 1863; yacht "America," in search of Confederate privateers, 1863. 
Graduated, 1867, having served in " Marion," " Macedonian," " Winnepeg," 
and "Minnesota;" special .service, 1867-8. Promoted to Ensign, 1868; 
" Mohongo " and " Mohican," Pacific Fleet, 1869-70 ; " Eclipse," expedition 
to Liberia in 1869 ; commanded second launch from " Mohican," in the ex- 
pedition which cut out and burned the piratical steamer " Forward," in 
Tecupan River, Mexico. Promoted to Master, 1870, Promoted to Lieu- 
tenant, 1871 ; torpedo duty, 1871 ; Coast Survey steamer " Hassler," Agassy 
Expedition, through Straits of Magellan, 1872; survey of coast of Lower 
California and Hydrograjjliy on California coast, 1873-4; "Michigan," 
1874-5 ; Asiatic Squadron, " Yantic," " Saco," " Mohongo," and " Tennessee, ' 
1875-7; Navy Yard, New York, 1877-81; "Constellation," to Ireland, 
special service, 1880; commanding C. S. steamer " Endeavor," 1881; com- 
manding C S. steamer " Gedney," 1882 ; commanding C. S. steamer " Bache," 
1882-4; Hydrography, " Jupiter Light," to Ferry Kocks and west coast of 
Florida ; approaches to New York ; " Pensacola," European Station, 1885-8 ; 
commanding C. S. S. " Hassler," hydrography, coast of California, 1888-9; 
commanding C. S. S. " Pattei-son," general survey of S. E. Alaska, 188^-93. 
Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, January 3, 1890; U. S. receiving-ship 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. Ill 

"Vermont," January, 1893-6; ordered to command the "Fern," January, 
1896-7. Commissioned as Commander, May 1897 ; Light-house Inspector, 
April, 1897, to date. 

Frederick Martin Symonds. — Born in New York. Entered Naval 
Academy, September 29, 1862 ; graduated, 1867 ; Asiatic Station, 1867-70. 
Promoted to Ensign, 1868 ; and to Master, 1870. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 
1871; "Tuscarora," surveying duty in the Pacific, 1872-5; "Minnesota" 
(training-sliip), 1876-8; "Jamestown," 1879-81; training-ship "New Hamp- 
shire," 1882-5 ; " Mohican," Pacific Station, 1885-9 ; " Michigan," on the 
lakes, 1889 to November, 1892. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander , July 
31, 1890; leave of absence, November, 1892-4; Inspector Ordnance, Navy 
Yard, Mare Island, June, 1894-6 ; commanding the " Marietta," October, 
1896, to date. Commissioned as Commander, June, 1897. 

Edward Parker Wood. — Born in Ohio. Entered Naval Academy, 
September 29, 1863 ; graduated, 1867; " Minnesota," special service, 1867-8. 
Promoted to Ensign, 1868 ; " Dacotah," Pacific Fleet, 1868-70. Promoted 
to Master, I^IQ; Pacific Fleet, 1871. Commissioned as Lietdenant, 1871; 
" Congress," special service, Europe, 1872-4; North Atlantic Station, 1875-7 ; 
" Portsmouth," special service, 1877-8 ; "Trenton," European Station, 1878-9; 
" Quinnebaug," European Station, 1879-81 ; Naval Academy, 1881-4 ; steam- 
ship " Monougahela," 1884-6 ; Naval Academy, 1886-90 ; special duty, con- 
nected with the "Concord," August, 1890, to February, 1891. Promoted to 
Lieutenant- Commander, September 20, 1890; U. S. S. "Concord," N. A. 
Station, February, 1>91, to May, 1893 ; Bureau of Navigation, May, 1893-6 ; 
commanding " Petrel," Asiatic Station, December, 1896, to date. Took part 
in Battle of Manila, May 1. 1898. Commissioned as Commander, July, 1897. 

^Valton Goodwin.— Born in New York. Entered Naval Academy, 
February 26, 1863; graduated, 1867; "Quinnebaug," S. A. Station, 1867- 
70. Promoted to Ensign, 1868; to Master, 1870. Commissioned as Lieu- 
tenant, 1871 ; torpedo service, 1870-1 ; "Terror " (iron-clad), N. A. Station, 
1871-2 ; receiving-ship " Vermont," New York Navy Yard, 1872 ; " Benicia," 
N. P. Station, 1872-5 ; " Passaic " (iron-clad), N. A. Station, 1876-7 ; in com- 
mand of "Passaic" from July 3, 1876, to November 20, 1876; "Enter- 
prise," 1877-8; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1878-9; 
" Trenton," European Station. 1879-81 ; Naval Academy, 1881-5 ; " Adams," 
Pacific Station, 1885-9 ; Naval Observatory, 1889 to September, 1892. Pro- 
moted to Lieutenant Commander, October 1, 1890; U. S. S. "Lancaster," 
Asiatic Station, September, 1892, to 1894. Leave of absence June, 1894 ; 
ordered to Naval Observatory August, 1894, to present date (May, 1898). 
Commissioned as Commander, August, 1897. 

Albert Ross. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval Academy, July 
23, 1863; graduated, 1867; "Minnesota," special service, 1867-8. Pro- 
moted to Ensign, 1868 ; " Powhatan," Pacific Fleet, 1868-9. Promoted to 
ifasfer, 1879 ; retired, 1871 ; " Wachusett," 1873 ; " Ossipee," 1874 ; restored 
to active list, 1874. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1871 ; "Worcester," flag- 
ship, N. A. Station, 1874-5 ; special duty, Annapolis, 1876 ; " Passaic " (iron- 
clad), N. A. Station, 1876-7; commanding "Wyandotte," Washington, 
1877-8; " Portsmouth," special service, 1878-82 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 
1882-3; " Miantonomah," 1883; torpedo instruction, Newport, R. I., 1883; 
Naval Academv, 1883-6; "Alert," Pacific Station, 1887-9; torpedo instruc- 
tion, Newport, R. L, 1889 ; " Pensacola," 1889, to May, 1890 ; training-ship, 
"Jamestown," May, 1890, to December, 1892. Promoted to Lieutenant- 
Comniander, December 5, 1890; Naval Academy, December, 1892, to 1898. 



112 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Commissioned as Commander, August, 1897; commanding U- S. S. " Alli- 
ance," February, 189(S, to date. 

Richardson Clover. — Entered Naval Academy, July, 1803 ; graduated, 
June, 18Gr ; Irigate "Susquelianna," West Indies, June, 1867, to January, 
1868. Promoted to EmUjn, December 18, 1868 ; flag-sliip " Albany," North 
Atlantic Station, JNIarcli, 1868, to October, 1869 ; Naval Observatory, Octo- 
ber, 1869, to March, 1870. Promoted to Mader, March 21, 1870; instruction 
in signal duty, at Fort Myer, from March to July, 1870 ; '' Michigan," on 
lakes, July, 1870, to January, 1871. Promoted to Lieutenant, March 21, 
1871 ; " Ticonderoga," South Atlantic Station, January, 1871, to February, 
1874 ; "Michigan," on lakes, April to ]\Iay, 1874 ; " Hassler," Coast Survey, 
Pacific Coast, .lune, 1874, to October, 1877; Hydrographic office, Washing- 
ton, January to February, 1878 ; " Wyoming," as Navigator, European 
Station, February, 1878, to June, 1881; Coast Survey office, Washington, 
1881-2; commanding Coast Survey schooner " Palinurus," 1882-3, survey 
Long Island Sound ; special duty, 1882-3, superintending construction of 
steamer " Patterson," at Brooklyn, N. Y. ; commanding Coast Survey steamer 
" Patterson," March, 1884, to March, 1886,— season of 1884 from New York 
to San Francisco; 1885-6, in charge of survey of Southeast Alaska ; March, 
1886, granted one year's leave, with permission to go abroad ; June to Sep- 
tember, 1887, Torpedo Station, Newport; September, 1887, to January, 1888, 
in attendance at Naval War College ; U. S. S. " Pensacola," as Navigator, 
North Atlantic Staticm, March 6, 1888 ; transferred to " Dolphin," as Execu- 
tive, December 1,1888 ; 1888, cruise round the world ; detached, December 1, 
1889 ; Hydrographer, Bureau of Navigation, Washington, December, 1889, 
to June, 1893. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander , May 19, 1891 ; Member 
of " Pythian Board " on reorganization of the Navy ; Executive, U- S. S. 
" Chicago," European Station, from March 24, 1874, to May, 1895 ; on duty 
at Navy Department, Board revising Naval Regulations, December 6, 1895 ; 
commanding U. S. S. " Dolphin," from April 30, 1896, to May, 1897. Pro- 
moted to Commander, September 14, 1897; Chief of the office of Naval In- 
telligence, from November 15, 1897, to April 30, 1898 ; Member of War and 
Strategy Board from March 15 to April 30, 1898; commanding U. S. S. 
" Bancroft" from May 1, 1898, to date. 

James M. Miller. — Born in Missouri. Entered Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember 21, 1863; graduated, 1867; "Minnesota," special cruise, 1867-8. 
Promoted to Ensign, 1868; "Jamestown," Pacific Fleet, 1868-70. Pro- 
moted to Master, 1870; "Kansas," T. and D. Expedition, 1870-2. Com- 
missioned as Lieutenant, 1871 ; special duty, Washington, 1873 ; " Monon- 
gahela," S. A. Station, 1873-5 ; " Franklin," flag-ship, European Squadron, 
1875-7; Naval Academy, 1876-80; training-ship "Constitution," 1880-81 
training-ship " Minnesota," 1881-2 ; " Hartford," Pacific Station, 1882-4 
" Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1884-5 ; special torjjcdo service, 1885 
Naval Academy, 1885-8; "Omaha," Asiatic Station, 1888-91; ordnance 
duty, Navy Yard, Washington, August, 1891, to August, 1892. Promoted 
to Lieutenant- Commander, May 29, 1891 ; U. S. S. " Monocacy," Asiatic 
Station, August 2, 1892, to June, 1895; ordered to U. S. receiving-ship, 
" Vermont," January, 1896 ; ordered to command " Yantic," December, 1896 
-7 ; Navy Yard, New York, July, 1897. Commissioned as Commander, Sep- 
tember, i897 ; ordered to command U. S. S. " Merrimac," April, 1898. 

Frederick May Wise. — Born in Washington, D. C. Entered the ser- 
vice as 3[it4er'.'< Mute, in the U. S. Gunboat Flotilla, Western Waters, Janu- 
ary 1, 1862. Staff duty on headquarters' boat, Cairo, 111. Ordered to U. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 113 

S. gunboat " Lexington," February 25, 1862, for the expedition up Tennes- 
see Rivtr. In action at Pitt:-burgh Landing, Tenn., March 2, 18G2, between, 
the gunboats and Confederate battery. In the demonstration by tlie Flotilla 
under Flag-Ofhcer Foote against the batteries at Columbus, Ky., March 4, 
1862. In the " Lexington " at the battle <if Pittsburgh Landing (or Sliiloh), 
April 6 and 7, 1862, and of Fort St. Charles, White River, Ark, June 17, 
1862, between the Flotilla under Captain A. H. Kilty, U. S. N , and Con- 
federates under Captain Jos. E. Bry, C. S. N. (former Lieutenant, U S. N.), 
and where the " Mound City " was struck by a shell, killing 125 out of crew 
of 150. Detached from " Lexington," July, 1862, and to ordnance duty, 
Cairo, and recruiting service, Chicago. Entertd the U. S. Naval Academy 
as 31idshipnia)i, September, 1862, resigning from the Volunteer Navy. Grad- 
uated, June, 1867. Ordnance duty at Navy Yard, N. H. To flagship " Pis- 
cataqua," October, 1867, and as Aide to Rear Admiral Rowan, commanding 
Asiatic Station. Promoted to Ensign, January, 1869. Returned to the 
United States in "Iroquois," April, 1870. Promoted to Jfas^er, April, 1870; 
to " Shenandoali," European Squadron, July, 1870, and to " Guerriere," 
September, 1870. Promoted to Lieidenunt, March, 1872, and ordered to the 
"Frolic," Port Admiral's flagship. New York Station, and as Flag-Lieuten- 
ant to Vice- Admiral Rowan ; to flagship " Worcester," North Atlantic 
Squadron, August, 1875, and to flagship " Hartford," January, 1876 ; to 
Naval Academy, August, 1877; to "Despatch" (special service), Sejitem- 
ber, 1880 ; to Naval Academy, August, 1883 ; to flagship " Lancaster," 
South Atlantic and European Stations, September, 1887 ; to Navy Depart- 
ment, October, 1889, and as Superintendent Naval War Recoid Oflice, 
March, 1890. Promoted to Lieutenant-Commander, June, 1891 ; to training 
ships " Monongaheia " and "Essex," June, 1893-6; to Steel Inspection 
Board, Navy Yard, Washington, as member, February, 1896 ; to Naval 
Academy, July, 1896, to date. Promoted to C'o/u?Ha/if?er, November 7, 1896. 

John Van Benthuysen Bleecker. — Born in New Y^ork. Entered 
Naval Academy, October 9, 1863 ; graduated, 1867 ; " Minnesota," special 
cruise, l<^67--8. Promoted to Endqn, 1868 ; "Congress," N. A. Fleet, 1869- 
72. Promoted to Master, 1870. Commissioned as Lievtenant, 1871 ; torpedo 
service, 1873; "Colorado," N. A. Station, 1873-4; "Frolic," S. A. Station, 
1875-7; Navy Y^ard, Washington, 1877-8; Naval Academy, 1878-81; 
trnining-ship " Minnesota," 1881 ; training-ship " New Hampshire," 1881-2 ; 
"Kearsarge," N A. Station, 1882-3; training-ship " Minnesota," 1883-4 ; 
" Hartford," Pacific Station, 1884-7 ; inspector of steel, new cruisers, 1887-8 ; 
receiving-ship "New Hampshire," 1888-9; Torpedo Station, 1889-90; 
"Essex," S. A. Station, April, 1890, to August, 1893. Promoted Lieuten- 
ant-Commander, June 30, 1891; Navy Yard, Boston, August, 1893-94; 
ordered to Naval War College, June, 1894-96 ; ordered to the " San Fran- 
cisco," June, 1896-97. Commii^^sioned as Commander, December, 1897 ; 
commanding U. S. S. " Bancroft," January, 1898, to April, 1898. 

Dennis Walbach Mullan.— Born in ^Mai-yland. Appointed from 
Kentucky, September 21, 1860 ; Naval Academy, 1860-3. Promoted to 
Ensign, Ocl:ober 1,1863; attached to steam-sloop "Monongaheia," AVest 
Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1863-5; attacks with various batteries on Texas 
coast, 1863-4; battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864; two attacks on Fort 
Morgan, August, 1864; present at surrender of Fort Morgan; stenmer 
" Malvern," N. A. Station, 1865 ; steamer " Mohongo," Pacific Squndron, 
1865-7. Promoted to Master, November 10, 1865 ; steam-sloop " De Soto," 
North Atlantic Squadron, 1867-8. Commissioned as Lieidenant, Febiuary 



114 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE V. S. NA^'\^ 

21, 18()7. Comniii^sioned as Liexdenmit- Commander, ^farch 12, 1868; ivhile 
attached to >«orih Ailaiitic (" De ^oto") selected by Coniniodore Charles S. 
Bcggs to comniaud steamer " Glasgow," then at Penscola Navy Yard, to co- 
operate with him in suppressing an expedition against Mexico, and then fit- 
ting out in New Orleans ; " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1868-71 ; pre?^ent at 
the two attacks with the batteries on the river in Corea, on June 1 and 10, 
1871; receiving-ship "Independence," 1872-3; "Baco," Asiatic vStation, 
1873-6; navigation duty, Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., 1877-8 ; attached to 
the " Adams," Pacific Station, as Executive-Otficer in 1879-81 ; while at- 
tached to the "Adams" was detailed to accompany the StafiT of General 
Baquedano, the Chilian Commander-in-Chief, in his operations against Lima, 
Peru ; was present in all the engagements at Chorillos, Mirafiores, and other 
places near Lima; made a report of these operations to the Navy Depart- 
ment. Promoted to Commander, July 3, 1882 ; in command of the iron-dad 
fleet of seven ships at City Point, James River, Virginia, 1884-7 ; ordered 
to C(mimand the U. S, ship " Nipsic " on October 1, 1887, and took her via the 
Straits of ^Magellan to the Pacific Fleet, in command of the U. S. S. " Nip- 
sic " at Samoan Islands during the troublous times with the Germans, and 
also during his stay there gave protection to ^Ir. John C Klein, the corres- 
pondent of New York World and Associated Press — (the Germans wished 
him to be sent on board the German man-of-war "Adler," the tiag-ship, 
there to be tried by court-martial for an alleged offense, etc.) ; in command 
of the U.S. S. "Nipsic" during the great Samoan hurricane of March 16, 
1889 ; " Nipsic " only American man-of-war that was saved ; leave of ab- 
sence, fall of 1889 and winter of 1890 ; Light-House Inspector, January, 
1891, to date. For the part he took in the Samoan complications and during 
the hurricane, he received complimentary resolutions from the Annapolis 
City Council.* In 1894, 1895 and 1896^ in command of the "Mohican" 
and " Marion," Pacific Station ; in command of the Penscola Navy Yard in 
1896-97. 

Andrew Dunlap. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Academy, 
April 23, 1862 ; graduated, 1867 ; "Minnesota," special cruise, 1867-8. Pro- 
moted to En.^if/n, 1868; "Jamestown," Pacific Fleet, 1868-70. Promoted 
to Ma4er, 1870 ; and commissioned as Lientenani, 1871 ; " Worcester," flag- 
ship, N. A Fleet, 1^71-4 ; receiving-ship "Sabine," 1874-6 ; Hydrographic 
Oftice, 1877-8; " Powhattan," N. A. Station, 1877-81; Torpedo Station, 
1881 ; ordnance duty. Navy Yard, Washington, 1881-2 ; Assistant to Light- 
House Inspector, 1882-3; " Kearsarge," European Station, 1883-4 ; "Lan- 
caster," European Station, 1884-6 ; ordnance dutv. Navy Yard, Washing- 
ton, 1887-9; "Dolphin," N. A. Staticm, 1889 "to June, 1891; U S. S. 
"Bennington," S. A Station, June, 1891, to August, 1893. Promoted to 
Lieutenant- Commander, August 2, 1891 ; Navy Yard, AVashington, August, 
1893, to INIay, 1896 ; conuuanding Coast Survey steamer " Blake," May, 1896, 
to April, 1S*)8. Commissioned Commander, March, 1898. 

Richard Rush. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval Academy, 
September 23, 18(53 ; graduated, 1867;' "Minnesota," special cruise, 1867-8. 
Promoted to Ensicjn, 1868 ; "Mohongo," Pacific Fleet, 1868-70. Promoted 
to Mnxter, 1870 ; and commissioned as Lieutenant, 1871 ; Coast Survey, 
1871-4 ; Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 1875-6 ; " Vandalia," European S^piad- 
ron, 1876-8 ; Naval Academy, 1879-82 ; " Juniata," Asiatic Station. 1882-6 ; 
Bureau of Navigation, 1886-9 ; training-ship " Portsmouth," 1889-92. Pro- 

*The Legislature of Maryland, in its session of 1890, presented him with a gold 
clironometer watch in appreciation of his condvict during the Samoan complications. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\ri^. 115 

moted to Lieutenant- Commander, September 27, 1891 ; Superinteudent Naval 
War Record?, May, 1893, to April, 1897 ; commaudiug " Michigan," April 
5, 1897 ; waiting orders, February. 1898 Promoted to Cotnmander, April, 
1898 : commanding U. S S. " Armeria," April, 1»98, to date. 

Edward Hickman Gheen. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Xaval 
Academy, September 24, 1862 ; graduated, 1867 ; flag-ship " Delaware," 
Asiatic Squadron, 1867-70. Promoted to Ensign, December 18,1868; to 
Master. March 21, 1870; signal duty, Washington, D. C, 1871. Promoted 
to Lieutenant, March 21, 1871; iroa-clad " Mahopac " and receiving-ship 
*• New Hampshire," 1872; ordered to store-ship " Supply," April 1, 1872; 
and on her arrival at Rio Janeiro, ordered to flag-ship " Lancaster," 1872-5 ; 
receiving-ship "Potomac " and training-ship " Constitution," 1875-6 ; "Al- 
liance," European Station, 1877-9 ; League Island, 1880 ; Torpedo Sta- 
tion, 1881; flag-ship "Tennessee," 1882-3; Naval Academy, 1883-7; 
" Constellation," practice cruise, 1884 ; " Yantic," as Executive, 1887-90 ; 
Inspector of Steel, Pittsburg, Pa., October, 1890, to May, 1891 ; charge 
Branch Hydrographic Office, Philadelphia, May, 1891, to April, 1893 Pro- 
moted to Lieutenant- Commander, October 2, 1891; Navy Yard, League 
Island, April, 1893, to October, 1894 ; Executive of " Miantonomah," Octo- 
ber to December, and of " Minneapolis," December, 1894-6 ; Hydrographic 
Office, December, 1896, to date. Commissioned Commander, April, 1898. 

Wells Laflin Field. — Born in Missouri. Entered Naval Academy, 
November 26, 1862 ; graduated, 1867 ; Asiatic Squadron, 1867-70. Pro- 
moted to Ensign, 1868; to Master, ls70. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1871 ; 
next attached to the store-ship " Supply," and sailed in her when she took 
provisions to France after the Franco-Prussia war, leaving New York in 
March, 1871, and returning in July ; in September, joined the Coast Survey 
steamer "A. D. Bache," and detached in February, 1872 ; in March, 1872, 
^•ent with a draft of men via Panama, to Mare Island ; joined the " Lacka- 
wanna," and sailed in her for a second cruise in China, returning in Novem- 
ber, 1873 ; in March, 1874, joined the " Fi-auklin" at Key West, and made 
a cruise in Europe on her, returning in December, 1876 ; then on Light- 
house duty at Tompkinsville, Staten Island, untiljuly, 1880; in November, 
1879, was placed in command of the Light-house steamer "Manzanita," and 
took her to San Francisco, returning to Light-house duty until the following 
July, 1880 ; then went to China, as the Flag-Lieutenant of Admiral Clitz, 
remaining in the same position with Admiral Crosby; returned in March, 
1884 ; then to duty in the Branch Hydrographic Office, in New York, until 
April, 1886; then to the " St. Mary's," until April, 1889; then the summer 
at the Torpedo School, Newport, R. I. ; U. S. receiving-ship " Minnesota," 
September 25, 1893, to March, 1894 ; commanding Naval School-ship " St. 
Mary's," March 10, 1894, to June, 1897 ; June 18, 1897, Recruiting Officer, 
New York, and in charge third " Mosquito Fleet " District to date. Pro- 
moted to Commander^ April, 1898. 

Harrison Gray Otis Colby. — Born in Massachusetts. Entered the 
United States Naval Academy, December, 1862; while on leave from the 
Naval Academy in 1865 was ordered to the U. S. S. "Dakota" as a Ward- 
room Officer, had charge of the forward nine-inch guns ; cruised for Confed- 
erate Privateers, who were burning vessels near the New England coast ; 
made several practice cruises as a Midshipman during the war, in vessels pre- 
pared to engage Confederate vessels ; was graduated from the Naval Acad- 
emy in 1867, and ordercd to the flagship " Piscataqua," Admiral Rowan, 
Asiatic Squadron, and January, 1868, went to China; came home from 



116 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

China in tlie " Iroquois " and was promoted to Ensign in December, l>-'68; 
in 1870 was oidered to tlie yaclit "America" as Executive Officer, wlien s^he 
took part in the Internatiomd Kaces with the "Cambria;" was in command 
of the "America" for a short time. On the 21st of March, 1870, was pro- 
moted to Mader ; 1870-1 was on duty at the Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.; in 
1871 was ordered to tlie U. S. IS. "Worcester," taking provisions to tlie 
French i)eople from the citizens of Boston March 21, 1871, was ])romoted 
to Lieutenant ; was detach(d fiom duty on the "Worcester" and ordered to 
the " Congress," N. A trquadron ; was detached from the "Congress" and 
ordered to the "^lienandoah," European Squadron; detached from the 
" Shenandoah " and ordered to the " Plymouth ; " detached from the " Ply- 
mouth " and ordered to the " Wabash," flagship, European Squadron, Rear- 
Admiral Alden ; torpedo duty, 1874; 1874-5 was in charge of one of the 
parties on Surveying Expedition to Panama under Commander Lull ; was 
ordered to the U. S. S. " Tennessee," flagship, Asiatic Squadron, Rear-Ad- 
miral Reynolds, and w'ent to China ; was Naval Attache United States Cen- 
tennial Commission in Philadelphia in 1876 ; 1876-7 was attached to the 
Naval Observatory at Washington, D. C. ; was ordered to the U. S. S. 
"Marion," and served in her until ordered to the U.S. S. flagship "Tren- 
ton," doing duty as Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Le Roy ; 1880-2 com- 
manded the U. S Coast and Geodetic Survey schooner " Eagre ; " was 
ordered from the "Eagre" as Executive officer of the training-ship "Sara- 
toga" in 1882; served in her until 1885, when he was ordered for duty as 
Assistant Inspector of the Second Light-House District; in April, 1889, was 
ordered as Executive Officer of tlie U. S. S. " Yorktown ; " commanded the 
" Yorktown " during the last three months in the absence of the commanding 
officer; in August, 1891, was ordered to Washington in the office of the 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy to organize the Naval Militia of the United 
States. On November 20, 1891, was promoted to Lientenant- Commander ; 
in December, 1891, was ordered as Assistant to the Inspector of the Second 
Light-House District; in June, 1895, was ordered to command of U. S. 
Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer "Blake;" April, 1896, was apjiointed 
Hydrograpliic Inspector U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey at Washington, 
D. C. ; January, 1897, was ordered for duty as Inspector of the Second 
Light-House District, in which duty he is at present engaged ; sea service to 
date, eighteen years. Promoted to Comvuivder, April, 1898. 

Leavitt Curtis Logan — Born in Ohio. Entered Naval Academy, Feb- 
ruary 26, 1863 ; graduated, 1867 ; "jNIinnesota," special cruise, 1867-8. Pro- 
moted to Ensign, 1868 ; Paciflc Fleet, 1868-70. Promoted to Master, 1870 ; 
and commissioned as Liexdenant, 1871; January to September, 1871, special 
duty at Navy Department ; " Wabash," flag-ship, European Statinn, 1871-3 ; 
torpedo duty, 1874; "Tennessee," Asiatic Squadron, 1875-7; Naval 
Academv, 1877-80; "Powhatan," special service, 1880-1; training-ship 
"Portsmouth," 1881-3; training-ship "New Hampshire," 1883-4; Naval 
War College, 1884-7; " Ossipee," N. A. Station, 1887-9; Recorder Board 
Inspection, 1889, to November, 1892 Promoted to Lievtoiant- Commander, 
December 16, 1891; "Philadelphia," Paciflc Station, November, 1892, to 
November, 1894. January, 1-^95, to March, 1898, serving on board U. S. 
Training-Ship "Constitution;" I\Iarcli 2, 1898, ordered as Representative 
of the Navy Department at Trans-]\Iississippi and International Exposition 
at Omaha. Promoted to Commander, May, 1898; ordered in ^lay, 1898, to 
•command U. S. S. "Armeria." 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 117 

COMMANDERS ON THE RETIRED LIST. 

Retired on attaining the age of sixty-ttvo . 

Francis M. Green. — Boru in Massachusetts, February 23,1835; in 
merchant service, 1854-61. Appoiuted from Massachusetts, June 18, 1861 ; 
entered the service as Acting Master, in the volunteer navy, June 18, 1861 ; 
attached to sloop "Vincennes," West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1861-2; 
passes of the Mississippi ; steam-sloop " Oneida," and commanding steamer 
"Commodore," West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1863. Promoted to Acting 
Volunteer Lieutenant, April 21, 1864; steam-frigate "Niagara," special ser- 
vice, 1864; commanding steamer "Louisiana," Sounds of North Carolina, 
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864 ; commanding steamer " Boxer," 
1865; capture of Fort Fisher; steamer "Florida," North Atlantic Squad- 
ron, 1866 ; special duty, Navy Department, 1867 ; steam-sloop " Guerriere," 
flag-ship, South Atlantic Squadron, 1867-8. Commissioned as Lieutenont- 
Comni'inder, U. S. Navy, December 18, 1868 ; steamers " Wasp" and " Kan- 
sas," South Atlantic Squadron, 1869; receiving-ship "Ohio," 1869-70; 
"Severn" (second-rate), flag-ship. North Atlantic Squadron, 1870-1 ; tor- 
pedo service, 1872 ; commanding "Fortune" (fourth-rate), North Atlantic 
Station; special surveying service, 1873-4; Hydrographic Office, 1875; 
commanding " Gettysburg " (fourth-rate), 187.5-6 ; special astronomical ser- 
vice, Hydrographic Office, 1876-8 ; commanding " Guard," special astrono- 
mical service, 1877-9 ; Hydrographic Office, 1879-81 ; commanding " Paios," 
Asiatic Station, special astronomical duty, 1881-3. Promoted to Commander, 
July, 1883 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, 1883-5 ; commanding " Yantic," 
North Atlantic Station, 1885-7 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1888-9 ; command- 
ing " Saratoga'" school-ship, 1889, to February, 1893 ; Light-House Inspec- 
tor, September, 1893, to January, 1897. Retired February 23, 1897. 

Edward Hooker. — Born in Connecticut. Appointed from Rhode Island, 
July 19, 1861. Entered the service as Acting Master; attached to steamer 
"Louisiana," North Atlantic Squadron; severely wounded, October 5, 1861 ; 
the first Acting Master wounded in the war ; Burnside Expedition to Sounds 
of North Carolina, 1862 ; while Executive Officer of the '• Louisiana," in the 
absence of the commanding officer, fought the ship at Washington, N. C , 
September 5, 1862. Promoted to Acting Volunteer Lieutenant from Septem- 
ber 5, 1862, for "gallantry in action;" commanding steamer " Victoria," 
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1862-3 ; commanding division of Po- 
tomac Flotilla upon Rajjpahannock River, 1863-5. Promoted to Acting 
Volunteer Lieutenant- Commander, January 20,1865; Naval Store-keeper, 
Navy Yard, New York, 1865-7; commanding store-ship "Idaho" and 
steamer " Unadilla," Asiatic Squadron, 1867-9. Commissioned as Lieuten- 
ant-Commander, in regular naval service, December 18, 1868 ; Inspector 
Navy Yard, New York, 1870-3 ; senior Line Officer, Naval Station, League 
Lland, 1873-5 ; Assistant Light-House Inspector, Third District, 1875-7 ; 
Second Line Officer, Naval Asylum, Philadelphia, 1877-84. Commissioned 
as Commander, February 9, 1884; Navy Yard, League Island, 1884; retired, 
December 25, 1884. 

Thomas Nelson. — Bom at Sea. Appointed from Pennsylvania, Janu- 
ary 1, 1862; entered the service as ^Idi^r/ Master'' s Mate; attached to the 
steamer "Currituck," Potomac Flotilla, 1862-4, co-operating with the Army 
of the Potomac. Promoted to Acting Ensign, November, 1862 ; tempo- 
rarily detached from the " Currituck," and ordered to duty as Signal Officer 



118 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\'\'. 

of the steamer " Wachusett," on a passage from Philadelphia to Port Royal, 
S. C, having the iron-clad "Sangamon" in tow, Jannary, l'^(i4 ; on arrival 
at Port lioyal, returned to duty on board the "Currituck ;" steamer "Com- 
modore Read," February, 1864, to June, 1804 ; commanded the steamer 
"Dragon," Potomac Flotilla, from June 1, 18(54, to October 8, 18G4; com- 
manded the steamer " Mercury," blockade duty at the Great Yeocomico 
River and adjoining creeks of Virginia, from October 8, 18(34, to January 
27, 18(5"), keeping in check the Home Guards and Chesapeake Bay pirates. 
Promoted to Acting Master, March 27, 1865 ; commanding the steamer 
"Cceur de Lion "until the clo?e of the war; Navy Department, 1865-6; 
steamer "Don," as Navigator, January, 1866, to August 7,1866; steamer 
" Pensacola," Pacific Squadron, August 7, 1866, to October, 1867 ; steamer 
"Penobscot," West India Squadron, as Navigator, December 9, 1867, to July 
9, 1869. Commissioned Master, March 12, 1868. Promoted to Lieutenant, 
December 18, 18(>8; U. S. S. " New Hampshire," as Executive Officer, from 
September, 1869, to August, 1870. Promoted to Lieuienant-Commandtr, 
January 25, 1870 ; "Saco," 1870-3 ; commanding U. S. store-ship "Idaho," 
Yokohama, 1873-4; leave, Europe, 1874; "Franklin," flag-ship, European 
Squadron, 1875-6 ; Hydrograpliic Office, 1877-80; " Alaska," Pacific Sta- 
tion, 1881-3 ; Hydrog'raphTc Office, 1883-4 ; commanding " Palos," Asiatic 
Station, 1884-7. Promoted to Commander, December, 1886 ; Mare Island 
Navy Yard, 1888, to March, 1892; commanding " Adams," March, 1892, 
to April, 1894 ; Inspector of Ordnance, Portsmouth Navy Yard, N. H., 
1895-6 ; retired, December 5, 1896. 

Charles A. Schetky. — Native of Pennsylvania. Entered the naval 
service, June, 1863, as Acting Ensign ; served as Executive-Officer on board 
U. S gunboat " New Era " (No. 7), Mississippi Squadron, until close of the 
war ; was present at, and took part in, defence of Fort Pillow, Tenn , when 
that place was assaulted by rebel forces, commanded by General Forrest, and 
after being taken, under cover of a flag of truce, the ITnion forces who fell 
into the iiands of the assailants were brutally massacred ; July, 18()5, to De- 
cember, 1865, on duty at Jefferson Reserve, receiving and storing ordnance 
and equipments from the Mississippi Squadron ; March, 1866, to April, 1867, 
U. S. receiving-ship " Potomac," Pensacola, Florida, 1867, to September, 
1868, U. S. S. " Nebraska," North Atlantic Station. March, 18(58, com- 
missioned as M'ster in regular navy. December, 1868, connnissioned as 
Liexdenant; April, 1869, to February, 1879, U. S. monitor "Saugus," N. A. 
Station; May, 1870, to August, 18n, U. S. receiving-ship "Vermont;" 
September, 1871, to February, 1872, U. S. store-ship "Pawnee," Pensacola, 
Florida; March to July, 1872, on survey for inter-oceanic canal, in Nicara- 
gua ; November, l872,"to July, 1873, Navigator of U. S. S. " Wyoming," on 
survey of east coast of Mexico ; November, 1873, to November, 1874, U. S. 
receiving-ship "Vermont," New York; November, 1874, to August, 1875, 
Executive of U. S. S. "Tuscarora," No th Pacific Station ; August, 1875, to 
August, 1876, U. S. training ship "Portsmouth," as Executive ; November, 
1876, to July, 1877, U. S. receiving-ship "Independence;" July, 1877, to 
January, 1878, U. S. receiving-ship "Constitution," as Executive. Decem- 
ber, 18n, promoted to Lieidenant- Commander ; January, 1878, to November, 
1885, Executive-Officer of U. S. receiving-ship "St Louis," League Llaud, 
Pennsylvania ; November, 1885, to September, 1886, commanding IT. S. 
receiving-ship "St Louis;" leave of absence, October, 1886. September, 
1887, promoted to Commander, and retired March, 1889. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 119 

John K. "Winn. — Born in Massachusetts, i\ugust 31, 1833 ; educated in 
public schools and left school at an early age ; some years later entered the 
merchant service, engaged principally in the East India and Brazilian trades ; 
at breaking out of war was chief mate. In August, 1861, enlisted for one year 
in the U. y. Navy and served in various petty offices on board the U. S. S. 
" luo," then searching for the Confederate steamer " Sumter." In July, 1862, 
was discharged and in September was appointed Acting Mashr's Mate, U. S. 
N., and placed on temporary duty on the " Macedonian " at Boston ; assisted in 
taking the " Saiitee " from Boston to Newport, R. I., for use at the Naval School 
there ; was afterwards detailed and acted as watch and division officer on 
board the " McDonough," which served in the inland waters near Charleston, 
S. C. ; was present during the whole siege of that place, and was on detached 
duty as scout about the harbor, serving part of the time with army officers. 
June, 1863, promoted to Acting Ensign. August, 1864, promoted to Acting 
Master, and in September was detached from " McDonough," and reported 
for duty on board iron-clad "Nantucket; " in October was detached sick and 
ordered North ; in November ordered to the U. S. S. " Bat," as Executive 
Officer ; served in her in the North Atlantic Squadron ; while attached to 
this vessel she was detailed as convoy to the steamer " River Queen," which 
took President Lincoln to City Point, Va., and was present with him when he 
entered Richmond after the surrender, then convoyed him on his return to 
Washington only two days previous to his assassination. The " Bat " also 
had the honor of returning to Newberne, carrying back General Sherman 
and his stafi' after the memorable midnight visit to General Grant. May, 
1865, detached from ■•' Bat," at Washington, and ordered to " Seneca," at 
Norfolk, and later, in the month of June, was detached and granted leave 
preparatory to honorable discharge, but, on June 28, was ordered to " Inde- 
pendence," at Mare Island. August, 1865, promoted to Acting Volunteer- 
Lieutenant; detached from "Independence," and ordered to duty on "Sara- 
nac," and was returned to duty on " Independence," October, 1867 ; in 
November ordered to the " Newberne," and in March, 1868, transjferred, with 
officers and crew, to the U. S. S. " Gettysburg ; " June 25, received com- 
mission as Master in Regular Navy, and immediately promoted to Lieutenant, 
having fulfilled the requirements as to length of service. The " Gettysburg " 
was attached to the West India Squadron, and detailed to make deep-sea 
soundings from the south side of Cuba to Jamaica and Aspinwall for tele- 
graph cable, and also assisted in laying cable from Key West to Havana; 
was put out of commission at New York, November, 1869, and granted leave 
for two months ; January, 1870, ordered to " Yantlc," at New York, and fitted 
out for taking deep-sea soundings for the first cable connecting the West India 
Islands and vSouth America (Demerara) ; afterward employed mostly about 
San Domingo during the prospect of the purchase of Samana Bay scheme ; 
1871, detached, " Yantic " going out of commission ; in September, ordered 
to receiving-ship " Ohio," at Boston ; 1873, detached, and ordered to "Wyo- 
ming," at Key West, surveying on Mexican coast ; July, 1873, detached at 
own request; ordered to "Pawnee," at Key West; in September, by death 
of commanding officer was left in command, which he held until September, 
1876 ; was then detached at own request and was waiting orders until July 
24, 1877; telegraphic orders to join the iron-clad " Nahant," at Philadel- 
phia, for riot duty ; August 20, detached and ordered home ; August 25, 
ordered to " Wabash," at Boston ; February 8, 1878, detached at own 
request. June 18, received commission as Lieutenant- Commander ; from 
December 11, 1877, to July 24, 1878, Court Martial duty ; August 1, ordered 



120 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

to duty at Navy Yard, Boston ; October, 1879, detached and ordered to coni- 
nifind Naval Station, Key West, Fla., and until November, 1881, was on 
various special duties (additional) ; November 5, ordered to duty (addi- 
tional) as Liglit-House Inspector of" Seventh District; November, 1883, de- 
tached from Naval Station; I^ecemher 81, detached a-s Light-House 
Inspector, and ordered home; February, 1884, special duty. Bureau of 
Yards and Docks, Navy Department ; July, 1884, ordered to receiving-ship 
" Vermont," at New York ; August, 1885, detached, and ordered to com- 
mand Naval Station, Key West, Fla. ; 1887 (additional), temporary duty as 
Light-House Inspector Seventh District ; was relieved from that duty 
November 23, 1887 ; 1888, promoted to Commander, and orders to duty at 
Key West Avere renewed up to 1895 ; detached from duty at Key West 
August 25, 1895, and retired August 31, 1895. 

William B. Newman. — Appointed an Acting Master's Mat", October 
19. 18()1, and ordered to the " Brandywine," North Atlantic Blockading 
Squadron. Promoted to Acting Master, February 3, 1802; transferred from 
the " Brandywine " to the " Southfield, ' sounds of North Carolina, June, 
1863 ; captured by the rebels at Plymouth, North Carolina, April, 1<^B4. the 
" Southfield" being sunk in action by the rebel ram "Albemarle; ' prisoner 
of war until October, 1804; served on the Asiatic Station in the"Wachu- 
sett," from November, 1864, to February, 1868; on duty. New York Navy 
Yard. 1868. Commis.sioned an Enmjn. in the Navy, March 12, 1868. Pro- 
moted to MaMer, December 18, 1868; served on the North Atlantic Station, 
1869, in the "Galena." " New Hampshire," and "Vermont." Promoted to 
Lieutenant, March 21, 1870; commanding steamer " Pilgrim," North Atlantic 
Fleet, 1870-1 ; served on the Brazil Station as Executive of the " AVasp," 
1872-4; on the North Atlantic Station in the iron clad "Roanoke" and 
training ship " Minnesota,' 1874-7 ; special service in " Constellation " 1878, 
and " New Hanii)shire," 1879-80 ; " Yantic," North Atlantic Station, 1880-1 ; 
"Lancaster," European Station, 1881-3. Promoted to Lieutenant- Com- 
mander, 1882; " Ossipee." Asiatic Station, 1884-7 ; Navy Yard, New York, 
1887-90 ; Light-House Inspector, Mav, 1892. Commissioned a Commander, 
July, 1892, to November, 1896. Retired November, 1896 

A. J. Iverson. — Born in Norway. Entered the Navy as a volunteer 
officer, March 19, 1863 ; transferred to the i-eirular service in 1868 ; " Wasp," 
(f)urth-rate), S. A. Fleet, 1868-70; Navv Yard, Boston, 1871-2; torpedo 
service, 1872 ; "Saugus" (iron-clad), N. A. Station, 1873; "Boston," 1875; 
training-ship " Minnesota," 1875-7 ; "Powhatan," N. A. Station, 1877-8; 
Navv Yard, Boston, 1878-82. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, June, 
1882; " Ashuelot," Asiatic Station, 1882-3; " Monocacv," Asiatic Station, 
1883-5 ; Naval Asylum, Philadelphia, 1885-6 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1886-9 ; 
commanding " Fortune," special service, 1889-90. Commi.'jsioned as Com- 
mander, December, 1892 ; Light-House Inspector, May, 1892, to July, 1896; 
Navy Yard, Boston, August, 1896, to January, 1897. Retired, January, 
1897. 

Zera L. Tanner. — Born in Warsaw, Wyoming County, New York. 
Entered the Navy as Acting Enf^iqn, August 18, 1862; attached to the U. 
S. S. " Midnight,"' South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1862-4 Promoted 
to Ading Master on September 29, 1864 ; IJ. S. S. " Khode Island," special 
service. North Atlantic B'ockading Scpiadron, 1864-5; U. S. receiving-ship 
"Vermont," Navy Yard, New York, 1865-6; IT. S. S. "Augusta," convoy- 
ing monitor " Miantouomah " to Russia and the Mediterranean, 1866-7 ; U- 
S. S. " Guard," 1867 ; TJ. S. S. " Onward," Asiatic Squadron, 1867-8. Trans- 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 121 

ferred to regular service, and commissioned Ensign, March 12, 1868. Pro- 
moted to blaster, December 18, 1868 ; U. S. S. " Maumee," Asiatic Squadron, 
1868-9 ; U. S. S. " Idaho," Asiatic Squadron, 1869-70. Promoted to Lieu- 
ttnant, March 21, 1870; U. S. receiving-ship "Vermont," Navy Yard, New 
York, 1870-1 ; U. S. S. "Narragansett," Pacific Squadron, surveying expe- 
dition, 1871-3"; recruiting duty, Buffalo, New York, 1873 ; Navy Yard, 
Philadelphia, 1874; leave of absence ; commanding Pacific Mail steamer 
" Colon," 1874-5 ; commanding Pacific Mail S. S. " City of Pekin," 1876-8; 
Hydrographic Office, Washington, D. C, 1878-9 ; commanding U. S. S. 
"Speed-well," 1^79; special duty, commanding U. S. Fish Commission 
steamer " Fish-hawk," 1880-2 ; special duty, commanding U. S. Fish Com- 
mission steamer "Albatross," 1882-94. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, 
February 22, 1883 Promoted to Commander, February 7, 1893 ; special 
duty U. S. Fish Commission, Washington, D. C, 1895-6; Hydrographic 
Officer, Washington, D. C, 1896-7. Retired, December 5, 1897. 

John C. Morong. — Born in Maine. Appointed as an Acting Ensign, 
April 1, 1863, and ordered to the Mississippi Squadron. Served in command 
of the "Argosy," from May, 1863, until the close of the war; was in many 
engagements on the Mississippi ; at siege of Vicksburg and in the Red River 
Expedition. Was promoted, June 1, 1864, for "meritorious conduct," to 
Acting Master ; stationed at Mound City, 111., 1865-6 ; League Island, 
1867-8; was appointed an Ensign in the regular navy, March 12, 1868. 
Promoted to Master, December 18, 1868 ; steamer " Tallapoosa," and flag- 
ship "Contocook," North Atlantic Station, 1869-70. Promoted to Lieutenant, 
March 21, 1870 ; Pacific Station, in flag-ship " California," and steamer 
" Saranac," 1871-3; Asiatic Station, in steamer " Kearsarge," 1874-6; 
returned home from the Asiatic Station in the "Yantic," May 30, 1877 ; 
was ordered to command the U. S. Naval Rendezvous at San Francisco, 
Cal., August 28,1877; " Adams," Pacific Station, 1879-82 ; receiving-ship 
"Wabash," 1882-4. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, June, 1884; 
training-ship "Portsmouth," 1884-5; receiving-ship "New Hampshire," 1886 
-9 ; receiving-ship " Independence," 1889 to May, 1890 ; U- S. S. " Iroquois," 
May, 1890, to May, 1892 ; member Board of Inspection, July, 1892, to Feb- 
ruary, 1893 ; commanding Puget Sound Naval Station, February, 1893, to 
August, 1896. Promoted Commander, June 27, 1893 ; Senior Member Board 
of Inspection, Mare Island, 1897. Retired by age, August 28, 1897. 

Samuel Belden. — Appointed Acting Ensign, September 8, 1862, and 
served during the war on IT. S. steamers " Wachusett," " A^anderbilt," " Ban- 
shee," " Daylight," and "Pink." Promoted to Acting Master in Fe\irunry, 
1864, and to Acthig Volun'eer Lieutenant, in " May, 1865 ; honorably dis- 
charged in March, 1866. Reappointed Acting Master, in April, 1867, and 
went in command of store-ship "Relief," carrying a cargo of provisions to 
Mobile for relief of people suffering for lack of food ; upon return of " Relief" 
to New York, in July, 1867, detached and ordered to South Pacific, serving 
on that station on "Watetee," until her loss by earthquake, and after on 
"Nyack" until November, 1871. Commissioned Ensign, in March, 1868; 
Master, in December, 1868; Lieidenant, in March, 1870 ; on duty in Hydro- 
graphic Office, 1871-3, and again, 1879-82, served in North Atlantic Fleet 
on "Pawnee" and "Nipsic," 1873; special duty U. S. steamer "Fortune," 
1873-5 ; "Gettysburg," 1875-6 ; and "Guard," 1877-8, Naval Station, iSew 
London, from August, 1876, to August, 1»77, and again, 1886-9 ; Torpedo 
Station, June 1 to September 1,1879; U. S. steamer " Juniata," Asiatic 
Station, 1882-5. Commissioned Lieutenaiit- Commander, July, 1S8S; U.S. 



122 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\nf. 

Steamer "Franklin," July, 1889, to Ausust, 1891 ; commanding "Yautic," 
S. A. Station, August, 1891, to May, 1893. Commissioned as Commander, 
February, 1898; commandant Naval Station, New London, Conn , July, 
1893, to October, 189(5 ; Light-House Inspector Seventh District, October 
30, 1&9(), to February, 1898. Retired April, 1898. 

Retired on own application after forty years' service. 

James Duncan Graham. — Born in District of Columbia, May 9, 1841. 
Appointed from Illinois, September 25,1857; Naval Academy, 1857-61; 
U. S. frigate "Roanoke," May, 1861, to October, 1861; engaged in boat 
expeditions to cut out rebel schooners at Back River, Virginia, October, 
1861, to January, 18(j2 ; Washington Navy Yard as Assistant Instructor 
Howitzer Battery for Volunteer Officers, January, 1862; U. S. S. "Dela- 
ware," February, 1862, U. S. mortar flotilla; commanding U. S. mortar 
schooner " Sidney C. Jones," in attacks on Forts Jackson and St. Philip; 
first attack on Vicksburg under Farragut. Commissioned Lieutenant, 
August 1, 1862; U. S S. "Octorara," June, 1862, to October, 1862; U. S. 
S. "Jamestown," October, 1862, to February, 1865; U. S. S. "Sautee," at 
Naval Academy, August, 1865, to December, 1865; U S. S. "Dakota," 
December, 1865; detached on sick leave, January, 1866; U. S. S. "Au- 
gusta," special service on trip to Russia with Assistant Secretary Fox, 
1866-7. Commisaumed Lie^ltenant- Cominander, July 2d, 1866; steam-sloop 
" Powhatan," flagship, South Atlantic Squadron, 1867-8 ; receiving-ship 
"Ohio," 1869; steam-sloop "Juniata," European Squadron, 1869-71; 
Naval Observatory, 1872; "Benicia" (third-rate). North Pacific Station, 
1872-5. Received thanks in writing from Governor of Panama for service 
on shore with 100 men during revolution of Corrioso. Commanding " ]V[aho- 
pac" (iron-clad), N. A. Station, January to July, 1876 ; commanding " Pas- 
saic" (iron-clad), 1876-77. Commissioned Commander, September 9, 1876; 
commanding receiving-ship " Passaic," 1878-82 ; was ordered to command 
"Alliance " Avhen in search of " Jeannette ; " orders revoked by a letter to 
the Secretary of the Navy from Admiral Porter for which no redress has 
ever been obtained; commanding "Alert," Pacific Station, 1887-9; Navy 
Yard, New York, April, 1889, to Februarv, 1890; commanding monitors, 
Richmond, Va., February, 1890, to April, 1892. Retired at his own request, 
after forty years service, in accordance with Article 1443, Revised Statutes 
U. S., on September 25, 1897. 

Retired for incapacity resulting from incident of service. 

Frederick Irvin Naile. — Born in Pennsylvania, October 11, 1841. 
Appointed from Pennsylvania, October 27, 1859 ; Naval Academy, 1859-61 ; 
attached to frigate "St. Lawrence," blockading on Atlantic Coast, 1861; 
sinking of privateer " Petrel," 1861 ; steam-sloop-of-war " Oneida," AVest 
Gulf Blockading Squadron ; attack on and passage of Forts Jackson and St. 
Philip, and Chalmette batteries; capture of New Orleans; bombardment 
and passage of Vicksburg batteries twice ; performed Lieuteinmt's duty on 
the " Oneida," and was twice slighty wounded while on board of her, 1862. 
Promoted to EnMcjn, February 24, 1863; frigate " Sabine," during cruise 
after the Confederate cruiser "Alabama," 1863; ]\Ii.-;sissip|)i Sipiadron, 
1863-5 ; Signal-Officer, flag-ship " Black Hawk," 1863-4 ; Red River Expe- 
dition, co-operation of the squadron on the Cumberland and Tenncj^see Rivers, 
with the army in the defeat of General Hood, 1864 ; commanding flag-ships 
" Black Hawk " and " Tempest," 1864-5 ; also, Fleet Signal officer and 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAV\'. 123 

Fleet Detail officer, 1864-5 ; Recruiting officer, 1864, in Pittsburg, Pa. (for 
about seven months). Promoted Lieutenant, February 22, 1864 ; steamer 
"Chattanooga," 1866. Promoted Lieutenant- Commander, July 25, 1866; 
steamer " Lenape," Atlantic Squadron, 1866-7 ; steamer " Penobscot," 
North Atlantic Squadron, 1868-9 ; Assistant Signal Officer, Washington, 
D. C, 1869-70i Retired, for physical disability caused by exposure on duty, 
January, 1871. 

Thomas L. Swann. — Born in Maryland. Appointed from Maryland, 
December 8, 1856 ; graduated, June, 1860, and ordered to steam-frigate 
" Niagara ; " engaged on special service, conveying home Japanese Embassy, 
1860 ; returned home, April, 1861, and was ordered immediately to blockade 
Charleston, and from thence as flag-shij^ of Gulf Squadron ; active blockade 
duty on Gulf, 1861-2 ; present at the engagements between Forts McCrea, 
Baraneas, Pensacola Navy Yard, and Fort Pickens, assisted by "Niagara" 
and "Richmond," in 1861; was in boat expedition, June, 1861, which cut 
out steamer " Ariel " from under the guns of Fort Morgan. Promoted to 
Master, August, 1861 ; returned home in " Niagara," in June, 1862 ; attached 
to Naval Academy, Newport, from June 14, 1862, to November, 1863. Com- 
missioned as Lieutenant, July 16, 1862; attached to steam-sloop "Brooklyn," 
Western Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1864; was present at the battle of 
Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864, and bombardment of Fort Morgan, August 22, 
1864 ; the " Brooklyn " was riddled in the action of the 8th August, and 
returned North for repairs, September, 1864 ; joined the following month 
Admiral Porter's fleet in Hampton Roads; Executive of "Brooklyn " during 
both attacks on Fort Fisher; detached from "Brooklyn," February, 1865, 
and ordered to Naval Academy, Newport, Rhode Island, and after making 
practice-cruise with midshipmen, was ordered as Executive-Officer of steamer 
" A]gonc|uin ;" detacheel from " Algonquin," March, 1866, and ordered to 
Navy Yard, Boston. Commissioned as Lietitenani- Commander, May 2, 1866, 
and in July ordered as Executive-Officer of steam-sloop " Mohican ; " ele- 
tached for duty on the North Pacific Squadron ; eletached from "Mohican," 
October, 1868, and ordered to duty at Naval Academy, as Head of Depart- 
ment of Ethics and English Studies, where he remaineel until 1871 ; " Wabash," 
flag-ship, European Fleet, 1871-3; special ordnance duty, 1873—4. Commis- 
sioned as Commander, January 6, 1874 ; sick leave, 1874-6. Retired, 1877. 

Smith \A^oodward Nichols. — Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from 
Massachusetts, September 27, 1858 ; Naval Academy, 1858-61 ; attached to 
steam-frigate " Wabash," Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1861. Commis- 
sioned as Lieutenant, July 16, 1862 ; school-ship " Macedonia," 1863 ; 
attached to steam-sloop " Shenandoah," North Atlantic Blockading Squad- 
ron, 1863-5 ; bombardment of Fort Fisher, North Carolina, December, 
1864 ; capture of Fort Fisher, January, 1865 ; in charge of a company, 
naval land assault on Fort Fisher; attached to "Passaic," from January to 
July, 1865, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Commissioned as Lieuten- 
ant-Commander, July 25, 1866 ; steam-sloop "Shenandoah," Asiatic Squad- 
ron, 1865-9 ; special duty, Boston, 1869 ; U. S. S. " Terror," 1869-70; Navy 
Yard, Boston, 1871-2 ; " Omaha," South Pacific Station, 1872-5 ; ordnance 
duty, Boston, 1876. Commissioned as Commander, April 26, 1876 ; Light- 
Hou.«e Inspector, 1876-9. Retired April, 1882. 

Allan D. Brown. — Born in New York. Appointed from New York, 
September 26, 1860 ; Naval Academy, 1860-3. Piomoted to Ensign, May 
28, 1863 ; steam-sloop " Iroquois," North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, and 
special service, 1863-5. Promoted to blaster, November 10, 1865 ; flag-ship 



124 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

" Rhode Island," North Atlantic Squadron, 1865-6. Promoted to Lieutenant, 
November 10, 1866; Executive Officer, "Unadilla," Asiatic Squadron, 
1866-8. Promoted to 7yj'ei<^ertc;n^-C'om?/i«»(Ze?-, March 12, 1868; "Unadilla," 
Asiatic Squadron, 1868-9; Naval Academy, 186!j-70 ; practice-sliip " Sa- 
vannah," 1870 ; Naval Academy, 1870-2 ; " Omaha," Pacific Scjuadron, 
1872-3; " Pent^acola," flag-ship. Pacific Squadron, 1873-5; commanding 
detachment from Pensacola, protecting transit of Isthmus of Panama, Sep- 
tember, 1873 ; Naval Academy, 1876-8 ; commanding practice-steamer 
" Mayflower," 1878 ; Naval Academy, 1878-9. Promoted to Covimajider, 
January 22, 1880 ; Naval Academy, 1880 ; Torpedo Station, 1880-1 ; com- 
manding training-ship "Jamestown," 1882-4; Naval Asylum, Philadelphia, 
1884; Assistant Superintendent Naval Observatory, 1884-8 ; commanding 
" Keararge," special service, 1888-9. Retired and promoted to Commandtr, 
June, 1894. 

George T. Davis. — Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from Massa- 
chusetts, Septend)er 20, 1860 ; Naval Academy, 1860-3. Promoted to En- 
sujti, October 1, 1863 ; attached to ironchid steamer, " NeAV Ironsides," South 
Atlantic Blockading S(]uadron, 1863-4 ; North Atlantic Blockading Squad- 
ron, 1864-5 ; both attacks on Fort Fisher, and final assault on the same ; 
steam-sloop " Dacotali," Pacific Squadron, 1865-8. Promoted to Master, 
November 10, 1866. Commissioned as Lieutenant. February 21, 1867 ; 
steam-sliip "Plymouth," European Squadron, 1868. Commissioned as LieiL- 
tenaut- Commander, Decenil)er 18, 1868 ; "Worcester," flagship N. A. Squad- 
ron, 1873-5; Navy Yard, Boston, 1876-80; training-ship " INIinnesota," 
1881-2 ; Light-House Inspector, 1883-5. Promoted to Commander, Febru- 
ary, 1883 ; commanding " Juniata," Pacific Station, 1885-7. Retired, 
October, 1889. 

Joshua Bishop. — Born in Missouri. Appointed Acting 3IidxJnpman 
from INIissouri, September 20, 1854; Naval Academy, 1854-8. Commis- 
sioned Lieutenant, April 19, 1861. Special duty fitting gunboat flotilla in 
Cincinnati, June and July, 1861, and at St. Louis, August, 1861. Execu- 
tive-Oflicer gunboat "A. O.Taylor," 1861, and "Benton," 1861-2; com- 
manding gunboat " General Bragg," 1862-3 ; "Tuscarora," N. A. Blockading 
Squadron, 1863-4 ; Naval Academy, 1864-5. Commissioned Liexdenant- 
C immander, March 3, 1865 ; " Wyoming," Asiatic Squadron, 1865-8 ; 
declared to be out of naval service from February 8, 1868. By Act of Con- 
gress appointed Lieidenant- Commander, Marcii 1, 1871; Pacific Station, 
" Sarauac," " Pensacola," and " Benicia," 1871-4; Torpedo Station, 1875 ; 
N. A. Station, "Plymouth," 1875-6; receiving-ship " Frankhn," 1877-80 ; 
European and S. A. Stations ; " Galena," l'^80-3 ; training-ship " Minnesota," 
1884-6 Promoted Commander, August 25, 1887; ordnance duty, Norfolk 
Navy Yard, 1887-9 ; commanchng " Iroquois," Pacific Station, 1889-91 ; 
Naval Observatory, 1891 and 1894; Instructor in Ordnance at Navy Yard, 
AVashington, D. C. and Navy War College, 1895. Placed on retired list by 
Retiring Board, physical disability incident to the service, December 31, 1896. 
Partici[)ated in battles of Belmont, Fort Donaldson, Columbus, Island No. 
10, Fort Pillow, and Memphis, in 1862 ; and in military operations along the 
Mississi|)pi River in 1862-3; was given command of captured gunboat 
"General Bragg" at termination of battle of ]Memphis, June 6, 18()2, for 
highly meritorious and distinguished conduct in that and preceding actions. 
The "General Bragg" had been boarded and seized by a party under his 
command at the termination of the battle. The vessel was on fire and in a 
sinking condition, Avith a lighted train to the magazine, which was cut off and 
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RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 125 

George R. Durand. — Born in Connecticut. Appointed from Rhode 
Island, and rated Master s Mate, October 26, 18(31 ; steamer "Mystic," N. A. 
B. Squadron, part of 1801-2. Appointed Acting Master, April 14, 1^62 ; 
Executive, steamer " IMohawk," S A. B. Squadron, part of 18()2-3 and com- 
manding same vessel latter half of 1863 ; Executive, sloop " John Adams " 
and steamer "Paul Jones," part of 1864, same squadron ; in July, 1864, 
while on an expedition up the Ogeechee River, Georgia, with two men and. a 
guide, to endeavor to burn the steamer " Water- Witch," lately captured from 
us by the enemy, was captured by a company of Confederates, thirty -four men ; 
was confined in Savannah and Macon, Ga , Charleston, S. C, and Libby 
Prison, Richmond, Va. ; Navigator, then Executive, steamer "Muscoota," 
Gulf Squadron, 1865-6. Promoted to Acting Volunteer Lieutenant, June 
27, 1866 ; Executive, steamer " Penobscot," New York, latter part of 1866 ; 
Navigator, then Executive, steamer " Osceola," West Indies, 1867 ; Execu- 
tive, steamer " Maumee," 1867-8. Commissioned as Master in regular navy 
from March 12, 1868; receiving-ship "New Hampshire," Norfolk, 1868; 
Navigator, steamer " Ashuelot," Asiatic Squadron, 1869. Commissioned as 
Lieutenant, from December 18, 1868 ; receiving-ships " Vermont," at New 
York, and " Vandalia," at Portsmouth, N. H., 1870 ; commanding steamer 
"Speedwell," at Portsmouth, N. H., 1871; Executive, steamer " Nipsic," 
Gulf and West Indies, 1871-2 ; receiving-ships " Vermont," at New York, 
and " Ohio," at Boston, 1873 ; again commanding steamer " Speedwell," at 
Portsmouth, N. H., part of 1873-4 ; receiving-ship " Ohio," 1874 ; command- 
ing iron-clad steamer " Mahopae," N. A. Station, 1874—6 ; iron-clad steamer 
" Canonicus," New Orleans, part of 1874 ; receiving-ship " Wabash," Boston, 
1877. Commissioned as Lieutenavl- Commander, i'rom November 25,1877; 
commanding iron-clad steamer " Lehigh," N. A. Station, 1877-82 ; Execu- 
tive, "Alliance," N. A. Station, 1883-6 ; iron-clads, James River, 1886-9. 
Promoted to Commander, March, 1889 ; Light-House Inspector, 1889 to 
Mav, 1892; commanding "Alert," Novem^er, 1892, to April, 1893; sick 
leave, April, 1893, to 1884 Retired June, 1894. 

Francis M. Barber. — Born in Ohio. Appointed an Acting Midshipman 
at Naval Academy, December 27, 1861; graduated, 1865; "Swatara" 
(third-rate). West India Squadron, 1866. Promoted to Ensign, December 
1, 1866 ; frigate "Minnesota," special service, 1867-8. Promoted to 3Iaster, 
March 12, 1868, and commissioned as Lientenayrt, March 26, 1869 ; " Yan- 
tic" (fourth-rate), N. A. Squadron, 1868-9; " Michigan" (fourth-rate), on 
the lakes, 1870-1 ; torpedo duty, 1872-4 ; commanding "Alarm" (fourth- 
rate), special service, 1875 ; "Vandalia," N. A. Fleet, 1875-6 ; " Alert " 
(second-rate), Asiatic Station, 1877-9. Promoted to Li eufenant- Commander, 
January, 1879 ; " Quinnebaug," European Station, 1880-3 ; member Advis- 
ory Boaid, 1883-5 ; leave of absence, 1885-9. Promoted to Commander, 
March, 1889 ; waiting orders, 1890 ; leave of absence, October, 1893 ; special 
duty, October, 1894, to February, 1895 ; naval attache, Japan and China, 
February, 1895. Returned August, 1895. 

Timothy Augustine Lyons. — Appointed Midshifprnan and entered the 
Naval Academy, January 2, 1862 ; graduated September, 1865; attaclied to 
the " Monongahela," of the West India Squadron, from 1865, until that 
vessel was driven ashore on the Island of Santa Cruz, by a tidal wave follow- 
ing an earthquake ; then on the " De Soto," of the same squadron, until 
1868 ; on the " Piscataqua," " Unadilla" and " Idaho," of the China Squad- 
ron, from 1868 until 1871 ; Instructor at the Naval Academy and on board 
the "Constellation," from 1871 to 1873; attached to the " Pensacola," flag- 



126 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\'\'. 

shi|) of the Pacific Squadron, from 1873 until 1876 ; at the Hydrographic 
Office, Washington, from 1876 to 1879 ; ordered to the " ConsteHatiou " in 
1879, aud ujMin her arrival at Gibraltar in the autumn of that year, was 
transferred to the " Trenton," flag-ship of the European Squadron, to which 
he remained attached until she came home and was put out of conunissiou in 
18"^1 ; from 1881 until 18S.5, Superintendent of Compasses in the Bureau of 
!Xavigation, Washington ; from 1886 to 188-'^, was Executive Otficer of the 
'• Galena " and of the " Tennessee " and Kiclimond," both successively flag- 
ships of the North Atlantic Squadron ; member of Board of Inspection of 
Merchant vessels fur Auxiliary Xavy, 1889 to 192 ; commanding traiuing- 
ship " Monongahela," November, 1892, to August, 189.'-), when, upon Medi- 
cal Survey, was detached and granted sick leave ; commanding " Alliance," 
of the Pacific Squadron, from October, 1898, until ship returned home and 
wa^ put out of commission at Norfolk, Va., on sick leave for six months, from 
November, 1894; at Naval AVar College, June to November, 189.5; special 
duty. New York, January, 189t), to March, 1897 ; retired May, 1897, on ac- 
count of physical disabilities incurred in the line of duty. Promotions: To 
£nsi(jii, in 1866 ; to Maftfer, in 1868 ; to Lieutenant, in 1869 ; to Lieutenant- 
Coinni'indtr, in 1879, and to Coynmander, in 1889. 

John J. Brice. — Entered the navy as a volunteer oflicer in 1861 ; joined 
the U. S. steamer " Freeborn," August, 1861, Potomac Flotilla; was in the 
engagement with Cock-pit Point Batteries, Shipping Point Batteries, and 
Potomac Creek Batteries ; in the attack upon Aquia Creek fortifications ; 
cutting-out expedition in the Rappahannock River and engagements with field 
battery and infantry near Gloucester Court-House, Va., for which promoted ; 
landed inside the rebel lines with boats and men and captured a rebel colonel 
of cavalry and carried him on board ; cutting-out expeilitiini in Mattox Creek, 
Va., fur which reconunended for gallantry and promoted to Acting Master ; 
at Aiken's Landing, Va., when the rebel rams attempted to pass down ; 
attack upon Jones's Blufi", Rappahannock River, aud at the capture of Fred- 
ericksburg, Va. ; commanding U. S. steamer "Don" at the end of the war. 
Commissioned an En--<ign in the regular service, !March, 1868 ; " Quinne- 
haug," South Atlantic Station, 1868-9. Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 
21, 1870 ; Hydrogra[)hic Oftice, lJ^70 ; " Saco " (fourth-rate), European 
Station, 1870-2; tor[)edo service, 1873 ; " Sarauac " (second-rate). North 
Pacific Fleet, 1873-.5 ; Naval Observatory, 1876; Navy Yard. Mare Island, 
1877-8; "Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1878-81. Promoted to Lieuten- 
ant-Commander, Ayiril 15,1882; Mare Island Navy Yard, 1882-5; "Iro- 
quois," Pacific Station, 1885-8; Navy Yard. Washington, 1888-9; Fish 
Commission, 1889-90; Light- House Inspector, December, 1892; command- 
inir "Adams," ^Nlarch, 1894 ; sick leave, October, 1894. Retired, February, 
1.S95. 

Benjamin Sayre Richards. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval 
Academy, October 22, 1861; graduated, 1>66; " De Soto" (second-rate), 
N. A. Station, 1867-8. Promoted to En-ngn, 1868; receiving-ship "New 
Hani|)shire," 1869-70; retired, 1869; restored to active list, 1872. Com- 
missioned as Lieutenant, March 21, 1871 ; receiving-ship "New Hampshire," 
1873 ; " Portsmouth," Pacific Fleet, 1874-5 ; " Lackawanna." N. P. Station, 
1875-7 ; receiving-ship " Franklin," 1877-8 ; Navy Yard. Pensacola, 1881- 
82 ; " Wacluisett," Pacific Station, 1882-5 ; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, 
"Washington, 188-5-6; receiving-ship "Franklin," lSS(>-9. Promoted to 
Lieutenant-Commander, August, 1887; " ^lonocacy." Asiatic Station, 1889, 
to November, 1892 ; Navy Yard, New York, November, 1892, to 1894 ; 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 127 

coninuuuliiig the " Michigan," December 1894-G ; Xaval War College, June 
1896. Commissioned Command r, June, 1896; Light-House Inspector, 
October, 1896, to 1897 ; Hospital Mare Island, December, 1897 ; sick leave, 
January, 1898. Retired May 1, 1898. 

Retired under the first section of Act of April 21, 1864. 

Greenleaf Cilley. — Apjiointed Midxhipman from INIaine, February 26, 
1841 ; lri>:nte " Cumberland " and sloop-of-war " Plymouth," Mediterranean 
aud Brazil Squatlrons, 1843-46 ; Kaval School, Annapolis, November, 1846 ; 
line-of-battleship "Ohio," Gulf of Mexico, 1847; at Naval Battery, Vera 
Cruz ; co-operated with the army at Medellin River, on its march to aud 
from Alvarado ; at the attack aud capture of Tuspau, where he received a 
slinht llesh wound iu the leg. Naval School, and graduating as Passed 
Midshipmau, July 5, 1848 ; frigate " Raritan," Gulf of Mexico, 1848-50; 
store-ship '"Lexington," Mediterranean, 1850-1 ; coast-survey steamer " Jef- 
fei-son," 1851 ; dismasted aud nearly foundered. May 25, 1851 ; was sur- 
veyed, condemned, and left at Port Desire River, Patagonia, August, 1851 ; 
returned to Montevideo in French bark "Aristide," and to New York in 
store-ship " Relief," November, 1851 ; coast-survey steamer " Legare," 
Florida Reefs, till July, 1852; iu store-ship " Fredonia," New York to 
San Francisco, thence to Valparaiso, July, 1852, to March, 1854; frigate 
"St. Lawrence," Pacific Station, as Acting Lieattiiant, March, 1854, to April, 
1855; sloop-of-war "Saratoga," AVest Indies, as Madtr and Lieutenant, 
1855-8 ; at the capture of Walker aud his iilibusters, at Greytown, Decem- 
ber 8,1857; coast-survey steamer "Hetzel," North Carolina Sounds and 
Chesapeake Bay, 1858; steamer "Metacomet," Paraguay Expedition, 
1858-9; brig "Do'phiu," Brazil Station, 1859; steamer ''Pulaski," River 
La Plata, 1859-63 ; iu command of said steamer and Senior Officer on 
Brazil Station, March, 1862-3; command of gunboat " Uuadilla," South 
Atlantic Blockading Squadron, August and September, 1863. Promoted to 
Lieidenant-Commander, July 16, 1863; iu command of monitor "Catskill," 
oH' Charleston, S. C, September to November, 1863 ; blockading the harbor, 
and at times commanding Fort Sumter; steamer "Fort Jackson," North 
Atlantic Blockading Squadron, March and April, 1864; line-of-battleships 
'•NfW Hampshire" and "Vermont," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 
May to August, 1864; steam-frigate "Colorado," North Atlantic Squadron, 
October to" December, 1864; retired, March, 1865. Promoted to Com- 
mander, A]n\\ 4, 1867. 

Frederick Robinson Smith. — Born in Wiscasset, ^Faine. Appointed 
from Maine, September 24, 1858 ; Naval Academy, 1858-61 ; attached to 
steam-frigate " Colorado," flag-ship. West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1861 ; 
steamer " Flambeau," as Acting ^Master aud Navigator, 1862 ; South Atlantic 
Blockading Squadron, 1862-3. Promoted to Lieiitena}it and Executive Officer, 
Auiiust 1, 1862 ; engagement with Fort McAllister; boat Expedition, Bull's 
Island, South Carolina ; present at Admiral Dupont's first fight at Charles- 
ton, 1864; LL S. steam-sloop " Ticonderoga," flag-ship of Flying Squadron, 
West Indies, — Admiral Larduer served as Flag-Lieutenant and Senior 
Watch-Officer; Executive Officer steamer "Rhode Island," North Atlantic 
Blockading Squadron, 1864-5; both attacks on Fort Fisher; commanded 
detachment of seamen in the land assault ; commanded landing party from 
Rhode Island, which, together with the men, landed from H. B. M. gunboat 
" Lilly," artbrded protection to the foreign merchants at Cape Haytien City 
during the Selnam revolution. Commissioned a Lieutenant- Commander, July 



128 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\'Y. 

25, 18()6; U. S. S. "Asluielot," 18G5-0; Navigator while convoying the 
irou-chul " ]Miantonomah " across the Atlantic to Queenstown, Ireland ; did 
duty as Navigator until arrival in-Houg-Kong, China, when made Executive 
Officer, and tinally commanded the " Ashuelot," until detached, l^(U^-70 ; 
equipment duty, Boston Navy Yard, 1871 ; Executive Officer U. 8. flag-.<hip 
" Severn," N. A. Squadron, 1871 ; connnanded U. S. iron-clad " Ajax " on 
voyage from Key AVest, Florida, to League Island Navy Yard, 1872 ; Execu- 
tive Officer U. S. S. "Iroquois," N. A. Station, receptiou-tleet Grand Duke 
Alexis, of Russia, 1872; ordnance duty, ^>avy Yard, Boston, 187o; Inspec- 
tor of Ordnance at Key West, 1874 ; Executive Officer U. S. S. " Lancaster," 
flag-ship S. A. Squadron, 1875 ; Senior Aide to Commander Cooper, com- 
manding Navy Yard, Pensacola. Commissioned as Commander, April 6, 
1875; conunanding iron-clad " Saugus," on vovage from Pensacola to Port 
Royal, S. C. Retired, June 18, 1892. 

Retired Jor incompetency or dsability proceeding from other causes not incident 

to the service. 

Augustus G. Kellogg. — Born in Ohio. Appointed from Illinois, Sep- 
tember 21, 18(50; Naval Academy, 1860. Promoted to Ensign, May 28, 
1863; attached to steamer "Rhode Island," North Atlantic Blocka iing 
Squadron, 1864; steam-sloop "Powhatan," North Atlantic Blockading 
Squadron, 1864-5 ; both attacks on Fort Fisher. Promoted to Master, No- 
vember 10, 1865; steam-sloop "Shenandoah," East India Squadron, 1865-8. 
Commissioned as Lieutenant, November 10, 18ti6. Commissioned as Lieu- 
tenant- Commander, March 12, 1868; steam-gunboat "Aroostook," Asiatic 
Squadron, 1868-9; iron-clad duty. New Orleans, 1869; Naval Academy, 
1870-1 ; Hydrograt)hic Office, 1872; in ]March, 1872, with ten officers and 
one hundred ami liftymen, rescued the steamer " Ocean Queen," with jiassen- 
gers, from shipwreck, on Island San Salvador ; in July received thanks of 
Pacific Mail Company for services rendered in saving liJFe, while the steamer 
" America " was burning at Yokohama ; " Michigan " (fourth-rate), 1873-6; 
training-ship " Monongahela," 1876-7 ; commanding " Speedwell " (fourth- 
rate), 1877; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, 1877-80 ; commanding "Tallapoosa," 
special service, 1880-3. Promoted Commn)idrr, July, 1880; Light-House 
Inspector, 1883-5 ; equipment duty. Navy Yard, Washington, 1885-8 ; com- 
manding " Ossipee," North Atlantic Station, 1888-9. Retired December 
15, 1891. 

LIEUTENANT-COMMANDERS ON THE ACTIVE LIST. 

Conway Hillyer Arnold. — Born in New York City. Entered Naval 
Academy, September 30, 1(^63 ; graduated, 1867 ; " Minnesota," special cruise, 
1867-8."^ Promoted to En.-^ign, 1868 ; " Powhatan," Pacific Fleet, 1868-70; 
flag-ship "Severn," N. A. Station, Aide to R. A. Poor, 1870-1. Promoted 
to Ma-iter, 1870. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1871 ; receiving-ship " Ver- 
mont," 1871 ; Aide to P. A. Stringham, 1871-2 ; " Wasp," South Atlantic 
Station, 1N72-4 ; Naval Observatory, 1a74-5 ; " Hartford," flag-ship, North 
Atlantic Station, 1875-7 ; " Powhatan," N. A. Station, Flag-Lieutenant and 
secretary to R. A. Trenchard, 1877-8 ; commanding " Wyandotte," Navy 
Yard, Washington, 1878-81 ; " Lancaster," Euroi)ean Station, secretary to 
R. A. Nicholson, 1881-2; " Miantonomah," special s-ervice, 18^2-3; "Nip- 
sic," S. A. Station, 1883-6; Navy Yanl, New York, 1886-9 ; secretary to 
R. A. Gherardi, N. A. Station, 1889, to June, 1893 ; " Galena," Kearsarge," 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 129 

"Dolphin," "Baltimore," "Philadelphia." Promoted to Lieutenant- Com- 
mander, January 10, l(r'92; board for Inspection Merchant vessels, New 
York, 1893 ; Aide to E. A. Gherardi, Navy Yard, New York, 1894 ; charge 
Branch Hydrographic Office, New York, 1894-96 ; battle-ship "Massachu- 
setts," 1896 ; commanding " Bancroft," European Station, 1897 ; Light- 
House Inspector, Sixth District, 1898. 

William Sheffield Cowles. — Born at Farmington, Connecticut. Ap- 
pointed to Naval Academy, July 21, I860; graduated, 1867 ; "Minnesota," 
in Mediterranean Squadron, 1867-8 ; " Pensacola" and "Saginaw," in North 
Pacific Squadron, 1868-70. Promoted to Ensign, 1869, and Master in 1870; 
Naval Observatory, Washington, D. C, 1870; Torpedo Station, Newport, 
R. I., 1871. Promoted to Lieutenant in 1871 ; practice gunnery-ship, "Con- 
stellation," 1872; "Alaska," Mediterranean, West Indies, 1873; "Alaska," 
coast of Africa, 1874-5-6 ; " Tennessee" and " Monocacv," China Station, 
1877-8-9 and 1880; Navy Yard, New York, 1881-2;' Flag-Lieutenant, 
North Atlantic Squadron, 1882-3-4 ; Secretary Board of Inspection, mer- 
chant ships, New York City (during this detail served three weeks on 
Isthmus of Panama guarding the transit across the Isthmus, and property of 
Panama R. K. Co., and property of American citizens on the Isthmus), 
1884-5-6; in command of " Despatch," 1887-8-9 and 1890-1; Naval 
Aide to Secretary of Navy, and in charge of Naval militia, 1891-2. Pro- 
moted to Lieutenant- Commander, 1892; Naval Attache, U. S. Embassy, 
London, 1893-7; commanding "Fern," North Atlantic Squadron, April, 
1897, to April. 1898 ; commanding "Topeka," April, 1898, to date. 

Charles Olden AUibone. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval 
xlcademy, July 23, 1863 ; graduated, 1867; Asiatic Station, 1867-70. Pro- 
moted to Ensign, 1868 ; to Master, 1870. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1872 ; 
" Ticonderoga," S. A. Fleet, 1870-3; receiving-ship "Independence," 1874; 
"Tuscarora," N. P. Station, 1874—6 ; League Island Station, 1877 ; Torpedo 
Station, 1877-8; " Vandalia," N. A. Station, 1878-81 ; "Lancaster," Euro- 
pean Station, 1^81-2 ; " Galena," S. A. Station, 1882-3 ; Navy Yard, Ports- 
mouth, N. H., 1883-5; "Dolphin," N A. Station, 1885-9; Naval Station, 
New London, 1889-90 ; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, Washington, Septem- 
ber, 1890, to November, 1892. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, May 
28, 1892; Assistant Inspector of "Columbia," November, 1892-7; leave of 
absence. May, 1897 ; Light-House Inspector, 1898 to date. 

Edward David Taussig. — Born in Missouri. Entered Naval Academy, 
July 23, 1863 ; graduated, 1867 ; " Minnesota," special criuse, July and 
December, 1867. Ensign, December, 1868 ; " Wateree," " Powhatan," " On- 
ward," and " Resaca," South Pacific Station, January, 1868, to April, 1870 ; 
commended by Commander Gillis, in his report to the Secretary of the Navy, 
for services during earthquake at Arica, August 13, 1868. Master, March, 
1870; Lieutenant, January 1,1872 ; " Nanagansett," October, 1870, to Oc- 
tober, 1873, cruising and surveying in the Pacific under Commander R. W. 
Meade, and surveying the coast of Lower California under Commander George 
Dewey ; torpedo station, June and September, 1874 ; Hydrographic Office, 
October-December, 1874 ; Panama Inter-oceanic Canal Survey, January- 
August, 1875 ; commanding R. S. " Relief," September, 1875 ; in temporary 
charge Department of Yards and Locks, Washington Navy Yard, October, 
1875, to April, 1876 ; " Juniata," and " Monongahela," April, 1876. to Jan- 
uary, 1877 ; " Trenton," flag-ship, European Station, January, 1877, to Jan- 
uary, 1880 ; Naval Academy, June, 1880, to May, 1883 , commanding Coast 
Survey steamer "McArthur" from May, 1883, to February, 1886 ; com- 

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130 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

manding Coast Survey steamer " Hassler," February to August, 188G ; en- 
gaged ill hydrographic surveys near Cape Mendocino and Piedras Blancos, 
California; training-ship "Jamestown," September 1, 1886, to December, 
1887; duty in the Navy Department from December, 1887, to Deccmlier, 
1890 ; December, 1890, ordered to special duty as Assistant to Commodore 
R. W. jNIeado, Representative of the Navy Department on the Board of 
Management U. S. Government Exhibit, and in May, 1893, ordered to relieve 
Commodore Meade as the Representative of the Navy Department on the 
Board of ^lanagement U. S. Government Exhibit. Lieutenant- Commando; 
June 19, 1892. Executive Officer U. S. S. "Atlanta," April, 1894, to Sep- 
tember, lS9o. Executive Officer U- S. receiving-ship " Richmond " to Feb- 
ruary, 1896. Executive Officer U.S. S. "Monadnock," February, 1896, 
to September, 1896 ; Hydrographic Office, September, 1896, to December, 
1896 ; December, 1896, to present date Hydrographic Inspector U. S. Coast 
and Geodetic Survey. 

John Elliott Pillsbury. — Born in Massachusetts. Entered Naval 
Academy, September, 22, 1862 ; graduated, 1867 ; " Minnesota," special 
cruise, 1867-8. Promoted to Ensign, 1868; Navy Yard, Bo.«ton, 1869-70. 
Promoted to 3Taster, 1»70; "Colorado," flagship, Asiatic Fleet, l.s70--2. 
Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1872; torpedo duty, 1873; "Swatara," special 
service, 1875 ; Coast Survey, 1875-7 ; Hydrographic Office, 1878-9 ; " Kear- 
sarge," N. A. Station, 1879-82 ; Coast Survey Office, 1882-4 ; commanding 

C. S. S. " Blake," investigating Gulf Stream Currents, 1884-9 ; Coast Sur- 
vey Office, 1890, to February, 1891 ; " Newark," February, 1891, to July, 
1893. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, Julv 1, 1892; Navy Yard. 
Boston, July. 1893, to June, 1894; Naval War College, to January, 1897 ; 
commanding "Vesuvius" since June, 1897, to date. 

William Herron Reeder. — Entered Naval Academy, September 25, 
1862; graduated, 1867; " Piscataqua," flag-ship Asiatic Squadron, 1867-8. 
Commissioned as Ensign, 1868; " Unadilla," Asiatic Squadron, 1868; 
" Delaware," flag-ship, Asiatic Squadron, 1869-70. Commissioned as Master, 
1870 ; signal duty, Fort Myer, Va , 1870 ; " Wabash," flag-ship, European 
Squadron, 1871-2; "Shenandoah," European Squadron, 1873 ; Navy Yard, 
Boston, Mass., 1874; Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 1874-6; "Powhatan," 
North Atlantic Squadron, 1877-80 ; special duty, Naval Department, 1880-1 ; 
Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1881-3; Torpedo Station, 1883; com- 
manding " Despatch," sjiecial seivice, 1884-5 ; Expedition to Isthmus of 
Panama, 1885 ; special duty in the Navy Department, 1885-6; "Galena," 
North Atlantic Squadron, 1886-9 ; Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, 
1889-90; Naval Academy, July, 1890, to June, 1893. Promoted to Lini- 
tenant- Commander, December 4, 1892 ; "Charleston," Pacific Station, June, 
1893 ; July, 1894, ordered to temporary duty under General Ruger, U. S. A., 
commanding Department of Pacific ; in command of Naval Brigade at Oak- 
land Mole, California, during the railroad strikes of that period ; " Charles- 
ton," Asiatic Station, August, 1894, to July, 1896 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 

D. C, August, 1896, to April, 1897 ; commanding N. Y. nautical school- 
ship "St. Mary's," April, 1897, to April, 1898; commanding Fourth Dis- 
trict Mosquito Fleet since April, 1898. 

Daniel Delehanty. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Academv, 
Seiitember 25, 1862 ; graduated, 1867 ; Asiatic Fleet, 1867-9 ; Pacific Fleet, 
1870. Promoted to Ensign, 1867 ; to Master, 1870. Commissioned as Lieu- 
tenant, 1872; Navy Yard, Mare Island, 1871; "Saranac," Pacific Fleet, 
1872-4; receiving-ship "Independence," 1874; receiving-ship "Colorado," 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 131 

1875; "Catskill" (irou-clad), North Atlantic Station, 1875-6; "Lacka- 
wanna," North Pacific Station, 1876-8; Naval Academy, 1878-81 ; "Con- 
stellation," special service, 1881; Naval Academy, 1881-2; "Adams," 
Pacific Station, 1882-4 ; Mare Island, Navy Yard, 1884-5 ; " Wachusett," 
Pacific Station, 1885; receiving-ship, "Independence," 1885-8; member 
Board of Insjiection, San Francisco, 1888-9 ; commanding C. S S. " Hassler," 

1889, to October, 1893. Promoted to Liexdenant- Commander, Jannary 9, 
1893 ; Supervisor New York Harbor, October 2, 1893, to 1897 ; ordered to 
the " Texas May, 1897 ; Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, February, 1898 ; 
commanding U. S S. "Suwanee," May, 1898, to date. 

Charles Carpenter Co^n^vell. — Born in New York. Appointed as 
Acting Midshipman at Naval Academy, September, 24, 1864 ; graduated, 
1868; European Station, 1868-9. Px'omoted to £'ns?'(;»,, 1869 ; torpedo duty, 
1870. Promoted to Mader, 1879; " Tennessee " (second-rate), special ser- 
vice, 1880-1 ; " Wachusett," European Station, 1871-2 ; European Squad- 
ron, 1873-4. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1872; North Atlantic Station, 
1874-7 ; " Palos," Asiatic Station, 1877-8 ; S. S. " Blake," 1881-2 ; " Pow- 
hatan," special service, 1882-4 ; Naval Observatory, 1884-5 ; Snperintend- 
dent of Compasses, 1885-7 ; " Quinuebaug," European Station, 1887-9 ; 
Nautical School-ship "St. Mary's," 1888-90; leave of absence, December, 

1890, to July, 1893. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, February 7, 1893 ; 
"Newark," S. A. Station, July, 1893-6; receiving-ship "Wabash," Octo- 
ber, 1896; sick-leave, October, 1897; Inspector of Light-House District 
Pensacola, February, 1898, to date. 

Royal Rodney Ingersoll. — Born in Michigan. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, July 23, 1864; graduated, 1868; European Station, 1868-9. Pro- 
moted to Ensign, 1869; " Miantouomah " (iron-clad), special service, 1869- 
70. Promoted to Master, 1870 ; " Plymouth," European Squadron, 1870-2 ; 
" Kansas," North Atlantic Station, 1872-3 ; " Juniata," European Squadron, 
1874. Commissioned as Lietdenant, 1872 ; " Yantic," Asiatic Station, 1875 ; 
and " Kearsarge," same station, 1875-6 ; Naval Academy, 1876-9 ; " Pensa- 
cola," Pacific Station, 1879-80; Naval Observatory, 1882-3; Naval Acad- 
emy, 1883-5; practice-ship "Constellation, 1885; Naval Academy, 1885-7 ; 
" Entei-prise," Euro})ean Station, 1887-90 ; Naval Academy, December, 
1890-3. Promoted to Lieidenant- Commander, February 25, 1893-4; or- 
dered to Philadelphia, November, 1894-7 ; leave of absence, June, 1897 ; 
Naval Academy, September, 1897, to date. 

Adolph Marix. — Born in Saxony. Entered Naval Academy, Septem- 
ber 26, 1864; graduated 1868; European Station, 1868-9. Promoted to 
Ensign, 1869; "Congres.-^," special service, 1870-1. Promoted to Master, 
1870; " Canandaigua," North Atlantic Station, 1871-2; commissioned as 
Lieutenant, 1872 ; " W(jrcester," Hag-ship, North Atlantic Staticm, 1872-4 ; 
" Saco," Asiatic Station, 187-1-6 ; and " Tennessee," same station, 1876-7 ; 
"Trenton," European Station, 1878-9; Hydrographic Office, 1879-80; 
training-ship "Minnesota," 1880-1; receiving-ship "Colorado," 1881-2; 
" Brooklyn," South Atlantic Station, 1882-3 ; "Richmond," Asiatic Station, 
1883-4; "Trenton," Asiatic Station, 1884-5; "Enterprise," Asiatic Sta- 
tion, 1885-6; Judge Advocate General's Office, 1886; special duty, to 
Australia, 1888-9; training-ship "Jamestown," 1889-90; Hydrographic 
Office, New York, June, 1892; receiving-ship " Minnesota," June, 189-i- 
95; the "Maine," September, 1895-98; receiving-ship "Vermont," Janu- 
ary, 1898. Ordered to command U. S. S. " Scorpion," April, 1898. 



132 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Duncan Kennedy. — Born in Albany, New York. Entered Xaval 
Academy, Jnly 20, 1864 ; graduated, 18(38 ; " Delaware " and " Iroquois," 
Asiatic Station, 1868-70. Promoted to Ensign, 1869 ; to ILt.ifer, 1>70 ; 
" Gucrriere," European Station, 1870-2. Promoted to Litiittmint, 1872; 
Torpedo Station, 1872-3; " Pensacola," Pacific Station, 1873-6; Naval 
Academy, 1876-9 ; practice-steamer, " INIaytlower," 1876-7 ; " Pensacola," 
Pacific Station, 1879-82; Naval Academy, l«82-4; practice-shij) "Dale," 
1883; "Lancaster," European Station, 1884-5; "Lancaster," South 
Atlantic Station, 1885-7; War College, Newport, 1887-9; Secretary to 
Navy Yard Site Commission, Gulf of" Mexico and South Atlantic Coast, 
1889; Board of Organization, 1889-90; Torpedo Statiou, Newport, June, 
1893-5; "New York," October, 1895-8; January, 1898, Assistant Inspec- 
tor Eleventh Light-House district, to date. 

Edward \Ai^illiafn Sturdy, — Born in Massachusetts. Entered Naval 
Academy, February 26, 1863; graduated, 1867; "Minnesota," special 
cruise, 1867-8. Promoted to Endrpi, 1868 ; " Pensacola," Pacific Fleet, 
1868-70 Promoted to Master, 1870. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1871 ; 
special duty, Washington, 1871 ; Hydrographic Office, 1872 ; " Wasp," 
South Atlantic Fleet, 1872-6 ; Naval Observatory, 1876-8 ; " Ticonderoga," 
special service, 1878-81 ; Nautical Almanac Office, 1881-4 ; temporary 
Superintendent Nautical Almanac, 1882 ; Assistant Superintendent Nautical 
Almanac Office, 1883-4 ; " Quinnebaug," European Station, 1884 ; " Kear- 
sarge," European Station, 1884-7 ; ordnance duty. Navy Yard, Wash- 
ington, 1887-9; "Baltimore," Pacific Station, 1889 to April, 1893. Pro- 
moted to Lieutenant- Commander, April 3,1892; training-ship "Constella- 
tion," April, 1893-5 ; ordered to the "Olympia," February, 1895-6; under 
suspension, May, 1896 ; ordered to the " Minneapolis," October, 1896-7 ; 
receiving-ship " \Vaba<h," December, 1897, to April, 1898; commanding 
U. S. S. " Pompey," from April, 1898, to date. 

James Douglas Jerrold Kelley. — Born in New York City. Appointed 
at large by President Lincoln and entered U. S. Naval Academy, October 5, 
1864; Avas graduated in 1868; European Statiou, "Ticonderoga," "Frank- 
lin " (flag-ship), " Richmond," " Guard." Promoted to Ensign, 1869 ; equip- 
ment duty, Navy Yard, New York; signal duty. Fort Whipple, Virginia, 
1870; qualified as Signal Officer ; ordered as such to the Pacific Statiou; 
"Ossipee" (flag-ship), "Pensacola," "Saranac," "Resaca;" charge of a 
party Darien Survey. Promoted to Master, 1870; to Lieutenant, 1872; 
1873, " Frolic," Port Admiral's flag-ship. New York ; torpedo duty, Newport ; 
" Congress," coast of Africa, 1874 ; invalided home ; Naval Rendezvous, 
New York, 1876 ; " Minnesota," 1877 ; Executive of nautical school-ship 
"St. Mary's," 1878; "Michigan," special duty on Great Lakes. 1879; Hydro- 
graphic Office, 1880 ; " Nipsic," West Indies ; ordnance duty, command of 
experimental battery, Annapolis, IS'^l ; " Despatch ;" Secretary to Rear- 
Admiral, " Tennessee," flag-ship North Atlantic Station, 1882 ; Board of In- 
spection of Foreign Ships, 1883 ; torpedo duty, Judge Advocate General's 
OflSce, 1884; " Tallapoo.sa," South Atlantic Station, 1885; "Pensacola," 
special duty, 1888; " Kearsarge," flag-ship North Atlantic Station, 1889; 
" Yantic," North Atlantic Station, July, 1890, to November, 1891 ; waiting 
orders, November, 1891, to March, 1892; member Board on Ships' boats, 
March, 1892, to July, 1893 ; receiving-ship " St. Louis," Julv, 1893, to June, 
1894; "Cincinnati,'' June, 1894. to August, 1895; " Texas," Au-ust, 1895, 
to February, 1896 ; "Richmond," February, 1896, to July, 1896; "Texas," 
July, 1896, to May, 1897 ; Inspector of Merchant Steamers, May, 1897, to 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 133 

March, 1898; member of Board Auxiliary Vessels, March, 1898. Com- 
mended by Secretary of the Navy for services in Hayti. Prize Essayist and 
Gold Medalli.-t U. S. Naval Insiitute, 1881; author of "The Question of 
Ships," 12mo. ; " American Yachts " (4to.), with folio plates ; " A Desperate 
Chance," 12mo. ; "Typical Yachts," folio, and of '• Armored Vessels," 12mo. 
Co-author of " Modern Ships of War " (4to.) and of " The Barbary Corsairs," 
12mo. Author of the " Monthly Pilot Chart," of " Proceedings of Courts- 
Martial and Boards," of " The Story of Coast Defence," of " American Men 
o'-War," of a " History of the Naval Experimental Battery," of " Our Navy, 
its Growth and Achievements," regal, 24 colored plates, a book of 800 pp., 
of " The Ship's Company," octavo, 325 pp., and of numerous literary and 
profesf^ional articles and pamphlets. 

J. F. Moser. — Entered Academy at Newport, September, 1864; grad- 
uated, No. 7 in class of '80, June, 1868 ; European Squadron, on board 
"Swatara," "Roanoke" and "Guard" until October, 1869; Darien Inter- 
oceanic Canal Expedition, November, 1869, to July, 1870 ; European 
Squadron, "Guerriere," August, 1870, to February, 1872; Nicaraguan 
Inter-oceanic Canal Expedition, February, 1872, to November, 1873 ; 
steamer " Despatch," November, 1873, to October, 1874 ; Panama Inter- 
oceanic Canal Expedition, December, 1874, to September, 1875 ; Coast Sur- 
vey in charge of held-work, and command of steamer " Bache " and steamers 
" Fathomer " and " Endeavor," November, 1875, to March, 1880 ; European 
and South Atlantic Squadrons, on board "Galena" and "Brooklyn," 
August, 1880, to September, 1883 ; Coast Survey Officer in charge of Hydro- 
graphic Division, December, 1884, to November, 18^6 ; Coast Survey in 
charge of field-work, and in command of steamer " Bache," November, 
1886-90. Lieutenant IMoser has been largely employed on special duty, in 
connection with survey ; on the Coast Survey and the Exploring Expedi- 
tion, in connection with the Interoceanic Canal Surveys ; he ran the line of 
levels over the route adopted by De Lesseps, from Aspinwall to Panama, and 
also over the route in Nicaragua, upon which work has commenced by the 
Nicaraguan Canal Company. He is a Fellow of the American Association 
for the Advancement of Science ; member of Ethnographical Society of 
France, and a member of the Philosophical Society and the Biological 
Society of "Washington. Promoted to Li exif en ant- Commander, June, 1894; 
Hydi'ographic Inspector Coast Survey, October, 1893-6 ; commanding the 
"Albatross," May, 1896, to date. 

Raymond P. Rodgers. — Born in District of Columbia. Entered Naval 
Academy, July 25, 18H4; graduated, 1868; "Guerriere," flag-ship, S. A. 
Fleet, 1868-9. Promoted to Ensign, 1869 ; "Franklin," flag-ship, European 
Fleet, 1S69-71 ; " Juniata," same fleet, 1871-3. Promoted'to Master, 1870. 
Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1872 ; Naval Academv, 1873-6; " Pensacola," 
flag-ship. Pacific Fleet, 1876-9 ; Naval Academy, 1879-82 ; " Tennes.ee," 
N. A. Squadron, 1882-4; Bureau of Navigation, 1884; Chief Intelligence 
Officer, 1884-9; "Chicago," Squadron of Evolution, 1890. Promoted to 
Lieutenant- Commander, July, 1894; Naval attache Paris, St. Petersburg and 
Madrid, October, 1892-7; ISattleship " Iowa," June, 1897, to date. 

Robert T. Jasper. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Academy, 
July 21, 1864; graduated, 1868; "Nipsic," N. A. Fleet, 1868-70. Pro- 
motfcd to Ensirjn, 1869 ; and to Master, 1870 ; T. and N. Surveying Expe- 
dition, 1870-1 ; " Wabash," flag-ship, European Fleet, 1871-3. Commis- 
sioned as Lleuienn.nt, 1872; S. A. Station, 1874-6; Naval Academy, 1876- 
80; " Powhatan," special service, 1880-3; Naval Academy, 1883-6; train- 



134 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. XA\-\'. 

ing-sliip "Jamestown," 188(^ ; trainiug-ship "Constellation," 1886-9; Coast 
Survey Office, 1889-00. Commissioned Lieutenant- Commauder, July, 1893 ; 
U.S. S." Bennington," May, 1893-0 ; receiving-siiip "Franklin," July, 189.5; 
^'aval Acadomy", June, 1896, to April, 1898. 

Seaton Schroeder. — Born in District of Columbia. Entereel Naval 
Academy, September 26, 1864 ; graduated, 1868 ; Pacific Fleet. 1868-9. Pro- 
moted to -fi'/ts/y/j, 1869 ; " Benicia," Asiatic Station, 1869-72 Promoted to 
Master, 1870. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1872 ; " Pinta," N. A. Station, 
1873; "Swatara," 1874—5; Hydrograjduc Office, 1876; *' Getty.4iurg,"sj>ecial 
service in Mediterranean, 1876-8; Hyd'ographic Office, 1878-<S0; "Dis- 
patch." special service, 1881-2; Fish Commission steamer "Albatross." 
1882-6; special duty. Bureau of Navigation, 1885-6; office Naval Intelli- 
gence, 1886-8; special duty "Vesuvius," 1888-90. Commissioned Lieuten- 
ant-Commander, September. 1893; Ordnance Officer, Navy Yard, Washing- 
t(m. October, 1893; Recorder Inspection and Survey, April, 1894-96; 
Battleship "Massachusetts," December, 1896. to date. 

Franklin J. Drake,— Born in Talis. Orleans County. N. Y. Entered 
Naval Academy. July 24. 1863; graduated, 1868; " Gettvsburv," West 
Indies, 1868; gunboat" " Penobscot, ""N. A. Fleet, 1868-9; "Frolic," N. A. 
Station, 1869. Promoted to Ensign, 1869; signal duty, 1870. Promoted to 
Master, 1870; "Colorado," Asiatic Fleet. 1870-1 ; "Benicia," Asiatic Squad- 
ron. 1871 ; commanded Company B in the assault by land forces made on 
the Corean forts at Seoid. 1871; " Monocacy." Asiatic Squadron, 1872; 
" Colorado," Asiatic Fleet. 1872-3. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1872. 
Torpedo Station. 1873; " Terror," N. A. Station. 1873; " Portsmouth," N. 
P. Fleet. 1874; " Ponsacola." Pacific Squadron. 1874; Ordnance Depart- 
ment. Mare Island Navy Yard. 187-V6 ; Coast Sun'ey, " Hassler." l87t>-78 ; 
" Powhatan," N. A. Station, 1878 ; " Tioonderoga," special service. 1878-81 ; 
commanded Surveying Expedition into the interior of Africa, west coast, and 
mapped out the head-watei-s of the St. John River, 1879; Navy Yard, N. 
Y., 1881-3; special duty. Advisory Board, 1883-5; " Pensacola." European 
Station, 1885 ; " Quinnebaug." Euroi>ean Squadron, 1886-7 ; " Pensacola," 
European Squadron, 1887-<S ; inspector construction torpedo-boat No. 1, 
"The CushiniT," 1888; inspector construction of the Howell torjiedo for new 
navy, 1889-90; Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Md.. June. 1893. Pro- 
moted to Lieutenant- Commander, October, 1893 ; commanding Fish Commis- 
sion steamer "Albatross," May, 1894-6; ordered to "Oregon," June, 1896; 
Orilnance Officer Navy Yard, ^lare Island. January. 1898. to May, 1898; 
commanding "Ponsacola." May. 1898. to date. 

Thomas Chalmers McLean — Born in New York. Appointed Mid- 
shipman, September 21. 1864 ; graduated from Naval Academy. June, 1868. 
taking the prize Hag for the best drilled company in the battalion ; " Tusca- 
rora," South Pacific and "West Indies, 1868-9 Promoted to En.^ign. April, 
1869 ; " Benicia " and '• Idaho." Asiatic Fleet, 1869-72. Promoted to 
Mai>ter, July. 1870 ; commanded the sailor infantry of the " Benicia," in the 
Corean Expedition, and was commendetl for gallant conduct in the assault 
on Fort du Coude, having the left of the line next the company of Lieuten- 
ant McKee, in memory of whom the fort wjis re-named by the captors. Naval 
Torpedo Station, Newport, 1872. Promoted to Lieutenant, 1872 ; Experi- 
mental Battery, Annapolis, 1873-4 ; flng-shi|> " Tennessee." 1875 ; Torpedo 
Station. 187(>-7 ; Washington Navy Yard. 1878 ; in charge Experimental 
Battery, 1879 ; flag-ship " Trenton." European Station. 1879-81 ; member of 
the United States Government delegation to the International Electrical 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAl^Y. 135 

Congress and of the Commission to the Electrical Exhibition, Paris, 1881 ; 
elected secretary to a section ©f the Congress; vice-president of jury of 
awards, group V., instruments of precision, etc., ut the Exhibition ; special 
duty in Germany, France, Russia, and England ; Naval Attache, Vienna, 
1883, and Government Representative at Vienna Electrical Exhibition ; 
Torpedo Station, 1884; steamer "Brooklyn," 1885; " Dolphin," 1885-8 ; 
Torpedo Station, 1889, to March, 1893 ; Assistant Inspector of " Detroit," 
March, 1893, to July, 1893. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, October, 
1893 ; San Francisco, July, 1893-96 ; Bureau of Navigation, December, 
1896 ; charge of Torpedo Station, June, 1897 ; also Inspector of Equip- 
ment Herreshoft''s, to date. 

William Jay Barnette. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Acad- 
emv, July 27, 1864; graduated, 1868; Asiatic Fleet, 1868-70 Promoted 
to 'Ensign, lS6d ; and to Master, 1870; torpedo duty, 1871; "AVabash," 
flagship, European Squadron, 1871-4. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1872 ; 
Hydrographic Office and Navy Yard, Washington, 1874-5 ; " Pensacola," 
flagship, North Pacific Station, Flair- Lieutenant, 1875-8 ; Naval Academy, 
1878-81; training-ship "Saratoga/' 1881-4; Naval Academy, 1884-6; 
practice-ship "Constellation," 1886; Naval Academv, 1886-8; "Galena," 
N. A. Squadron, 1888-90; school-ship "St. Mary's/' December, 1890, to 
December, 1893. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, April 16, 1894; 
Ealeigh, April, 1894, to March, 1897; commanding U. S. C. and I. S. S. 
"Bache," July, 1897, to April, 1898. 

Francis Henry Delano. — Born in Ohio. Entered Naval Academy, 
September 22, 1863; graduated June, 1867; "Susquehanna," flag-ship, N. 
A. Station, 1867 ; " Coutncook," flag-ship, N. A. Station, 1868 ; " Yautic," 
N. A Station, 1868-9. Promoted to Ensign, December, 1868 ; signal duty, 
Washington, D. C , March, 1870, to June, 1870. Pi-omoted to blaster, March, 
1870 ; " Mohican," Pacific Station, 1870-71 ; " Ashuelot," Asiatic Station, 
1871-3. Promoted to Lietdenant, February, 1873 ; " Portsmouth/' North 
Pacific Station, 1874-5 ; "Sabine," receiving-ship, Portsmouth, N. H., 1875- 
76 ; " Shawmut," N. A. Station, September, 1876, to January, 1877 ; Hydro- 
graphic Office, February, 17, 1877, to April 26, 1877; "Supplv," training- 
ship, May 1, 1877, to September 13, 1877 ; " Wyoming," R. S Washington, 
December, 1887, to January, 1878 ; " Supply," store-ship, 1878-9 ; com- 
manding " Intrepid," 1879-82 ; " Pensacola," F. S. Pacific Station, 1882-3 ; 
" Richmond," F. S. Asiatic Station, 1883-4 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 
1884-5; Torpedo Station, 1885; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1885-7 ; 
" Ossipee," N. A. Station, 1887-9, in command last month or so of ship's 
commission ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, December, 1889, to June, 1892, to 
1894 ; leave of absence May, 1894. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Commander, 
June, 1894; receiving-ship " Wabash," October, 1894, to 1896 ; "Olympia," 
June, 1896, to 1898 ;"" Minneapolis," January, 1897, to date. 

Charles Thomas Forse. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval 
Academv, October 1, 1864 ; graduated, 1868 ; store-ship " Guard," European 
Fleet, 1868; "Jamestown," Pacific Fleet, 1868-9. Promoted to Ensign, 
1869 ; " Alaska," Asiatic Fleet, 1869-72. Promoted to Master, 1870, and 
commissioned as Lieutenant, 1873 ; " Ossipee," N. A. Station, 1873-6 ; 
" Tuscarora," Pacific Station, 1877-81 ; "Ranger," Pacific Station, 1881-4; 
oommandins: C. S. S. " Earnest," 1884-7 ; Inspector of steel, new cruisers, 
1887, to July, 1892 ; " Kearsarge," N. A. Station, July, 1892, to April, 
1894; Inspector of steel, April, 1894, to (commissioned Liexdenant- Com- 
mander, June, 1894) June, 1897; commanding C. S. steamer "Endeavor," 



136 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

June, 1897, to January, 189S ; C. S. 8. " Patterson," April, IMtS; command- 
ing U. 8. 8. " Lebanon," to date. 

Edwin King Moore. — Born in Ohio. Entered Naval Academy, Octo- 
ber 1,1864; graduated. 18(i8 ; store-ship "Guard," European Eleet, 'lS()8-9. 
Promoted to Enxir/n, 18()9; t^ignal duty, 1870. Protnoted to Miu-hr, 1<S70 ; 
"Colorado," '• Benicia," and " Monocaey," Asiatic Fleet, 1870-3. Comnii.s- 
sioned as Lieutenant, 1873; "Portsmouth," surveying on Pacific, 1873-(»; 
Coast Survey steamer " WcArthur," on Pacific Coast, 187(1-^0 ; Naval Ob- 
servatory, 1881-4; training-ship "Saratoga," 1884-7; Naval Academy, 
1887-90; Bureau of" Equipment, 1890 to January, 1891 ; " Boston," Stpiad- 
ron of Evolution, January to October, 1891 ; Pacific Station, October, 1891, 
to April, 1893; "Mohican," Bearing Sea Fleet, May to December, 1893; 
leave of absence, December, 1893, to January, 1894 ; Boston Navy Yard, 
January, 1894, to 1895. Promoted to JAeutenaut- Commander, J\.\\\, 1894; 
commanding Coast Survev steamer "Patterson," surveving in Southeast 
Alaska, "Slavch, 1895, to starch, 1898 ; Naval Academy, April, 1898. 

Albion Varette Wadhams. — Entered the Naval Academv, Septem- 
ber 20, 1864; graduated, June, 186S. Promoted F)i.'<if/n, April" 19, 1869. 
Master, July 12^ 1870. Lieutenant, INIarch 25, 1873 ; Pacific Station, 1868-9 ; 
China Station, 1870-3; (Corean fights) " Powhatan " and "Alert, 1874-5 ; 
Naval Academy, 1875-8; Coast Survey, 1878-80; " Nipsic," European 
Station, 1880-3'; Navy Yard, Wa.shington, 1884-6; China Station, 1886-9 ; 
Assistant Light-House Inspector, member Board of Inspection, Merchant 
Vessels and Inspection of Steel for New Vessels, 1889-92 ; leave of absence, 
1893 ; " Mohican," Pacific Station, November, 1893-96. Commissioned as 
Lieutenant- Commander, July, 1894 ; Light-House Inspector, Eighth District, 
January, 1897, to date ; also in charge of Eighth Mosquito Fleet District. 

James Dexter Adams. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy September 27, 1864; graduated. 1868; "Albany," temporary duty, 
September, 1868 ; '• Yantic," October, 1868 ; " Gettysburg," November, 1868. 
Promoted to Ensif/n, April, 1869 ; " Frolic," September, 1n69 ; " Jamestown," 
Pacific Fleet, March, 1870. Promoted to Master, July, 1870; " :Mohican," 
October, 1871; receiving-ship "Independence," June, 1872; " Ilassler," 
Coast Survey, August, 1873. Promoted to Lieutenant, September, 1873 ; 
Torpedo Station, ]\Iay, 1876 ; Mare Island Navy Yard, August, 1876 ; re- 
ceiving-ship "Independence," Julv, 1877 ; " Pensacola," August, 1877; 
Mare Island Navy Yard, December, 1880 ; Torpedo Station, May, 1883 ; 
" Powhatan," August, 1883; "Lancaster," July, 1884; " Kearsarge," Au- 
gust, 1884 ; receiving-ship " Vermont," March, 1887 ; ordnance duty. Navy 
Yard, Washington, December, 188S ; " Dolphin," N. A. Station, November. 
1889, to May, 1891 ; Compa--^s Oflice, INIav, 1891 ; Hvdroffraphic Office, Octo- 
ber, 1891, to March, 1892; Naval Academy, March, 1892, to April, 1895 ; 
Commissioned Lieutenant-Commander, September, 1894; ordered to"Am- 
phitrite," April, 1895 ; Hydrographic Office, September, 1897, to May, 1898; 
commanding "Yankton," 'May, 1898, to date. 

Richard Wainwright.— Born in District of Colundua. Entered Naval 
jVcademy, September 28, 1864; graduated, 1868; "Jamestown," Pacific 
Fleet, 1868-9. Promoted to Ensif/n, 1869; Hydrographic Office, Ls70. 
Promoted to Master, 1870; "Colorado," fiagship. Asiatic Fleet, 1870-2. 
Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1873 ; Hydrographic Office, 1873-4 ; command- 
ing Coa-<st Survey vessel " Arago," 1875-8 ; flag-Lieutenant to Rear-Admiial 
T. H. Patterson, commanding Asiatic Station, 1878-81 ; special duty. 
Bureau of Navigation, 1881-4 ; " Tennessee," North Atlantic Station, 1884- 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\^'. 137 

85 ; Secretary to Rear-Admiral J. E. Jouett, commandincr North Atlantic, 
1885-6 ; "Galeua," Korth Atlantic Station, 1886-7 ; Steel Inspection, 1887- 
88; Naval Academy, 18>*8-90; 'Alert," special service, October, 1890, to 
October, 1893; Hydrographic Office, October, 1898, to 1896. Commis- 
sioned as Lieutenant- Commander, Septembei', 1894 ; Chief Intelligence Officer, 
April, 1896-7; U. S. S. "Maine," December, 1897-8; Judge Advocate 
General's Office, March, 1898; commanding the U. S. S. "Gloucester," 
May, 1898, to date. 

James Russell Selfridge. — Born in Massachusetts. Entered Naval 
Academy, July 21, 1864; graduated, 1868; Pacific Fleet, 1868-9. Pro- 
moted to Ensign, 1869; "Colorado," flagship, Asiatic Fleet, 1870-2. Pro- 
moted to Master, 1870. Commissioned as Lievtenant, 1873; "Franklin," 
flagship, European Squadron, 1873; " Congres>=," same squadron, 1874-6 ; 
training-ship " Mouongahela," 1876-7 ; torpedo duty, 1877 ; ordnance duty, 
Navy Yard, Washington, 1878-80; training-ship, "Portsmouth," 1880-2; 
Recorder Regulation Board, 1882-3 ; Hydrographic Office, 1883-5 ; 
"Adams," Pacific Station, 1885-6; " Iroquois," Pacific Station, 1886-8; 
ordnance duty, Navy Yard, AVashington, 18^9 to June, 1891 ; flag-lieutenant 
to Commander-in-Chief, Asiatic Station, June, 1891, to July, 1893; leave of 
absence, July to September, 1893 ; Torpedo Station, September to October 
5, 1893 ; ordnance duty, Washintrton Navy Yard, October 11, to December 
30, 1893; ordered as JExecutive Officer, "St. Mary's," January 3, 1894, to 
May, 1894; sick leave, May, 1894-5; Branch Hydrographic Office, May. 
1895. Promoted to Lieutenant- Conunander, September, 1894; "Puritan," 
December, 189(>, to date 

Charles Albert Adams — Born in Ncav York. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, July 23, 1863 ; graduated, June, 1868 ; " Kearsarge," 1868 ; Pacific 
Fleet, 1868-70 Promoted Ensign, 1869 ; " Ossipee," Pacific Fleet, 1870-2. 
Promoted to Master, 1870; "Shenandoah," European Station, 1873. Com- 
missioned as Lientenant, 1873; "Couirress," European Station, 1874—6; 
"Alert," Asiatic Station. 1877-8; "Ranser," Asiatic Station, 1S7S-9 ; 
"Palos," Asiatic Station, 1879-81; "Michigan," (N. W. Lakes), 1882-5 ; 
"Pensacola," European Station, 18^5-8; receiving-ship "Vermont," 18>S to 
March, 1892; "Adams," Pacific Station, March, 1S92 to April, 1893; 
" Lancaster," Asiatic Station, May, 1893, to October, 1893 ; "Philadelphia," 
Pacific Station, October, 1893, to April, 1894. Lieidenant- Commander, No- 
vember, 1894 ; New York Navy Yard, 1894-6 ; receiving-ship " Rich- 
mond." 1896; " Monterey," 1897-8. 

William Henry Everett. — Entered Naval Academy as a Midshipman, 
July 23, 1863 ; U. S. S. " Pawnee," U. S. S. "Portsmouth," and U. S. flag- 
ship " Guerriere," on the South Atlantic Station, 1868-69. Promoted to 
Ensign, April 19, 1869; U. S. S. "Nantasket," in the West Indies, 1869-71. 
Promoted to Master, July 12, 1<^70 ; transferred from U- S. S. " Nantasket," 
to IT. S. S. " Congress," in the spring of 1871, and served on her until April, 
1874, in We;t Indies, Greenland (in connection Avith Polar Expedition, 
undertaken by theS. S. "Polaris"), and on the European Station ; transferred 
to U. S. S. "Wyoming," and served until it went out of commission, at 
Washington, in the spring of 1874. Promot.ed to Lieutenant, December 12, 
1873 ; equipment duty at Navy Yard, NeAV York, 1874-5; U- S. S "Alert," 
North Atlantic Station, 1875-6 ; IJ. S. S. flag-ship " Tennessee," Asiatic 
Station, 1876-8; on duty at Nautical Almanac Office. Washington, D. C, 
November, 1878, to November, 1879 ; ordnance duty, Navv Yard, New 
York, December 1, 1879-81 ; U.S. S. " Tallapoosa," North Atlantic Station, 



138 RECORDS OF LIVIXG OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\^. 

1882-4; Flag-Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral James E. Jouett, on board U. S. 
flag-ship "Tennessee," North Atlantic Station, 1884-6 ; ordnance duty, Navy- 
Yard, rortsmouth, N. H., 188G-7 ; U. S. training-ship " Saratoga," 1887-8 ; 
U. S. flag-i^hip " Kiclimond," South Atlantic Station, 1889-90 ; in charge of 
Branch llydrogra|)hic Office, Boi^ton, jNIa-s , September, 1890, to September, 
1893 ; ordnance duty at Navy Yard, AVashington, November, 1893, to Feb- 
ruary, 1894 ; U. S. receiving-ship "Minnesota," at New York, February to 
May, 1894 ; U. S. S. " Montgomery," June, 1894, to August, 1894. Promoted 
to Lieutenant- Commander, December 6, 1894 ; U S. S. " Cincinnati," August, 
1895, to May, 1896 ; Naval War College, June to October, 1896 ; member of 
Steel Board, at Washington, D. C, November, 1896, to January, 1897 ; Hy- 
drographic Office, Navy Department, January, 1897, to March, 1898 ; took 
command of tlie U. S. S. "Michigan," March 1, 1898. 

John M. Hawley. — Born in Massachusetts. Entered Naval Academy, 
July 23, 1863 ; graduated, 1868 ; South Atlantic Station, 1868-9. Promo- 
ted to Enmjn, 1869 ; store-ship " Guard," European Fleet, 1870-1. Promo- 
ted to Mader, 1870 ; " Wyoming," 1871-2 ; " Ticonderoga," South Atlantic 
Station, 1873-4 ; torpedo duty, 1874. Commissioned as Lieufenant, 1874 ; 
Coast Survey, 1874-7 ; commanding C. S. S. " Silliman," 1877-8 ; Coast 
Survey Office, 1S78-9 ; " Wachusett," South Atlantic Station, 1879-82; 
Hvdrograpliic Office, 1882-3 ; Brancli Hydrographic Office, Baltimore, 
1883-5 ; commanding C. S. S. " Bache," 1885-6 ; " Nipsic," Pacific Station, 
1887-90. Received a vote of thanks from the Legislature of Massachusetts, 
for rare courage and ability displayed during the Samoan hurricane in IMarch, 
1889 ; commended to the Navy Department by Rear-Admiral Kiinberly, for 
zeal and energy in getting the " Nipsic " afloat after she was beached. He 
had entire charge of this work, and to his efforts, in a large measure, is due 
the fact that the " Nipsic " is now afloat without more serious injury. 
Ordered to duty at the Naval Academy, November, 1890 ; Executive Officer 
of the practice-ship " Constellation,"' 1891-4 ; "Detroit," June, 1894-6. 
Commissicmed ?ii Lieutenant- Commander, December, 1894 ; Bureau of Navi- 
gation, December, 1896, to date. 

John A. Rodgers. — Born in ]\Iaryland. Entered Naval Academy, July 
29, 1863; graduated, 1868. Promoted to Ensign, 1869; Pacific Fleet, 
1868-9; S. S. "Supply," 1870; "Nipsic," Darien Expedition, 1870-1. 
Promoted to Mader, 1870; torpedo service, 1871-2; " Ilaitford," Asiatic 
Station, 1872-5 ; " Trenton," flag-ship, European Station, 1877-9. Commis- 
sioned as Lie«ie»a?if, 1874 ; "Juniata," 1876-7; "Constellation," 1879-80; 
Lispector of Ordnance, Pittsburg and Philadelphia, ordnance duty. Navy 
Yard, Wa.shington, 1880-3; "Ossipee," Asiatic Station, 188.3-6; Inspector 
of Steel, new cruisers, 1886-7 ; member of Steel Board, 1888-90 ; " Pensa- 
cola," S. A. Station, July, 1890, to April, 1891 ; sick leave, April, 1891, to 
November, 1892; " Miantonomah," N. A. Station, November, 1892-4; 
leave of aKsence, November, 1894 ; Inspector Steel, South Bethlehem, Pa., 
March, 1895-7. Conmiissioued as Lieutenant- Commander, March, 1895; 
Battleship "Indiana," February, 1897, to date. 

James "VJ . Carlin. — Born May 14, 1848. Entered Naval Academy, 
July, 1804 ; graduated, June, 1868 ; " Nipsic," AVest Indian Station, 1868-9. 
Promoted to Eiuign, April, 1869. Promoted to Mader, July, 1870 ; " Saco," 
European Station, 1870-1; "Saco," Asiatic Station, 1872; " Monocacy," 
Asiatic Station, 1872-3. Commissioned as Lieutenant, February, 1874; tor- 
pedo duty, Newport, R. I., 1874 ; " Brooklyn," S. A. Station, 1875 ; " Brook- 
lyn," West Indian Station, 1876; "Adams," AVest Indian Station, 1876; 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 139 

"Michigan," lakes, 1877; "Constitution" (training-ship), Philadelphia, 
1877; "Constitution," European Station, 1878 ; "Alaska," Pacific Station, 
1881-2 ; " Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1882-4 ; receiving-ship " Independ- 
ence," 1884-6 ; "Alert," Pacific Station, 1886-7 ; " Vandalia," Pacific Sta- 
tion, 1887-9. Lieutenant Carlin was Executive Oflficer of "Vandalia" in 
the memorable hurricane at Apia, Samoa, March 16, 1889, and after the loss 
of Captain Schoonmaker, he was in command of ship; Inspector of Steel, 
Union Iron Works, San Francisco, May, 1896, to February, 189-3 ; "Monte- 
rey," Pacific Station, February, 1893-5. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, 
May, 1895 ; leave of absence, November, 1895 ; receiving-ship " Independ- 
ence," February, 1896-8 ; ordered to U. S. S. " Monterey," April, 1898. 

Gottfried Blocklinger. — Born in Ohio. Entered Naval Academy, July 
21, 1863 ; graduated, 1868 ; Pacific Fleet, 1868-72. Promoted to Ensign, 
1869; to Master, 1870; "Kearsarge," Asiatic Station, 1873-6. Commis- 
sioned as Lieutenant, 1874 ; torpedo duty, summer of 1877 ; " Enterprise " 
(Survey Amazon River), 1877-8; "Adams," Pacific Station, 1879-82; 
Coast Survey, 1882-3 ; C. S. S. " Hassler," 1883-6 ; Hydrographic Office, 
1886-7 ; Light-House Inspector, 1887-9 ; " Alliance," Asiatic Squadron, 
1890 to December, 1891 ; training-ship " Richmond," December, 1891, to 
April, 1892 ; " Yorktown," special service. Squadron, April, 1892, to Octo- 
ber, 1893 ; Ordnance Instructor, Navy Yard, Washington, October, 1893-5. 
Commissioned as Lieutenant- Comma7ider, May, 1895; ordered to the "Bos- 
ton," November, 1895-6; sick leave, November, 1896; ordered to Navy 
Yard, Mare Island, June, 1897-8 ; ordered to U. S. S. "Charleston," May, 
1898. 

Perry Garst. — Born in Ohio. Entered Naval Academy, July 25, 1863 ; 
graduated, 1868 ; Pacific Fleet, 1868-73. Promoted to Ensign, 1869 ; to 
Master, 1870; S. S. "Frolic," 1874; Asiatic Fleet, 1874-8. Commissioned 
as Lieutenant, 1874; Coast S. S. " Gedney," 1879-80; commanding C. S. S. 
" Earnest," 1880-2; "Passaic," 1882 ; receiving-ship " Franklin," 1882-3 ; 
" Shenandoah," Pacific Station, 1883-6 ; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, Wash- 
ington, 1886-8 ; Judge- Advocate General's Office, 1888-90 ; training-ship 
" Jamestown," June, 1890, to July, 1892 ; Naval Academy, September, 1892- 
1896. Promoted to Lieidenant- Commander, 3 u\\e,l^^b; ordered to " New- 
ark," June, 1896 ; U. S. S. "Terror," July, 1896, to date. 

James Kelsey Cogswell. — Born in Wisconsin. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, September 23, 1863 ; graduated, 1868 ; " Powhatan," P. F. 1868-9. 
Promoted to Ensign, 1869; Pacific Fleet, 1870-2. Promoted to Master, 
1870; " Ticonderoga," N. A. S , 1874. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1874; 
" Monongahela," S. A. S., 1875-6 ; " Essex," 1876, N. A. S. ; S. A. S., 1877- 
79; Hydrographic Office, 1879-81 ; "Vandalia," N. A. Station, 1881-4; 
Navy Yard, Portsmouth, 1884—5 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 1886 ; inspector 
of ordnance. South Boston Iron Works, 1887-8 ; "Tallapoosa," S. A. Station, 
1888-92; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, May, 1892-95. Commissioned a?, Lieu- 
tenant-Commander, June, 1895 ; ordnance instruction, Washmgton Navy Yard, 
April, 1895; "Marion," September, 1895-7 ; Battleship "Oregon," Decem- 
ber, 1897, to date. 

Frederick Singer. — Born in Germany. Entered Naval Academy, 
1863; graduated, 1868; "NijDsic," North Atlantic Station, 1868-9. Pro- 
moted to Ensign, 1869 ; " Terror," North Atlantic Station, 1869-70. Pro- 
moted to Master, 1870; signal and ordnance duty, Washington, 1871-2; 
"Michigan," on lakes, 1872; "Benicia," North Pacific Station, 1872-5. 
Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1874; "Canonicus," North Atlantic Station, 



140 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE V. S. NAVY. 

1876-8 ; " RicLmond," Asiatic Station, 1878-9 ; " Ashuelot," Asiatic Station, 
1879-80; " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1880; " Riclimond," 1880-1; receiv- 
ing-ship "Independence," 1882-.3; torpedo duty, Newport, Rliode Island, 
1883; receiving-ships " C'ohjrado," and " Vermont," 1883-4 ; "Powhatan," 
1884; " Quinnebaiig," E. S., 1884-7; Office Naval Intelligence, 1NS7-90 ; 
"Ranger," Taeific Station, 1890-1; " Pensacola," Pacific Station, 1891-2; 
OfiBce of Naval Intelligence, 1892; represented Navy Department on board 
reviewing-ship "(ieorge S. Blake," carrying the Diplomatic Corps at the 
International Columbian Naval Review, at New York, April, 1893 ; Chief 
Intelligence Officer and jMember of Board on Construction, Navy Depart- 
ment, July, 1893, to 1890. Promoted to Lieufenant-Commandei', September, 
1895; ordered to U. S. S "Terror," April, 1896, to 1898; U. S. S. "Ra- 
leigh," January, 1898, to date. 

Arthur Bayard Speyers. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, June 23, l.s63 ; irraduated, 1868 ; North Atlantic Fleet, 1868-9. Pro- 
moted to Ensign, 1869; " Benicia," Asiatic Station, 1869-72. Promoted to 
Mader, 1870; "Kansas," North Atlantic Station, 1873-4. Commissioned as 
Lieutenant, 1874; "Richmond," S. P.S., 1874-7 ; Naval Academv, 1877-81 ; 
training-ship "Saratoga," 1881-4; Navy Yard, New York, 1884-6 ; "Chi- 
cago," special .service, 1886-7 ; "Galena," North Atlantic Station, 1887-90; 
training-ship "Minnesota," October, 1890, to July, 1893; "Yorktown," 
Pacific Station, July, 1893, to 1894; waiting orders, June 1894; receiving- 
ship " Richmond," October, 1894 ; " Bennington," May, 1895. Commissioned 
as LieulenantComniancJer, December, 1895; "Monterey," January, 1897; 
waiting orders, July, 1897 ; Navy Yard, New York, August, 1897, to May, 
1898 ; ordered to the U. S. S. "' King.ston," May, 1898. 

Ebenezer Scudder Prime. — Born in New York. Entered Naval 
Academy, September, 21, 1863; graduated, 1868 ; Pacific Fleet, 1868-9. 
Promoted to Ensign, 1869; "Swatara," North Atlantic Station, 1870-1. 
Promoted to Master, 1870; Asiatic Station, 1872-5. Commissioned as 
Lievtenant, 1874 ; receiving-ship " Colorado," 1876; " Lackawanna," North 
Pacific Station, 1876-8 ; C. S. S. " McArthur," 1877-8 ; training-ship "Min- 
nesota," 1879-80 ; "Yantic," North Atlantic Station, 1881-3 ; Navy Yard, 
New York, 1883-6; " Lancaster,' South Atlantic Station, 1886-7; "Alli- 
ance," South Pacific Station, 1887-8; "Lancaster," European Station, 
1888-9; training-ship "Richmond," 1889 to June, 1891; Navy Yard, New 
York, June, 1891, to :May, 1893; '• Concord," Asiatic Station, May, 1893, to 
1894. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, December, l<s95 ; leave of 
absence, June, 1896; Inspector of Ordnance, South Bethlehem, Pa., Novem- 
ber, 1896 ; In.spector of Steel, Harrisburg, Pa., January, 1897 ; Navy Yard, 
Pensacola, October. 1897, to date. 

Nathan Eric Niles. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, July 28, 1864; graduated, 1868; "Nip.«ic," North Atlantic Fleet, 
1869-70. Promoted to Ensir/n, 1869; to Master, 1870; Pacific Station in 
"Saranac," "Resaca" and "St. Mary's" from December, 1870, to jNlay, 1873; 
"St. Mary's" went out of commission in INIayor June, 1873, at Norfolk, Va , 
after a pa.ssage around Cape Horn from San Francisco ; " ^Manhattan " (iron- 
clad), 1873; "Ossij^ee," North Atlantic Station, 1874-5. Commissioned as 
Liexdenaid, 1874; Torpedo Station, 1875; "JMariou," European Station, 
1875-8; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, 1879-82; "Iroquois," 
Pacific Station, 1882-5 ;' liydrographic Ofiice, 1885-8 ; "Atlanta," European 
Station, for about four months only ; ship was attached to Admiral Walker's 
Squadron of Evolution; electric light duty, Norfolk. 1891-5; "Lancaster," 
South Atlantic Station, 1895-7 ; Navy Department, 1898. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 141 

Thomas H. Stevens. — Born in Honolulu, Sandwich Islands. Ap- 
pointed to Naval Academy, 1863, by President Lincoln from among sons of 
officers; graduated, 1868; 1868-9, Pacific Fleet, steamer " Resaca," Mexi- 
can and Lower California coasts ; " Mohican," on scientific expedition to 
Siberia for observation of total eclipse of sun, August, 1869. Promoted to 
Ensign, July 22, 1869; "Michigan" and "Colorado," 1869-70. Promoted 
to Muster, 1870; on duty in Pacific Squadron, 1870-3; flagship " Ossipee " 
and sloop " Cyane ; " while attached to latter ship, participated in survey of 
Isthmus of Teliuantepec for construction of Interoceanic Canal ; temporarily 
attached to " Jamestown ; " flagship " Pensacola," 1872-3, in South Pacific ; 
May, 1873, commanded a company of " blue jackets" during the temporary 
occupation of Panama by armed forces from " Pensacola " and " Tuscarora," 
for protection of American interests in time of a rebellion ; latter part of 
1873, duty at Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia ; November, 1873, navigator of 
torpedo-boat " Mayflower," at time of Sjianisli-American complications. 
Commissioned as Lieutenant, January 23, 1874 ; flagship " Franklin," Euro- 
pean Station, 1874-6 ; " Marion," same station, Oct(jber, 1876, to April, 
1877; Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, summer of 1877; Execu- 
tive Officer, receiving-ship " Passaic," 1878 ; 1878, Torpedo Station, New- 
port ; 1879-80, flagship " Richmond," Asiatic Station ; 1881, Fleet Signal- 
Officer, Pacific Station; 1882, duty at Navy Department (War Records); 
same year, " Miantonomah " and " Galena ; " 1884-6, Asiatic Station, 
"Marion" and " Palos ; " August, 1888, receiving-ship "Vermont," Navy 
Yard, New York ; waiting orders, November, 1890-1 ; " Ranger," Pacific 
Statiim (Behring Sea), November, 1891, to June, 1893 ; " Yorktown," Behr- 
ing Sea and Asiatic Station, May, 1894, to July, 1895. Lieutenant- Com- 
mander, Yehrxi^Yj 2, 1896; "Cincinnati," North Atlantic and European 
Stations, May 12, 1896, to August 2, 1897 ; Norfolk Navy Yard, September 
2, 1897, to date. 

Charles Plummer Perkins. — Born in New Hampshire. Appointed 
from Fifth District, Massachusetts. Entered Naval Academy, July 21, 1865 ; 
graduated, 1869 ; " Lancaster," flag-ship, South Atlantic Station, 1869-71. 
Promoted to Ensign, 1870 ; to Master, 1872 ; torpedo service, 1872 ; " Frolic," 
flag-ship, 1872; "Richmond," flag-ship, 1872-5. Promoted to Lieutenant, 
1874; Naval Academy, 1875-6; "Swatara," 1877; Hydrographic Office, 
1877; "Guard," 1878; "Minnesota," 1878; " Enterprise," survey of Ama- 
zon River, 1878; "Gettysburg" and "Wyoming," European Station, 1879; 
"Alliance," " Jeannette," search expedition, 1881 ; Survey of Tampico River, 
1883; Nautical School-ship "St. Mary's," 1883-6; commanding C. S. S. 
"Eager," 1886-8; "Swatara," cruise around the woild, 1888-90; leave of 
absence, December, 1890, to June, 1891 ; electric light duty, Bath, Me., 
1891-2 ; Bureau of Equipment, Superintendent of Compasses, 1892-5 ; 
"Montgomery," North Atlantic, 1895-6. Promoted to Lieutenant- Com- 
mander, February, 1896; four months sick leave, 1896; "Wabash," receiv- 
ing-ship at Boston, 1896; "Monadnock," 1896-8. 

B. H. Buckingham. — Born in Ohio. Entered Naval Academy, July 
22, 1865; graduated, 1869; "Sabine," special cruise, 1870. Promoted to 
Ensign, 1S70 ; Darien Expedition, 1870-1; special duty, 1872; Promoted 
to Master, 1872; " Alaska," European Station, 1872-5. Commissioned as 
Lieutenant, 1874; special ordnance duty, 1875-7 ; special duty, Paris Expo- 
sition, 1877-8; special duty, 1878-9; "Richmond," Asiatic Station, 1879- 
82; Bureau of Ordnance, 1882-5; Naval Attach(5, Paris, France, 1885-9; 
"Chicago," Squadron of Evolution, 1889 to October, 1891 ; Aide to the 



142 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Secretary of the Navy, October, 1891, to ^larcli, 1892 ; " Dolphin," special 
service from March, 1892, and has been in coniniand since February, 1893-5; 
Aide to the Secretary, December, 1895-7. Conwnissioned as Lieutenant- 
Commander, February, 1896 ; sick leave, October, 1897, to date. 

Charles G. Bowman. — Born in Indiana. Entered Naval Academy, 
July 29, 1865; {^rnuiunted, 18G9; "Richmond," p:uropean Fleet, 1870-1. 
Promoted to Enxicjn, 1870 ; " Yantic," Asiatic Station, 1872-4 ; " Hartford," 
same station, 1875. Promoted to Madei', 1872. Commissioned as Lieuten- 
ant, \^1 A; Naval Academy, 1876-9 ; "Adams," Pacific Station, 1879-82 ; 
Naval Observatory, 1882-0; "Boston," special service, 1880-9; Naval 
Academy, 1889, to July, 1893 ; Assistant Inspector of the " JMarblehead," 
July, 1893-7. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, February, 1896; Navy 
Yard, ]Mare Island, June, 1897, to date. 

^A(^llliam P. Potter. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Academy, 
September 27, 1865; graduated, 1869; ''Sabine," special cruise, 1870; 
European Statiou, 1879-1; "Hartford," Asiatic Station, 1871-4. Pro- 
moted to Ensign, 1870, and to Master, 1872; Naval Academy, 1874-7; 
Commissioned as Lieidenunt, 1874; "Powhattan," North Atlantic Station, 
1878; "Tennessee," North Atlantic Station, 1878-81; Naval Academy, 
1881-4; "Lancaster," European Station, 18a4-7; Naval Academy, 1887, 
to June, 1891; "Chicago," European Station, 1891-5; Naval Academy, 
January, 1895-7. Commissioned as Liexdenant- Commander, June, 1896; 
Cruiser "New York," September, 1897, to date. 

'W . H. Beehler.— Born in Maryland. Entered Naval Academv, July 
28, 1864 ; graduated, 1869 ; N. Atlantic Station, 1870. Pnmioted to Ensign, 
1870 ; S. S. " Frolic," 1871-2. Promoted to Master, 1872 ; sick-leave, 1873 
-4; "Worcester" flag-ship, N. Atlantic S., 1874-5. Commissioned as Lieu- 
tenant, 1874; sick-leave, 1875-6; "Alliance," N.Atlantic Station, 1876-7; 
"Powhatan," same statiim, 1877-9 ; Torpedo Station, 1880-1 ; "Brooklyn," 
S. A. Statiim, 18H1-4; Bureau of Navigation, 1884-6; Office of Naval In- 
telligence, 1886-9 ; " Adams," Pacific Station, 1889-90 ; " Ranger," 1890-1 ; 
"Pensacola," 1891 to A])ril, 1892 ; Naval Observatory, July to December, 
1892; Hydrographic Office, Chief of Division of Marine Intelligence, De- 
cember, 1892 to 1895. Leave of absence, June, 1895. Office Naval In- 
telligence, January, 1895-6. Promoted to Lieutenant Commander, June, 
1896. Ordered to tl. S. S. '• Montgomery," February, 1896, to date. 

Giles B, Harbor. — Born in Ohio. Entered Naval Academy, July 24, 
1865; graduated, 1868 ; ■' Sabine," special cruise, 1869. Promoted to Ensign, 
1870; "Franklin," European Squadron, 1870-1 Promoted to Master, 
1872; Asiatic Stati(m, 1872-5. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1874; "Oma- 
ha," S. P. S, 1875-8 ; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, Washington, 1878-9; 
"Tennessee," N. A. Station, 1870-81; "Alarm," special service, 1881; 
commanding "Alarm," special service, 1881-2; special duty, Arctic 
regions, 1882-4 ; ordnance dutv. Navy Yard, Washington, 1884-5 ; training- 
ship "Saratoga," 1885-6; "Tallapoosa," S. A. Station, 1886-8; Naval 
Academy, 1889, to March, 1892; commanding Coast Survey steamer " Hass- 
ler," March, 1892, to 1895; leave of absence April, 1895; Bureau of Equip- 
ment, July, 1895, to 1898. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Commander, Sep- 
teml)er, 1896; Battlesliip "Texas," February, 1898, to date. 

Sumner Cummings Paine. — Born in Portland, Maine. Entered 
Naval Academy, September 22, 1865 ; graduated, June, 1869. Promoted to 
Ensign, July, 1870; to Master, July, 1871; to Lieutenant, October, 1874. 
Service : " Sabine " (special cruise), July, 1869, to August, 1870 ; Dariea 



RECORDS OF* LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 143 

Expedition, November, 1870, to June, 1871 ; " Wabash " and " Wachusett," 
European Station, October, 1871, to July, 1874 ; Darien Expedition, Novem- 
ber, 1874, to June, 1875 ; " Frolic " and " Brooklyn," South Atlantic Station, 
July, 1875, to Mav, 1876 ; Torpedo Station (under instruction), May to Octo- 
ber, 1876; Hydrographic Office, November, 1876, to March, 1877; "Sara- 
toga," March, 1877, to March, 1878 ; Naval Academy, May, 1878, to December, 
1880; "New Hampshire," June, 1881, to May, 1882 ; " Vandalia," North 
Atlantic Station, May, 1882, to November, 1884; "Dolphin," November, 
1884, to May, 1885; commanding C. S. S. "Ready," May, 1885, to Decem- 
ber, 1885 ; Naval Observatory, December, 1885, to May, 1888 ; commanding 
C. S. S. "Eagre," May, 1888, to March, 1889; duty connected with "Vesu- 
vius," March and April, 1889; "Iroquois," Pacific Station, May, 1889, to 
May, 1892; Naval Academy. June, 1892, to 1895; ordered to " Monocacy," 
June, 1895; U. S. S. "Boston," July, 1895. Promoted to Lieutenant- Com- 
mander, October, 1896 ; U. S. S. " Olympia," January, 1898, to April, 1898 ; 
May, 1898, siclv leave to date. 

Arthur Patterson Osborn. — Born in Ohio. Entered Naval Academy, 
July 31, 1865; graduated, 1869; "Lancaster," flag-ship, South Atlantic 
Station, 1869-71. Promoted to Ensign, 1870; to Master, 1872; "Shawmut," 
North Atlantic Station, 1873-6. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1874; Naval 
Academy, 1877; nautical school-ship "St. Mary's," 1877-81; " Quinne- 
baug," European Station, 1881-4; receiving-ship "New Bampshire," 1885-6; 
school-ship "St. Mary's," 1886-9 ; "Tlietis," N. A. Station, 1889 to Decem- 
ber, 1892; special duty, December, 1892, to January, 1893; school-ship 
" Enterf)rise," January, 1893-4; NavalWar-college, June, 1894; receiving- 
ship "Franklin," November, 1894; commanding the C. S. S. " Gedney," 
July, 1895-8. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Commander, October, 1896; 
conamanding die C. S. S. " McArthur," February, 1898 ; ordered to the U. 
S. S. " New Orleans," March, 1898, to date. 

John Bradford Briggs. — Born in Massachusetts. Entered Naval 
Academy, September 30, 1865 ; graduated, 1869 ; " Sabine," special cruise, 
1869-70. Promoted to Ensign, 1870; torpedo instruction, 1871 ; "Shaw- 
mut," North Atlantic Station, 1871-2. Promoted to Master, 1872 ; " Kan- 
sas," North Atlantic Station, 1873-4. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1874 ; 
Naval Academy, 1875-8 ; " Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1878-81 ; Naval 
Academy, 1881-4 ; " Quinnebaug," European Station, 1884-6 ; Naval 
Academy, 1887-90 ; Bureau of Equipment, December, 1890, to February, 
1891 ; " Vesuvius," N. A. Station, February, 1891-4 ; Navy Yard, New 
York, March, 1894-6. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, November, 
1896 ; ordered to " Philadelphia," June, 1897 ; U. S. S. " Baltimore," Janu- 
ary, 1898, to date. 

Newton Eliphalet Mason. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval 
Academy, July 24, 1865; graduated, 1869; "Sabine," special cruise, 1869- 
70. Promoted to Ensign, 1870; torpedo instruction, 1871; "Wabash," 
European Squadron, 1871-2. Promoted to Master, 1872 ; " Manhattan " 
(iron-clad), N. A. Station, 1873; "Kansas," same station, 1874-5. Com- 
missioned as Lieutenant, 1874 ; " Catskill" (iron-clad), N. A. Station, 1875- 
76 ; "Ossipee," same station, 1876-7 ; receiving-ship " St. Louis," 1878-80 ; 
"Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1880-83 ; "Pensacola," Asiatic Station, 1883-4; 
ordnance duty. Navy Yard, Washington, 1884-5 ; Bureau of Ordnance, 
1885-9; ' Petrel," N. A. Station, 1889 to October, 1891 ; "Miantonomah," 
N. A. Station, October, 1891, to November, 1892 ; Bureau of Ordnance, 
November, 1892, to June, 1893 ; Inspector of Ordnance, in charge of Naval 



14-4 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE 'u. S. NAVY. 

Ordnance Proving Grounds, June, 1893, to 1896. Commissioned as Lieu- 
tenant- Commaiulrr, >>'oveniber, 181)0; " Brooklyn," December, 189(3, to date. 

Arthur P. Nazro. — Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 3, 1850. 
Appointed to the xsaval Academy by Hon. Oakes Ames, from Second Con- 
gressional District of Massachusetts, in 18G5 ; was graduated in 1869; cruised 
in the Mediterranean aboard the "Sabine" and " Franklin." Promoted to 
Ensign, July 12, 1870; and Master, October 14, 1871; joined the "Ports- 
mouth" and wont to South Atlantic Station, where he was transferred to the 
" Lancaster," and tlien to the " Ticonderoga ; " proceeded in tlie latter to Key 
West at the time of the " Virginius" affair; transferred to the "Colorado," 
and then to the "Congress." in which cruised in the Mediterranean until 
1875, wlu-n returned to the United States; was examined for Lieutenant, to 
which grade he was promoted on November 19, 1874 ; joined the " Hartford " 
on the North Atlantic Station ; was transferred to the " Plymouth," and 
from that vessel was ordered to tlie Naval Academy; in 1879 joined the 
" Constitution," going from her to the " Minnesota," and from that vessel to 
Washington as Recorder of the Board of Inspection ; joined the torpedo 
class of 1884 at Newport, and from there went to ordnance duty at the 
Washington Navy Yard; from January, 1885, to September, 1888, served 
on the North xltlantic Station aboard the " Powhatan," " Tennessee," and 
"Richmond;" was again ordered to duty aboard the " JNIinnesota," from 
which was ordered as member of Board of Inspection of merchant vessels, 
and also placed in charge of the Branch Hydrographic Office, New York 
Navy Yard ; ordered to the "Chicago," July, 1892-5; school-ship " Enter- 
prise," May, 1895-6. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Commander, November, 
1896; ordered to receiving ship "Vermont," December, 1896-?; "San 
Francisco," December, 1897, to date. 

William Wirt Kimball. — Born in Maine. Entered Naval Academy 
July31, 18B5; graduated 1869 ; " Sabine," special cruise, 1869-70. Com- 
missioned Endgn,\^10; torjDedo instruction, 1870-71; " Shawmut," N. A. 
Fleet, 1871-73. Commissioned Master, 1871 ; expeiimental battery, 1873-4. 
" Intrepid " and " Alarm " (tor|)edo boats), 1874. Commissioned Lieutenant, 
1874; experimental battery, 1874-75; " Alert," Asiatic Station, 1875-79; 
special ordnance duty, 1879-82; "Tennessee," N. A. Station, 1882-86 ; Bu- 
reau of Ordnance, 1886-90; on furlough, 1890-91; " Monongahela," train- 
ing-ship, 1891-93; "San Francisco," N. A. and S. A. Stations, 1893-94; 
"Detroit," S. A. Station, 1894 ; Office Naval Intelligence, 1894-97; com- 
manding Atlnntic torpedo-boat flotilla, September, 1897, to date. 

Williami P, Day. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Academy, July 
21, 1865; graduated, 1869; "Juniata," European Station, 1869-71.' Pro- 
moted to Ensign, 1869; "Wyoming" (third-rate), 1872. Promoted to 
Master, 1872; "Dictator" (inm-clad). North Atlantic Fleet, 1873-4; 
" Despatch," special service, 1875-7. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1875 ; 
"Hartford," S. A. Station, 1877-9; " Quinnebaug," European Station, 
1881-4; "Alliance," S. A. Station, 1886-7; "Lancaster," S. A. Station, 
1887-8 ; " Alliance," S. A. Station, 1888-9 ; ordered to U. S. S. " Machias," 
March, 1893-4 ; receiving-ship " Franklin," March 1894-6 ; leave of absence, 
December, 1896. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, January 1, 1897; 
receiving-shi]) " l-iichinond," June, 1897, to date. 

John Clark Wilson. — Entered Naval Academy from Brooklyn, N. Y., 
1865; graduated, 1869. Promoted to Ensign, 1870; to Master, 1871; to 
Lieutena)it, 1875, and to Lieutenant Commander, 1898. Served on the fol- 
lowing named ships and stations, viz. : " Sabine," and " Franklin," European 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 145 

Station, 18H9-71 ; "Iroquois," " Monocacy," "Saco," and "Ashuelot," 
Asiatic Station, 1872-5 ; "Omaha," South Pacific Station, 1875-8; "Ten- 
nessee," North Atlantic Station, 1879-82; " Vandalia," Pacific Station, 
1886-89; "Atlanta," " Monongahela," and "Vesuvius," North Atlantic 
Station, 1892-95. A-'olunteered for a second cruise on the " Vandalia," in 
1889 when difiiculties with Germany over Samoan afiairs were threatened. 
Was wrecked on "Vandalia" in harbor of Apia, Samoan Islands, in hurri- 
cane of March 15 and 16, 1889, when three United States and three German 
men-of-war were wrecked and 150 lives lost. Was rescued from wreck of 
" Vandalia" by Fuji Hochitara, Captain's Steward on U. S. S. "Trenton," 
who was awarded a life-saving medal of first-class for heroism in making the 
rescue. Was sent by the Commander-in-Chief to Auckland, New Zealand and 
Sydney, Australia, to cable news of disaster and to charter a steamer to bring 
survivors to the United States. Chartered a steamer ixi Sydney and brought 
500 survivors fi'om the United States wrecked vessels to San Francisco. 
Shore duty ; Ordnance Navy Yard, Washington, D. C. ; Naval Observa- 
tory, Washington, D. C. ; Board of Inspection, San Francisco, Cal. ; Navy 
Yard, New York ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va ; Inspector Ordnance, Mid- 
vale Steel Works, Phila., Pa. 

Uriah Rose Harris. — Born in Indiana. Entered Naval Academy, 
July 22, 1865; graduated, 1869; "Sabine," special cruise, 1869-70. Pro- 
moted to Ensign, 1869 ; Pacific Fleet, 1870-2. Promoted to Master, 1872 ; 
" Narragansett," Pacific Fleet, 1873-5. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1875 ; 
Coast Survey, 1875-6; Navy Yard, Mare Island, 1876-7; Coast Survey, 
1877-9; "Shenandoah," S. A. Station, 1879-82; Naval Observatory, 1882- 
84 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, 1884-7 ; " Ranger," North Pacific Station, 
1887-90 ; Naval Academy, November, 1890, to 1895 ; ordered to U. S. S. 
" Adams," January, 1895. Promoted to Lieutenant- Gorrunander, February, 
1897. Boston Navy Yard, January, 1898, to date. 

Richard Graham Davenport. — Born in Washington City, D. C, 
January 11, 1849. Appointed from Georgia to U. S. Naval Academy, New- 
port, R. I., September 29, 1864; graduated at Annapolis, Maryland, June 4, 
1869, and wait orders; joined U. S. S. "Sabine," Boston, Mass., June 30, 
1869; joined U. S. S. "Richmond," European Station, Lisbon, Portugal, 
September 6, 1869 ; detached at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 10, 
1871. Promoted to Endgn, July 12, 1870 ; waiting orders November 10, 
1871, to January 9, 1872 ; then to final examination at Naval Academy, 
Annapolis, Maryland, to January 24, 1872 ; then waiting orders to February 
24, 1872. Promoted to Mader, January 20, 1872; joined U. S. S. "Iro- 
quois," at Navy Yard, New York, for Asiatic Station, February 24, 1872 ; 
detached at Shanghai, China, October 21, 1872; joined U. S. S. "Saco," 
Asiatic Station, at Shanghai, China, October 22, 1872; detached at Yoko- 
hama, Japan, March 27, 1874; joined U. S. S. "Ashuelot," Asiatic Station, 
March 27, 1874; detached Li-Sze-Chan, Yangtsz River, May 12, 1874; 
joined U. S. fiagship, " Hartford," Asiatic Station, at Yokohama, Japan, 
June 4, 1874; detached Hong Kong, March 1, 1875, and in charge of draft 
of men aboard P. M. S. S. " Great Republic," to Yokohama, Jai)an, where, 
on March 9, 1875, was granted one year's leave of absence with permission to 
remain abroad. Promoted to Lieutenant, March 17, 1875 ; left Yokohama in 
P. M. S. S. "City of Tokio " for the United States, May 23, 1875, leave of 
absence being at own request revoked May 25, 1875 ; j)assed examination for 
promotion to lieutenant at Washington City, D. C, June 25, 1875 ; Torpedo 
Instruction, Newport, R. I., June, 29, to October, 9, 1875 ; duty as Aide to 

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146 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAV\'. 

Rear-Admiral Thornton, A. J. Enkins, U. S. Navy, representing the Navy 
Department at the Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
October 15, 1875, to September 80, 1876 ; joined U. S. S. "Essex,"" North 
Atlantic Squadron, at Boston, Mass., October 3, 1876 ; detached at Norfolk, 
July 6, 1877, and wait orders to August 11, 1877; then to San Francisco, 
California; thence in P. M. S. S. "City of Pekin," to Yokohama, Japan; 
Aide to Commander-in-Chief and Fleet Signal Officer on the staff of Rear- 
Admiral T. H. Patterson, U. S. Navy, commanding on Asiatic Station, 
October 4, 1877, to July 5, 1880 ; during ^vhiell time served on following 
flagships: U. S. F. S. "Tennessee," October 4, 1877, to March 2, 1878; 
U. S. F. S "Monocacy," March 2, 1878, to December 11, 1878 ; U. S. F. S. 
" Monongahela," December 11, 1878, to July 12, 1879; U. S. F. S. " Rich- 
mond," July 12, 1879, to July 5, 1880; three mouths leave of absence with 
permission to remain abroad, July 5, 1880, to October 8, 1880, wheu he left 
Yokohama, Japan, in O. & O. S. S. " Gaelic " for the United States ; ord- 
nance duty at Navy Yard, Washington, D. C, November 20, 1880, to May 
26, 1881 ; Torpedo 'instruction, Newport, R. I., June 1, 1881, to September 

5, 1881 ; then leave to October 1, 1881 ; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, Wash- 
ington, D. C, October 1, 1881, to January 20, 1882 ; then to Navy Yard, 
Mare Island, California; joined U S. apprentice training ship "Jamestown" 
at Mare Island, California, February 14, 1882 ; detached at Norfolk, Vir- 
ginia, November 15, 1884, having served as Navigating Officer the last 
twenty-six months ; in charge of a division of the Hydrographic Office, Navy 
Department, November 17, 1884, to August 31, 1887; War College, New- 
port, R. I., September 2, 1887, to October 31, 1887 ; joined U. S. S. " Nipsic," 
for Pacific Station, at Navy Yard, New York, November 1, 1887 ; detached 
Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, July 26, 1890, having served the entire time as 
navigator ; left Honolulu in S. S. " Zelandia " for the United States, July 
26, 1890; leave of absence, August 11, to November 1, 1890; in charge of a 
division of the Hydrographic Office, Navy Department, Washington, D. C, 
November 1, 1890, to July 17, 1893, and in addition was a member of the 
Board of Civil Service Examiners for Nautical Experts, June 1, 1892, to 
July 17, 1893, also temporary duty at the World's Columbian Exposition, 
Chicago, October, 1892 ; Assistant "inspector on U. S. S. " Castine," building 
Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, July 20, 1893, to October 30, 1893, during 
which time he was member of her Trial Board at New London, Conn., Sep- 
tember 12, 1893 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for duty as Exe- 
cutive Officer of the " Castine," which, however, was not commissioned, 
October 31, 1893, to February, 1894; then proceeded in her to Navy Yard, 
New York, where, March 3, 1894, he was detached and placed on waiting 
orders ; leave of absence with permission to leave the United States, March 

6, to August 1, 1894; waiting orders, August 1, 1894, to October 15, 1894 ; 
jomed U. S. S. " Castine " for South Atlantic Station at Navy Yard, New 
York, October 22, 1894 ; was detached at Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia, 
December 8, 1896, having served as her Executive Officer the entire cruise ; 
leave December 8, to December 16, 1896 ; in charge of a division of the 
Hydrographic Office, Navy Department, Washington, D. C, December 16, 
1896, to INIay 17, 1897. "Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, March 14, 
1897 ; Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, May 17, 1897, to date. 

Edward Buttevant Barry. — Born in New York City. Entered Naval 
Academy, July 21, 1865 ; three practice cruises, "Macedonian" and "Savan- 
nah;" graduated, 1869; "Sabine," special cruise, 1869-70. Promoted to 
Ensign, 1870 ; signal duty, 1870-1 ; "Worcester," special cruise with provi- 



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sions for France, 1871 ; '' Wabash," flagship, European Station, 1871-2 ; 
"Brooklyn," European Station, 1872-3. Promoted to Master, 1872 ; "Wa- 
chusett," European and North Atlantic Stations, 1873-4 ; receiving- 
ship " Vermont," 1874-5 ; " Roanoke," flagship of Vice- Admiral Rowan, 
1875 ; transferred to "Minnesota," and member Board to Organize Training- 
System, 1875-6. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1875 ; store-ship " New Hamp- 
shire," 1876-8 ; "Alaska," Pacific Station, 1878-80 ; witnessed the Chilian 
torpedo-boat attack on the Peruvian man-of-war " Union," at Callao, and 
two of the bombardments of that place, also the blowing up of the Chilian 
steamer " Loa ; " " Richmond," Admiral's Secretary, Asiatic Station, l<s80-l ; 
" Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1881-2 ; " Richmond," Asiatic Station, 1882-3 ; 
Naval Academy, 1883-6; summer practice cruises, " Constellation," 1884-5; 
"Alliance," South Atlantic Station, 1886-7; "Lancaster," flagship. South 
Atlantic Station, 1887-8; "Alliance," South Atlantic Station, 1888-9; 
Bureau of Navigation, 1889, to March, 1891 ; "Lancaster," Asiatic Station, 
March, 1891, to November, 1892; "Marion," Asiatic Station, November, 
1892, to July, 1894; Office Naval Intelligence, October, 1894, to August, 
1897 ; " Cincinnati," August, 1897, to date. 

Herbert Winslow. — Born in Massachusetts. Entered Naval Academy, 
Julv 21, 1865 ; graduated 1869 ; " Sabine," 1869-70. Promoted to Ensign, 
1870; "Richmond," European fleet, 1870-1. Promoted to Master, 1S7 2 ; 
" Narragansett," North Paciflc, 1873-4 ; " Benicia," 1875 ; "Lackawanna," 
Pacific Fleet, 1875-6. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1876 ; Hydrographic 

Office, 1876-7 ; "Portsmouth," training-ship, 1877-8 ; " Marion," , 

1878-9 ; "Powhatan," North Atlantic Station, 1879-80; Navy Yard, Ports- 
mouth, 1880-2; training-ship "Portsmouth," 1882-5 ; ordnance duty, Navy 
Yard, Washington, 1885-9 ; " Adams," 1889-90 ; training-ship, '" Ports- 
mouth," October, 1890, to September, 1892 ; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, 
Washington, September, 1892-5; War College, June, 1895; ordered to 
" Monocacy," November, 1895-6 ; " Yorktown," January, 1897 ; commis- 
sioned as Lieutenant- Commander, April 1896; leave of absence, December, 
1897; U. S. training-ship "Constellation," February, 1898; U. S. S. " St. 
Louis," April, 1898 ; connnanding U. S. S. " Fern," May, 1898, to date. 

^A^illiam Henry Turner. — Born in Ohio. Entered Naval Academy, 
July 22, 1865 ; graduated, 1869 ; " Sabine," 1869-70. Promoted to Ensign, 
1870 ; "Tennessee," special service, 1870-1 ; " Wachusett," European Squad- 
ron, 1871-2. Promoted to Master, 1872 ; " Saco," Asiatic Station, 1872-4 ; 
" Omaha," S. P. Fleet, 1875-6. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1876 ; signal 
officer, 1877-8 ; " Vandalia," North Atlantic Station, 1879-82 ; Naval Acad- 
emy, 1882-5 ; training-ship " Portsmouth," 1885-8; Navy Yard, New York, 
1889-92 ; " Newark," S. A. Station, June, 1892, to May, 1895 ; leave of ab- 
sence, June, 1895 ; receiving-ship " Franklin," October, 1895-8. Promoted 
to Lieufenant- Commander, May, 1897; May, 1898, ordered to U. S. S. 
" Newark." 

George P. Colvocoresses. — Born in Vermont, 1847. Served nearly 
two years as captain's clerk on board U. S. ships "Supply" and " Saratoga" 
during the civil war. Entered the Naval Academy, September 2, 1864 ; 
graduated, 1869; "Lancaster," flag-ship. South Atlantic Station, 1869-71. 
Commissioned Ensign, 1870. Commissioned Master, 1872; "Hartford," 
flag-ship, Asiatic Station, "Lackawanna," and "Ashuelot," 1872-5 Com- 
missioned Lieute}iant, 1875; Hydrographic Office, 1875-6; U. S. ships 
"Gettysburg" and "Enterprise, European Station, 1876-9 ; Hydrographic 
Office, 1879-82 ; U. S. S. " Hartford," Pacific Station, 1882-4 ; 'U. S. train- 



148 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

ing-ship " Saratoga," 1884-6 ; U. S. Naval Academy, 1886-9 ; " Enterprise," 
N. A. Station, July, 1890, to November, 1891 ; "Concord," S. A. Station, 
November, 1891, to June, 1893 ; Naval Academy, Jyne, 1893-7. Commis- 
sioned as Lieutenant- Commander, June, 1897; "Concord," May, 1897, 
to date. 

C. E. Colahan. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval Academy, 
July 21, 18G5 ; graduated, June 4, 1869; "Juniata" and "Franklin," 
European Station, 1869-71. Promoted to Ensign, July 12, 1870; "Ports- 
mouth," " Lancaster," "Wasp," and " Ticonderoga," Brazil Station, 1872-5. 
Promoted to Master, August 13, 1872, and to Lieutenant, July 20, 1875 ; 
receiving-ship " Potomac," 1875-6 ; training-ship " Constitution," 1877 ; 
"Tennessee" and "Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1877-80; Navy Yard, 
League Island, Pa., 1880-2; "Tallapoosa" and "Tennessee," N. A. Station, 
1883-6; Naval Academy, 1886-9; "Constellation," 1887; Board of 
Organization, 1889-90 ; " Bennington," N. A. Station, July, 1890, to August 
18y3 ; Naval Academy, 1893-6. Commissioned Lieutenant- Lommander, 
June, 1897 ; "Detroit." July, 1896, to date. 

Wainwright Kellogg.— Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, September 29, 1865; graduated, 1869 ; "Sabine," 1869-70. Promoted 
to Ensign, 1870; "Richmond," European Station, 1870-1; "Lancaster," 
flagship, South Atlantic Station, 1872-4. Promoted to Master, 1872 ; 
" Wasp," South Atlantic Station, 1874-6. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 
1876; "Essex," South Atlantic Station, 1876-7; " Monongahela," Asiatic 
Station, 1877-9; "Michigan," N. W. Lakes, 1879-81; "Essex," Pacific 
Station, 1881-5; special duty, Navy Department, 1885-6; "Boston," North 
Atlantic Station, 1886, to September, 1890 ; electric light duty, Philadelphia, 
September, 1890, to August, 1893; "New York," South Atlantic Station, 
August, 1893, to July, 1896; Bureau of Equipment, July, 1896, to April, 
1898 ; commanding U. S. S. " Maple," April, 1898, to date. Promoted to 
Lieutenant- Comma ndfr, July, 1897. 

Albert Gleaves Berry. — Born in Tennessee. Entered Naval Academv, 
July 28, LS65 ; graduated, 1869 ; " Sabine," 1869-70 Promoted to Ensign, 
1870; "Frankliu," flag-ship, European Station, 1870-1 ; "Lancaster," flag- 
ship. South Atlantic Station, 1872-4. Promoted to Master, 1872 ; " Wasp," 
South Atlantic Station, 1874-6. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1876 ; training- 
ship " ]\Ionongahela," 1876-9; "Despatch" (dispatch-boat), 1881 ; ordnance 
duty. Navy Yard, Washington, 1881-2; Signal Oftice, 1882-3; "Trenton," 
Asiatic Station, 1883 ; " Palos," Asiatic Station, 1883-5 ; " Trenton," Asiatic 
Station, 1885-6; ordnance duty. Navy Yard, Washington, 1886-9; San 
Francisco, unassigned, December 1, 1890, to July, 1893; leave of absence, 
July, 1893, to 1894 ; receiving-ship " Minnesota," November, 1894 ; receiving- 
ship " Vermont," October. 1895 ; U. S. S. " New York," July, 1896. Com- 
missioned Lieutenant- Commander, July, 1897; " Amphitrite," January, 
1898 ; commanding " Castine " since April, 1898. 

John A. Norris. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval Academy, 
September, 28, 1865; graduated, 1869; "Sabine," 1869-70 ; signal duty, 
1870-1. Promoted to Ensign, ISIO ; "Worcester," North Atlantic FWt, 
1871-2. Promoted to Master, 1872 ; Torpedo, Station, 1873 ; " Mayflower," 
North Atlantic Station, 1874; Hydrographic Oflice, 1874-5 ; "Gettysburg" 
special service, 1875-6. Commissioned as Lieutenant, \^liS; Hydrographic 
Oftice, 1876-7 ; "Guard," store-ship, 1877-8 ; Hydrographic Office, 1.S78-9 ; 
Bureau of Navigation, 1879-81; "Palos," Asiatic Station, 1881-2; Bureau 
of Navigation, 1882-5 ; "Iroquois," Pacific Station, 1885-8; special longi- 



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tude duty, 1888 to April, 1891 ; "Lancaster," Asiatic Station, April, 1891, 
to 1894 ; leave of absence, June, 1894 ; Naval Academy, 1894 to December, 

1897. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, August, 1897 ; U. S. S. "Boston," 
January, 1898, to date. 

"William Hale Driggs. — Born in Michigan. Entered Naval Academy, 
July 21, 18(j5 ; graduated, 1869; "Sabine," 1869. Promoted to Ensign, 
]870; "Franklin," 1870-2. Promoted to Master, \^T2; Atlantic Fleet, 
1873 ; " Worcester," flag ship. North Atlantic Station, 1874-5 ; " Hartford," 
1875-6. Conmiissioned as Lieutenant, 1876; receiving-ship "Colorado," 
1876-7 ; Coast Survey, 1877-8 ; receiving-ship " New Hampshire," 1879-80 ; 
" Pensacola," Pacific Station, 1880-3 ; special duty. Navy Department, 1883- 
-6; office of Naval Intelligence, 1886-7 ; training-ship "Saratoga," 1887 
-8; waiting orders, June, 1888, to 1894 ; "Columbia," April, 1894, to 1897 ; 
leave of absence May, 1897; Office Naval Intelligence July, 1897, to 1898. 
Commissioned Lieutenant- Commander, September 16, 1887; U. S. S. " St. 
Paul," April, 1898, to date. 

Nathaniel Jordan Knight Patch. — Born in Maine. Entered Naval 
Academy, September 20, 1865 ; graduated, 1869 ; "Sabiue," 1869-70. Pro- 
moted to Ensign, l>i70 ; signal duty, 1870-71 ; " Worcester," North Atlantic 
Fleet, 1871-2. Promoted to Master, 1872; "Richmond," North Pacific 
Fleet, 1873-7. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1H7 6; receiving-ship" Wabash,"- 
1877-8 ; " Richmond," Asiatic Station, 1878-81 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1881- 
3; "Powhatan," special duty, 1883-4; "Kearsarge," European Station, 
1884-6; Navy Yard, Boston, 1887-90; "Charleston," Pacific Station, Feb- 
ruary, 1890, to June, 1893 ; leave of absence, June, 1893, to September, 
1893 ; in charge of Branch Hydrographic Office, Boston, September, 1893, 
to June, 1896. Ordered to training-ship "Alliance," June, 1896 to (pro- 
moted to Lieutenant- Commander September, 1897,) March, 1898. April, 

1898, Supervisor Harbor of Ncav York to date. 

Thomas Stowell Phelps, Jr. — Born in Virginia. Entered Naval 
Academy, July 25,1865; graduated, 1869; " Juniata," European Station, 
1869-70. Promoted to Ensign, 1870 ; European Station, 1870-1. Promoted 
to Master, 1872 ; sick-leave, 1873; "Richmond," North Pacific Fleet, 1874; 
" Pensacola," Pacific Fleet, 1876-9. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1876 ; Navy 
Yard, Mare Island, 1881-2; on furlough, 1883; "Brooklyn," South Atlan- 
tic Station, 1883-5 ; "Hartford," Pacific Station, 1885-6; "Palos," Asiatic 
Station, 1887, to August, 1891; receiving-ship "Independence," August, 
1891-5 ; ordered to the "Olympia," February, 1895 ; " Philadelphia," Jan- 
uary, 1896; "Alert," January, 1897; leave of absence, December, 1897. 
Commissioned Lieutenant- Commander, November, 1897; charge of "Re- 
cruiting rendezvous," San Francisco, April, 1898 ; ordered to the " Raleigh," 
May, 1898. 

Karl Rohrer.^Born in Germany. Appointed from Missouri. Entered 
Naval Academy, July, 1865; graduated, June, 1869; frigate "Sabine," 
1869-70, Mediterranean and South America. Promoted to Ensign, 1870; 
" Pawnee," West Indies, 1871-2. Promoted to Master, 1872; "Constella- 
tion," West Indies, 1873 ; Torpedo Station, 1873 ; "Colorado," West Indies, 
1873-4; "Juniata," Mediterranean, 1874-6. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 
1876; Torpedo Station, 1876 ; Washington Navy Yard, 1876-81 ; "Consti- 
tution," 1878 ; " Essex," Pacific Station, 1881-5 ; Torpedo Station, 1885-9 ; 
"Chicago," Squadron of Evolution, 1888-90; "Vesuvius," N. A. Station, 
September, 1890, to September, 1892; Inspector of Steel, Bethlehem Iron 
Works, 1892, to April, 1895 ; ordered to "Amphitrite," April, 1895, to De- 



150 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\'^'. 

cember, 1897 ; U. S. S. " Katahdin," January, 1897. Promoted to Liexden- 
ant-Commander, December, 1897 ; Navy Yard, Washington, April, 1897, to 
date. 

John Augustine Heard Nickels. — Born in Massachusetts. Entered 
Naval Academy, October 8, I8(i4 ; graduated, 1869 ; " Sabine," special 
cruise, 1800-70. Promoted to Ensign, 1870 ; " Richmond," European 
Squadron, 1869-71 ; Asiatic Station, 1872-5. Promoted to Master, 1872 ; 
Navy Yard, Boston, 1875 ; " Montauk " (iron-clad), North Atlantic Station, 
1875-6. Commissioned Liexdenanl, 1876 ; " Adams," South Atlantic Station, 
1876-9 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1879-80 ; coa.st survey, 1880-1 ; Navy Yard, 
Norfolk, 1881-2 ; " Hartford," Pacific Station, 1882-5 ; Navy Yard, New 
York, 1885-6 ; "Chicago," Squadron of Evolution, 1889 to August, 1891 ; 
Navy Yard, New York, August, 1891, to 1894 ; ordered to the " Newark," 
April, 1894; "Chicago," January, 1895; "San Francisco," July, 1895; 
special duty. Navy Yard, New York, January, 1896 ; " Marblehead," April, 
1897, to date. Commissioned Lieidenant Commander, April, 1898. 

Clinton Kidd Curtis. — Born in West Virginia. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, September 27, 1865; graduated, June, 1869; "Sabine," special cruise, 
1869-70. Promoted io Ensign, \^1() ; "Pawnee" and " Dictator," 1871 ; 
" Powhatan," 1872. Promoted to Jf«s<er, November, 1872 ; " Supply," 1873 ; 
"Powhatan," 1874-6, during which time commanded temporarily the moni- 
tors " Montauk," " Catskill " and " Nantucket," in transferring these vessels 
to various stations along the coast Promoted to Lieutenant, June, 1876 ; 
receiving-ship " Worcester," 1876-7 ; " Essex," South Atlantic Station, 
1877-9 ; " New Hampshire," 1880-1 ; receiving-ship " Franklin," 1881-3 ; 
" Alert," China Statiou, 1883-6 ; receiving-ship "St. Louis" and " Frank- 
lin," 1887-90; " Essex," South Atlantic Station, April, 1890, to July, 1893 ; 
Navv Yard, Norfolk, Julv, 1893, to April, 1896 , order to U. S. S. "Terror," 
April, 1896 ; May, 1896, U. S. S. "Bennington," to date. Promoted to Lieu- 
tenant- Commander, April, 1898. 

Theodoric Porter. — Born in District of Columbia. Entered Naval 
Academy, July 24, 1865 ; graduated, 1869 ; " Brooklyn," European Fleet, 
1869-72!^ Promoted to Ensign, 1870 ; to Master, 1872 ; special duty, Wash- 
ington, 1873-4; torpedo instruction, 1874; special duty, Washington, 1875 ; 
torpedo-boat "Alarm," 1875-6. Commissioned as Liexdenaid, 1876 ; "Swa- 
tara," North Atlantic Fleet, 1876-9 ; Naval Academy, 1877-9 ; " Powhatan," 
North Atlantic Station, 1879-83; Naval Academy, 1883-7; "Trenton," 
1887-8 ; special duty, 1889, to June, 1891 ; " Alliance," Pacific Station, June, 
1891-94; leave of absence, June, 1894; Naval Academy, September, 1894; 
ordered to the "Marion,'' June, 1897 ; receiving-ship " Independence," De- 
cember, 1897 ; U. S. S. " Mohican," April, 1898, to date. Commissioned 
Lieidenant- Commander, ]\Iay, 1898. 

Daniel Delehanty Vincent Stuart. — Born in New York. Entered 
Naval Academy, September 23, 1865; graduated, 1869; "Sabine," special 
cruise, 1869-70. Promoted to Ensign, 1870; "California' (second-rate). 
Pacific Fleet, 1870-2. Promoted to Master, 1872 ; " Pinta," N. A. Squad- 
ron, 1873 ; " Roanoke" (iron-clad), N. A. Station, 1874 ; "Ashuelot," Asiatic 
Station, 1874-8. Commissioned as Lieidenant, 1876; receiving sliip "Colo- 
rado," 1877-80; "Galena," European Station, 1880-3; Navy Yard, New 
York, 1883-5; Coast Survey, 1885-7; "Enterprise," Euroj^oan Station, 
1887-8; " Pen.sacola," special service, 1888-9; training-ship "Portsmouth," 
1889-90; Naval Academy, November, 1890, to November, 1893; waiting 
orders, November, 1893, to May, 1894; school-ship "St. Mary's," May, 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 151 

1894; ordered to U. S. S. "Newark," May, 1895; U. S. S. " Yantic," Jan- 
uary, 1897 ; ordered to " New York," July, 1897 ; leave of absence, December, 
1897 ; Navy Yard, Washington, D C, February, 1898 ; ordered to U. S. S. 
"Lancaster," May, 1898. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, May, 1898. 
John H. Moore. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Academy, July 
31,1865; graduated, 1869; "Sabine," special cruise, 1869-70. Promoted 
to Ensign, 1870 ; " Franklin," flagship, European Fleet, 1870-1 ; Asiatic 
Station, 1872-7. Promoted to Master, 1872. Commissioned to Lieutenant, 
1876; Signal Office, Washington, 1877-9; training-ship "Constitution," 
1879-81 ; Hydrographic Office, 18«l-5 ; " Marion," Asiatic Station, 1885-6 ; 
"Omaha," Asiatic Station, 1886-8; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1888-90; granted 
furlough, March, 1890, to March, 1891 ; waiting orders, March, 1891, to 
March, 1892 ; " Thetis," special service, March, 1892-5 ; Navy Yard, Wash- 
ington, May, 1895-8 ; ordered to U- S. S. " Columbia," March, 1898, to date. 
Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, May, 1898. 

LIEUTENANT-COMMANDERS ON THE RETIRED LIST. 

Retired for incapacity resulting from incident of service. 

Antoine R. McNair. — Appointed from Missouri, September, 22, 1856 ; 
Naval Academy, 1856-60 ; sloop-of-war " Plymouth," 1859. Midshipman, 
June, 1860; sloop-of-war "Seminole," 1860-2; off" Charleston, South Caro- 
lina, from August to September, 1861 ; in Potomac River, September and 
October, 1861 ; engaged with batteries at Freestone Point, Virginia, Septem- 
ber, 1861, and with batteries at Evansport, Va., October, 1861. Promoted 
to Master, August, 1861 ; battle of Port Royal, South Carolina, September 8, 
1861 (slight splinter wound in hand) ; boat operations in the sounds of South 
Carolina and Georgia, November and December, 1861 ; boat and other opera- 
tions incident to the cutting off of Port Pulaski, Georgia, in January, Feb- 
ruary, and March, 1862; expedition to Fernandina, Florida, March, 1862; 
Skiddaway Battery, Georgia, March, 1862 ; in Hampton Roads, Virginia, in 
front of the ram "Merrimac" and consorts, April and until May 10, 1862 ; 
engaged with battery at Sewell's Point, and capture of Norfolk, May, 1862. 
Promoted to Lieutenant, July, 1862 ; sloop-of-war " Powhatan ; " off Charles- 
ton, South Carolina, 1862-3 ; engaged in attack on Fort Sumter and defences 
of Charleston, South Carolina, April, 1863 ; engaged in the capture of bat- 
teries on Morris Island, South Carolina, July, 1863 (slight wound in head) ; 
engaged in the attack of September 8, 1863. on the defences of Charleston, 
South Carolina ; "Powhatan," West India Squadron, from October, 1863, to 
June, 1864; in command of S. S. "Gunsbok," West Indies, from June to 
August, 1864; "Powhatan," August to October, 1864; frigate "New Iron- 
sides," 1864-65 ; engaged in attack on Fort Fisher, North Carolina, Decem- 
ber 24 and 25, 1864 ; also in capture of Fort Fisher and defences of Cape 
Fear River, North Carolina, January 13-15, 1865 ; in front of rebel rams, 
James River, Virginia, February and March, 1865 ; steamer " Chicopee," 
Atlantic Squadron, 1865-6. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, July, 
1866 ; instructor at Naval Academy, 1866-7 ; frigate " Minnesota," special 
service, 1867-8 ; flag-ship " Contocook," AVest India Squadron, 1868 ; Equip- 
ment-Officer and Inspector of Supplies, Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia, 1871 ; 
sick leave, 1872 ; retired, October 26, 1872. 

Charles E. McKay. — Born in New York. Appointed from New 
York, September 29, 1857 ; Naval Academy, 1857-61 ; graduated Midship- 
man, 1861. Promoted to Acting Master, September 4, 1861 ; April, 1861, 



152 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\'\\ 

ordered to Navy Yard, Wasliiiigtoii ; May, 18(?1, " Wabash," N. A Station ; 
" Pensacola," West CJulf Squadron, September, 1JS(51 ; transferred to " Prin- 
cess Koyal," Jnly, 18G3 ; to Fort Jackson, May, 1805, to June, 1805. 
Promoted to Lieutenant, July IG, 1802; ordered to U. S. S. " Brooklyn," 
tlaj;-shi|), S. A. Station, October, 1805. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, 
July 25, l.^tiO. Retired, June 25, 1809. 

Francis O, Davenport. — Born in Michigan, August 24, 1842. Ap- 
pointed from ]Michii,'an, September 20, 1856; Naval Academy, 1856-00; 
attached to brig " Perry," 1801 ; capture of privateer "Savannah," 1801; 
steam-gunboat "Scioto," AVest Gulf Blockading S(|Uadron, 1802-3; bom- 
bardment and passage of Forts Jackson and St. Pliilip, 1802; engagement 
with guerrillas, Galveston, Texas, July 9, l<S()o. While temporarily in 
charge of the *' Scioto," Jjieuteuant Davenport went on shore on the coast of 
Texas with two boats and twelve men, crossed the island (three and a half 
miles in width), and captured one schooner with one hundred bales of cotton, 
and one sloop with thirty bales. Not being able to bring them out, on ac- 
count of the low water, he burned them. In preparing to leave he was 
wounded by the accidental discharge of a rifle, the ball entering the right 
knee and passing out at the side of the knee, fracturing his left arm, and 
rendering amputation above the elbow necessary. Naval Academy, 1804 ; 
frigate " Sabine," 1805-6 ; steamer " Michigan," on the lakes, 1806-7. Pro- 
mt)ted to Parsed Midshipman, Master, and Lieutenant, 1861. Commissioned 
{IS Lieutenant- tommander, July 25, 1800; steam-sloop " Tuscarora," South 
Pacific Squadron, 1808 ; store-ship "Onward," South Pacific Squadron, 1809. 
Ketii'ed at his own request, October 19, 1870, as Lieutenant- Commander. 

Frederick I. Naile. — Born in Pennsylvania, October 11, 1841. Ap- 
pointed from Pennsylvania, October 27, 1859 ; Naval Academy, 1859-61 ; 
attached to frigate "St. Lawrence," blockading on Atlantic Coast, 1861; 
sinking of privateer " Petrel," 1801 ; steam-sloop-of-war " Oneida," West 
Gulf Blockading Squadron ; attack on and passage of Forts Jackson and St. 
Philip, and Chalmette batteries ; capture of New Orleans ; bombardment and 
I)assage of Vicksburg batteries twice ; performed Lieutenant's duty on the 
"Oneida," and was twice slightly wounded while on board of her, 1862. 
Promoted to Ensign, February 24, 1863 ; frigate " Sabine," during cruise 
after the Confederate cruiser "x\labama," 1803 ; Mississippi Squadron, 1803-5 ; 
Signal Oihcer, flag-ship "Black Hawk," 1803-4; Red River Expedition, 
co-operation of the squadron on the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers, with 
army in the defeat of General Hood, 1864 ; commanded flag-ships " Black 
Hawk " and " Tempest," 180-1—5. Promoted Lieutenant, February 22, 1804 ; 
steamer "Chattanooga," 1800. Promoted Lieutenant- Commander, July 25, 
1860; steamer "Lenape," Atlantic Squadron, 1800-7 ; steamer " Penobscot," 
North Atlantic Squadron, 1808-9 ; Assistant Signal Oflicer, Washington, 
D. C, 1869-70. Retired for physical disability caused by exposure on duty, 
January, 1871. 

Gouverneur K. Has well. — Born in New York. Appointed from 
New York, November 25, 1859; Naval Academy, 1859-61; attached to 
steam-frigate "Roanoke," North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1801-2; 
engagement with rebel ram " Merrimac" and Sewell's Point batteries, March, 
1802; steam-sloop "Adirondack," West India Scjuadron, 18(i2. Promoted 
to Ensif/n, Octoher 7,1802; steam-frigate "Colorado," West Gulf Block- 
ading S(iuadron, 1803-4. Commissioned as lAeutenant, February 22, L*^04; 
West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1804; steamer " Vanderbilt," special cruise, 
1866-7. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Commander, July 25, 1866; steam- 



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sloop " Saranac," Pacific Squadron, 1S(>8; receiving-ship "Portsmouth," 
New Hampshire, 18()9-71 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia, 1872. Retired, 
November 23, 187H. 

E. M. Stedman. — Born in Massachusetts (Boston^ March 21, 1845 ; 
September 27, 18(il, appointed Acting Midshipman; November 22, 1864, 
graduated from Naval Academy and ordered to receiving-ship " North 
Carolina," April 3, 1865, U. S. S. "Susquehanna" in search of rebel iron- 
clad " Stonewall," and afterwards attached to Brazil Squadron ; March 27, 
1806, to September 9, 1867, U. S. S. "Juniata." November 1, 1866, pro- 
moted to Ensign; December 1, 1860, promoted to blaster; October 1, 1867, 
to December 10. 1868, U. S. sloop "Saratoga; " March 12, 1868, promoted 
to Lieutenant; December 19, 1868. to March 31, 1869, "New Hampshire," 
at Norfolk; Aj)ril 15, 1869, U. S. S. "Galena;" March 26, 1869, pro- 
moted to Lieutenant-Commander ; May 20, 1809, U. S. S "Seminole;" 
September 29, 1869, reported for duty at Naval Academy ; June, 1872, to 
Februarv 10, 1875, sick leave ; February 10,1875, retired. In 1892 assisted in 
organizing, and was first commander of Chicago ship's crew of Illinois Naval 
Militia ; February, 1890, commissioned Comviander of Naval Force of Illi- 
nois ; February, 1898, applied for active duty in case of hostilities. 

Retired for disability not incident to service. 

George F. Morrison. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Ohio, 
November 5, 1849; Naval School, 1849-50; attached to sloop "Plymouth," 
East India Squadron, 1851-5. Promoted to Master, September 10, 1855 ; 
retired, 1856; unemployed, 1850-90. Commissioned as Lieutenant- Com- 
mander., 1867. 

Charles Wurtz Tracy. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from the 
same State, October 27, 1859 ; Naval Academy, 1859-61 ; attached to frigate 
"St, Lawrence," Atlantic Coast, 1861; destruction of privateer "Petrel;" 
steam-gunboat "Octorara," Mississippi Squadron, 1862-3; " Vicksburg," 
July, 1862. Promoted to Ensign, December 10, 1862; South Atlantic 
Blockading Squadron, 1863-5 ; at Charleston, April, 1863, and other actions 
during the siege. Commissioned as Lieutenant, February 22, 1864; Pacific 
Squadron, 1866-8. Commissioned as Lieidena)it- Commander, July 25,1866; 
steam-sloop "Plymouth," European Squadron, 1869; Naval Academy, 
1870-2; "Alaska" (second-rate), European Station, 1873-5; "Juniata," 
European Station, 1876. Retired, October 22, 1878. 

David C. Woodrow. — Born in Ohio. Appointed from Ohio, Septem- 
ber 21,1861; Naval Academy, 1861-4 ; receiving-ship "North Carolina," 
1865; attached to S. S. " Hartford," flag-ship, Asiatic Squadron, 1865-7. 
Promoted to Ensign and Master, 1867 ; steam-ship "Ashuelot," 1867-9. 
Connnissioned Liev'tenant, 1 808. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, INIarch, 
1869 ; flag-ship " Severn," North Atlantic Station, 1869-70 ; Hydrographic 
Office, 1870 ; U. S. S. " Worcester," special duty, carrying supplies, contri- 
buted by the citizens of Boston to the French, "Wyoming," 1871-2; 
receiving-ship "Sabine," 1873; steamer " Ossi pee," North Atlantic Station,^ 
1873-4 ; in command of " Virginius " when lost in gale of wind off coast of 
North Carolinia ; detached from " Ossipee," June, 1874, and ordered to 
" Kansas ; " detached from " Kansas " and ordered to " Canandaigua ; " de- 
tached from " Canandaigua " and ordered to " ShaAvmut ;" ordered back to 
" Canandaigua," all in the year 1874 ; detached from " Canandaigua," 1875 ; 
" Manhattan," 1876 ; ordered to " New Hampshire " same year ; detached 
from "New Hampshire," 1878; "Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1880-3. 
Retired, 1884. 



154 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. XAVV. 

Retired in confonniiy with the Fourth Section of the Act of April 21, 1864. 

C. E. Hawley. — Born in Connecticut. Appointed from Connecticut, 
December o, 1S40; Naval School, 184l)-50; steam-frigate "Susquehanna," 
East India Squadron, 1851-5. Promoted to Master, September 15, 1855 ; 
Coast Survey, 1856-8. Commissioned as Lieutenant, June 26, 1856; receiv- 
ing-ship, Philadelj)hia, 1861 ; ordnance duty, Washington Navy Yard, 1862 ; 
retired, 1862; receiving ship. New York, 1863; receiving-ship, Boston, 
1864-5 ; special duty, Maiden, Massachusetts, 1866. Commissioned as 
Lieutenant- Commander, 1866; Light House Inspector, Key West, 186'S ; 
receiving ship, Philadelphia, 1869-70. 

Francis H. Sheppard. — Born in Missouri. Appointed from Missouri, 
October l(i, 1861, to the Naval Academy; graduated, 1863. Promoted to 
Ensign, 1863. Promoted to Master, 1867. Served in Blockading Squadron 
from date of graduation to the close of the Rebellion ; served as Executive 
Officer in the West India Squadron, 1867-9. Promoted to Lieutenant- 
Commander, March 26, 1869. Retired March 26, 1869. 

Socrates Hubbard. — Born in New York. Appointed an Acting-Mid- 
shipman at Naval Academy, November 20, 1861 ; graduated, 1865 ; " Swa- 
tara" (third-rate). West India Squadron, 1865-7. Promoted to Ensign, 
December 1, 1^66; "Guerriere" (second-rate), flag-ship, S. A. Squadron, 
1867-8. Promoted to Master, March 12, 1868. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 
March 29, 1869; " Nipsic " (fourth -rate), Darien Expedition, 1869-71; 
"Omaha" (second rate), S. P. Station, 1873-5; Naval Academy, 1876-80. 
Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, October, 1879; " Pensacola," Pacific 
Station, 1879-82; Naval Observatory, 1882; torpedo instruction, 1883; 
equipment dutv. Navy Yard, New York, 1883-5 ; "Powhatan," special ser- 
vice, 1885-6. 'Retired, June 18. 1888. 

Leonard Chenery. — Entered United States Naval Academy, December 
12,1861. Appointed from First California District ; graduated, September 
25, 1865, taking the Fourth Star of the first cla^s year ; attached to the U. 
S. S. " Swatara," fron) October 9, 1865, to February 27, 1867, part of the 
time in the West Indies, and part of the time on European Station. Pro- 
moted to Ensign, December 1, 1866 ; on ordnance duty, at Washington, 
from March 9,' 1867, to April 30, 1867 ; attaclied to U. S. S. " Guerriere," 
flag-ship of Rear- Admiral Charles H. Davis, on Brazil Station, from May 
20, 1867, until July 29, 1869. Promoted to Ma,Her, March 12, 1868. Pro- 
moted to Lieutenant, Mnrch 25, 1869; at Naval Rendezvous, San Francisco, 
from October 10, 1870, to March 25, 1871 ; Flag-Lieutenant of the Pacific 
Station, on staff of Commodore R. N. Stembel, from May 8, 1871, until 
October 10, 1872 ; U. S. flag-ship " Pensacola," acting as chief of staft' for 
ten months ; attached to XT S- S. " Saranac," from October 10, 1872, until 
August 1, 1874, on Pacific Station; at Hydrographic Office, Washington, 
from October 15, 1874, until November 20, 1875; attached to U. S. moni- 
tor " Catskill," North Atlantic Station, from November 20. 1875, until March 
20, 1877 ; eight months as Executive Officer and eight months as Command- 
ing Officer ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, 1879-81. Promoted to Lieutenant- 
Commander, November, 1879. Retired, December 20, 1881. 

Ed^vard L. Amory. — Born in Massachusetts. Appointed as Acting 
Midshipman at Naval Academy, September 30, 1861 ; graduated in 1865; 
" Swatara " (third-rate). West India and Eurojiean Stations, 18<)5-7. Pro- 
moted to Ensign, December 1, 1866. Promoted to M(if<ter, March 12, 1868; 
" Franklin," flag-ship, European Station, 1868. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 



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Marrh 29, 1809; "Severn," fla^r-.sliip, N. A. .Squadron, 1869-70; navigation 
duty, Navy Yard, Boston, 1871-2; torpedo service, 1872; "Richmond" 
(second-rate), N. P. Station, 1873-4; "Hartford" (second-rate), Asiatic 
Station, 1874-5; Navy Yard, Boston, 1875-0; Liglit-House duty, 1876-9; 
"Tennessee," N. A. Station, 1879-82. Promoted to Lieutenani- Commander, 
January 22, 1881 ; efjuipraent duty. Navy Yard, New York, 1885-7. Re- 
tirofl, .Jiiiif, 1887. 

Holman Vail. — Born in Indiana. Appointed an Adiriff Midshipman at 
Naval Academy, December 1, 1865 ; graduated, 1865 ; school-ship " Sabine," 
1865-6. Promoted to Ensign, December 1, 1866; " Dacotah " (.second-rate). 
South Pacific Fleet, 1867; "Saginaw " (fourth-rate), N. P. Squadron, 1868. 
Promoted to Master, March 12, 1868; "Severn." flag-ship, N. A. Fleet, 
1869-70. Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 26, 1869; "Hartford," fiag- 
.«hip, Asiatic Station, 1872-5; Ilydrographic Office, 1876-7; "Trenton," 
European Station, IHIT-^ ; "Constellation," special service, 1879-80; Naval 
Ob.-<ervatory, 1880-2. Promoted to Lieutenant- Comman/hr, October, 1881 ; 
" Wachusett," Pacific Station, 1882-5; Light-Hou.se In.spector, 1886-90. 
Retired, December 4, 1890. 

Isaac Hazlett. — Born in Ohio. Appointed as Acting Midshipman at 
Naval Academy, September 27, 1861; graduated, 1865; " Monongahola " 
(third-rate), West Indian Station, 1865-6. Promoted Ensign, December 1, 
1866; " Su.«quehanna " (first-rate), flag-ship N. A. Station, 1866-8; "Mich- 
igan," on the lakes, 1868-9. Promoted to Master, March 12, 1868; "Lan- 
caster" (second-rate), flag-ship, S. A. Fleet, 1869-72; Naval Observatory, 
1872-3. Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 26, 1869; "Manhattan" 
(iron-clad), N. A. Station, 1873-4 ; receiving-ship •• Colorado," 1875 ; Hydro- 
graphic Office, 1876-7; "Trenton" (second rate), flag-ship, European Sta- 
tion, 1877-80; Hycirographic Office, 1880-2. Promoted to Lieutenant- 
Commander, December, 1881; " Kearsarge," N. A. Station, 1882-3; sick 
leave, 1883-6. Retired, November, 1886. 

Frederick Augustus Miller. — Born in Maryland. Entered service as 
Master's il/f/Ze, September 11, 1861; took part in fights at Donaldsonville ; 
some small affairs on the Mississippi River ; in capture of Mobile, and in oper- 
ations in Mobile Bay. He was recommended for promotion by Lieutenant- 
Commander Foxhall A. Parker, while on duty at Washington Navy Yard; 
by Commander T. A. M. Craven, after cruise in " Tuscarora," and by Com- 
mander M. B. Woolsey, after the fight in Donaldsonville ; Washington Navy 
Yard, under in.structions, in charge of one of the howitzers of Parker's Bat- 
tery, and in command of "A. C. Powell;" "Tuscarora," special service in 
Europe; " Princess Royal," West Gulf Squadron ; "Arizona," and "Cincin- 
nati," while .serving on the latter vessel saw five of our vessels destroyed by 
torpedoes in Mobile Bay, West Gulf Squadron ; " Frolic," in Europe ; 
" Quinnebaug," South Atlantic Station, 1868-69 ; " Vermont," receiving-ship, 
New York, 1870. Commissioned lAeutenant, March 21, 1870; "Mohican," 
South Pacific Station, 1870-1; Navy Yard, Boston, 1871-2; "Vermont," 
receiving-ship, New York, 1872-4; "Terror," Key AVest, 1874; "Nipsic," 
surveying duties AVest Indies, 1875 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1875-6 ; 
" Richmond," flag-ship, South Pacific Station, 1876-7 ; Bureau Equipment 
and Recruiting, 1877 ; " Portsmouth," San Francisco to AVashington, then to 
Havre, French Exposition, 1877-9; "Ticonderoga," special service around 
the world under Admiral Shufeldt, 1879-81; "Colorado," receiving-ship. 
New York, 1881-2. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander, April, 1882; 
torpedo instruction, New^port, 1882; "Lackawanna," South Pacific Station, 
1883. Retired, November 30, 1885. 



156 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

William H. Webb. — Born in Indiana. Served during the closing 
years of the war as a volunteer officer ; transferred to the regular service in 
18G8; " Narragansett " (third-rate), West India S(juadron, in 18B9. Com- 
niiissioned as Lieutenani, March 21, 1870; Naval Station, Mound City, Illinois, 
1870; "Ajax" (iron-clad), N. A. Fleet, 1871 ; Asiatic Fleet, 1872-5; S. S. 
"Supi)ly," 187r)-(); commanding " Saugus " (iron-clad), 1877-8 ; Navy Yard, 
Pensacola, 1877-81 ; receiving-shi]) " Passaic," 1881-2; commanding " Wyan- 
dotte," 1882-3. Promoted to Lieutetiaiit-Cummander, July 3, 1882 ; "Alert," 
Asiatic Station, 1883-4 ; receiving-ship "St. Louis," 1886-90 ; " Tallapoosa," 
S. A. Station, June, 1891, to December, 1892; sick leave, December, 1892, 
to date of retirement, June 26, 1893. 

William P. Randall. — Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In 1861 
was al)out to sail in command of a whale-ship when the war commenced ; 
was furnished with a certificate signed by the president of every insurance 
office in the city, to the effect that their offices would insure any vessel under 
his command at the lowest rates of insurance; without further endorsement 
w'as appointed an Acting Mader in the U. S. Navy, July 24, 1861, and 
ordered to the U. S. S. " Cumberland," serving on that ship at the capture 
of Forts Clarke and Hatteras, and afterwards in the engagement with the 
'• ]\Ierrimac " at Newport Ncnvs, March 8, 1862, at which time he had com- 
mand of the after-pivot gun (which was the last gun fired from that ship). 
May 28, 1872, promoted to the rank of Volunteer- Lieuttnant^ and ordered to 
the gunboat " Port Royal," Commander George W. Morris, which vessel 
did good service on the James River through the summer of 1862, and 
joined the Expedition in the fall of that year; January, 1863 (being at 
that time the Executive Officer), detached from the " Port Royal," and 
ordered to command the IJ. S. barque "Pursuit;" commanded this vessel 
until August 12, 1864, when he was detached and ordered to command U. S. 
barque " Restless ; " these vessels were engaged in blockading the coast of 
Florida, and while commanded by Lieutenant Randall did much injury to 
the enemy, for which he received two complimentary letters from the Admiral 
commanding (Admiral Stribling), with orders to read them on the quarter- 
deck at muster ; February 23, 1865, took temporary command of the U. S. 
steamer " Hendrick Hudson " (" Restless " undergoing repairs at Key AVest), 
and went to St. Mark's for General Newton, U. S. Army, and staff, March 9, 

1865. Promoted to the rank of Volunteer Lieutenant- Coviinander, March 17, 
1865 ; detached from U. S. barque " Reckless," and ordered to take the prize 
steamer " Ruby " to New York ; arrived in New York with the " Ruby," 
April 14, 1865, and waited orders until August 17, 1865, when he was 
granted four months' leave of absence; on December 19, 1865, was honora- 
bly discharged from U. S. Navy with the rank of Lieutenant- CommaucJer. 
October 30, 1866, presented himself to the Examining Board at Hartford, 
Connecticut, for admission to the regular service, and was rejected on account 
of injuries received in the line of duty during the engagement between the 
"Cumberland" and " Merrimac," but obtaining permission from Washing- 
ing for examination, he presented himself the second time, November 22, 

1866, and on December 7, 1866, received an appointment as Acting Mader 
on temporary service, and was ordered to the U S. steamer " Peoria," which 
vessel went to the West Indies and returned with yellow fever on board ; 
detached from her in Norfolk, Virginia, and went to the hospital, July 29, 
1867 ; was on sick-leave until September, 1867. wlien he was ordered to 
the U. S receiving-ship "Ohio," March 12, 1868 (three years and three days 
after receiving his appointment as a Volunteer Lieutenant-Commander) ; he 



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received a commission as Ensign in the regular navy, October 12, 1868 ; 
detached from the " Ohio " and ordered to command tlie U. S. steamer 
" Leyden," December 18, 1868. Promoted to Master, January 27, 1869, and 
detached from the " Leyden " and ordered to the U- S. steamer '' Narragan- 
set;" joined the " Narraganset " in Havana, March 17, 1869; in July the 
" Narraganset," went in quarantine at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with 
yellow fever on board, when he was detached and ordered to the Boston 
Navy Yard ; September 1, 1869, ordered to command the U. S. steamer 
" Palos ; " in October, 1869, was detached from the " Palos," and took com- 
mand of the U. S. steamer " Leyden." Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 
21, 1870; May 18, 1870, detached from the "Leyden" and ordered to the 
monitor "Saugus;" joined the "Saugus" at Havana, June 4, 1870; Sep- 
tember 30, 1870, detached from the "Saugus" and ordered to command the 
U. S. steamer "Mayflower;" detached from the "Mayflower," November 3, 
1870, and ordered to the U. S. receiving-ship "Ohio," Navy Yard, Boston ; 
May 5, 1871, temporarily detached from the "Ohio" and ordered to Key 
West, Florida, as Executive Officer, to assist in bringing the "Saugus" to 
Philadelphia; June 22, 1871, returned to the "Ohio;" September 15, 
detached from the " Ohio " and ordered to the IT. S. steamer " Iroquois ; " 
January 15, 1872, detached from. the "Iroquois" and ordered to the U. S. 
steamer " Cauandaigua ; " August 4, 1874, detached from the " Canandaigua " 
at Key West, and sent home by medical survey (with Chagres fever) on 
sick-leave; November, 1874, ordered to the Ordnance Department, Navy 
Yard, Boston ; June 10, 1875, ordered to Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode 
Island ; October 10, 1875, detached from Torpedo Station and ordered to 
the U. S. receiving- ship " Ohio," Navy Yard, Boston ; October 28, " Ohio's " 
crew all transferred to the receiving-ship "Wabash;" April 16, 1877, 
granted six months' leave of absence; October 15, 1877, ordered back to the 
{j. S. receiving-ship "Wabash;" "Ranger," Asiatic Station, 1878-81; 
special duty, 1881-2. Promoted to Lieutenant- Commander in 1886. Re- 
tired, February 15, 1882. 

R. M. G. Brown. — Born in Western Virginia. Appointed from that 
section by his uncle, Hon. William G. Brown ; entered Naval School at 
Newport, July, 1864 ; graduated, June, 1868, number three in a class of 
eighty; served as Midshipman on North Pacific Station, on board of "Sara- 
nac," "Lackawanna," and " Pensacola." Promoted to Ensign, 1869; to 
Master, 1870; sailed from New York, on the "Alaska," in April, 1870, for 
China ; made a three years' cruise in that vessel ; took part in the Corean 
Expedition ; commanding the sailors landed as infantry from that ship ; was 
in the final charge at Fort McKee, and was mentioned in the official report 
of that action as among those first in the fort ; ordered as Second Lieutenant, 
to the "New Hampshire," at Norfolk, in October, 1873. Commissioned as 
Lieutenant, April 13, 1872 ; served there until June, 1874, when he was 
ordered to Torpedo School at Newport ; in October of same year was 
ordered as First Lieutenant of the " Despatch ; " ordered to " Swatara," June, 
1875 ; served on the West India Station until March, 1877, when he was 
ordered to the Naval Academy as Instructor of Navigation and Surveying ; 
ordered to command the torpedo-ram "Alarm," June 11, 1878; $20,000 
having been appropriated to fit the Mallory propeller to this vessel, was 
ordered to carry on an extensive series of experiments to fully test its value; 
having completed this experimental duty in a manner higldy satisfactory to 
the Navy Department, he was ordered to the flag-ship " Lancaster," in 
August, 1881, and served on the European Station until the following June, 



158 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

when he was severely wounded in the line of duty ; when convalescent he was 
invalided home, and again put on special duty. May, 1884, was ordered to 
the " Lackawanna," on South Pacific Station. It was shortly after this, that 
Lieutenant Brown made his well-known report on the Panama Canal ; all 
previous reports had been favorable to the scheme, but none were after. 
While on the Is^thmus he contracted Chagres fever and had to return home 
in 1885; served at Navy Yard, Norfolk, as Navigation-Officer, until May, 
1889. In October of 1887 he was ordered as Navigating-Officer of the flag- 
ship " Trenton," bound for the Pacific. He was specially commended to the 
Navy Department by the senior officer for the manner in which he navigated 
the "Trenton " through the Straits of Magellan and Smyth's Sound. During 
the memorable gale at Samoa, Lieutenant Brown maintained his reputation 
in a remarkable degree. Captain Farquhar, of the " Trenton," in his report 
of the hurricane, which report was approved and forwarded by Rear- Admiral 
Kimberly, says, " Lieutenant R. M. G. Brown, the navigator, was by my 
side the whole lime, and to his excellent judgment, one time at least, the ship 
was cleared of a reef. Had we struck it I fear few of the four hundred and 
fifty people on board of the 'Trenton' would be alive to-day." In a letter 
to Rear-Admiral Kimberly, dated April 27, 1889, the Secretary of the Navy 
says, " The flag-ship, now without steam or rudder, her anchors dragging, 
drifted almost at the mercy of the gale along the edges of the eastern reef. 
At times not more than twenty feet from total destruction. Every endeavor 
was made to control her movements, and her commanding officer states in his 
report that upon at least one occasion it was through the excellent judgment 
of Lieutenant R. M. G. Brown, the Navigating-Officer, that the ship cleared 
reef and the four hundred and fifty lives on board were saved." It was 
while handling the ship on this occasion that Navigating-Officer Brown put 
the ship's company in the rigging, thus making a living sail, which was as 
effective as it was unprecedented. October 1, 1889, Lieutenant Brown was 
ordered to duty in the office of the Judge-Advocate-General of the army. 

Theodorus Bailey Myers Mason.— Born in New York City, May 8, 
1848. Appointed MicUhipman from Florida to United States Naval Academy 
at Newport, Rhode Island, September 20, 1864; served on board practice- 
ships " Macedonian," " Savannah," and " Dale ; " graduated number 21, June 
6, 1868 ; ordered to flag-ship " Guerriere," South Atlantic Station, September 
3, 1868 ; received letter of thanks from the Secretary of the Navy, gold medal 
of New York Iknevolent and Live-Saving Institution, and decoration of the 
Order of the Rose from the Emperor of Brazil for saving two of the ship's 
crew in the harbor of Rio Janeiro; detached from steamer " Guerriere" at 
New York, July 21, 1869. Commissioned an Ensign, April 19, 1869 ; ordered 
to the flag-siiip " Franklin," Euroi)ean Station ; reported at Marseilles, Octo- 
ber 28, 1869 ; detached from " Franklin " at Copenhagen, and granted leave, 
June oO, 1871. Promoted to Master, July 12, 1870 ; ordered to Hydrographic 
Office, December 1, 1871 ; detailed for duty as aide to the Secretary of Navy, 
Decend)er 2, 1871 ; ordered to accompany President Grant to Boston, June 
7, 1872; detached from Hydrograi)hic Office, July 18, 1872; ordered to 
steamer " Omaha," fitting out at Philadelphia for South Pacific. Promoted 
to Lieutenant, November 20, 1872; detached from "Omaha" at Valparaiso, 
and ordered to flag-ship "Pensacola," February 15, 1873 ; took part in land- 
ing at Panama to protect American interests during the spring and fall of 
1873 ; detailed as Flag-Lieutenant, December 22, 1873 ; received silver naval 
medal from King of Italy for saving native bark " Detaide " from fire in 
harbor of Callao ; " Pensacola," transferred to North Pacific Station, April 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 159 

15, 1874; admiral and staff temporarily transferred to "Saranac" while 
" Pensacola " was undergoing repairs at Mare Island ; detached from staff 
and ship at Honolulu, July 29, 1875 ; ordered to Naval Academy, November 
15, 1875 ; detailed during term of 1875-6 in Department of Modern Lan- 
guages ; ordered to practice-steamer " Mayflower " as Executive-Officer at 
Philadelphia, May 11, 1876; detailed as lustructor in Ordnance and Gun- 
nery, with special charge of Light-Artillery Instruction ; ordered to practice- 
steamer " Mayflower " at New York as Executive-Officer, July 26, 1877 ; now 
at Naval Academy. Department of Ordnance and Gunnery ; detached from 
Naval Academy, November 30, 1878, and granted leave with permission to 
leave United States ; traveled in Europe accredited to different legations for 
facilities to make reports on naval matters ; made a Life Fellow of the Society 
of Civil Engineers of France, November 22, 1878 ; acted as Aide to Marshal 
McMahon, President of France, at the grand review and manoeuvres closing 
the Exposition of 1878 ; December, 10, 1879, ordered as Assistant Inspector 
of Ordnance at the West Point Foundry ; December 13, 1878, elected a Life 
Fellow of the American Geographical Society ; April 9, 1878, ordered to 
duty on board the " Pensacola," flag-ship of Pacific Station, and in charge of 
a large draft of men for the station ; reported for duty on board the " Pensa- 
cola " at Callao, Peru, and detached as Flag-Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral C. 
R. p. Rodgers ; September 27, 1880, appointed Secretary to Rear-Admiral 
T. H. Stevens, who relieved Admiral Rodgers. Whilst serving on the South 
American coast made several important reports on the operations of the war 
between Chili, Peru, and Bolivia ; also compiled an historical sketch report 
of the war, afterwards published as Volume II., War Series, Office of Home 
Intelligence, and translated for use in Chili. September 5, 1881, ordered to 
Naval Academy, and detailed as Instructor in Ordnance and in charge of 
Artillery Drills ; June 7, 1882, ordered to duty at Navy Department, Wash- 
ington, as the First Chief Intelligence Officer ; organized Intelligence Staff, 
Duty, and Office ; in addition performed duty as Aide to President Chester 
A. Arthur ; September 14, 1883, was ordered by President to meet and accom- 
pany the first Embassy from Corea sent to the United States ; April 29, 1884, 
ordered to similar duty with first Embassy from Siam to the United States ; 
acted as Special Aide to Lieutenant-General Sheridan at the dedication of the 
Washington Monument, February 22, 1885, and to Major-General Slocum, 
inaugural ceremonies of President Grover Cleveland, March 4, 1885 ; April 
1, 1885, detached from duty in Washington, and ordered to command light 
artillery of the naval forces sent to the Isthmus of Panama to protect transit 
and American interests ; whilst on the Isthmus nominally attached to the 
flag-ship "Tennessee," Rear-Admiral James Jewett ; May 28, 1885, granted 
leave of absence for one year with permission to go abroad, intending to 
resign ; September 16, 1885, applied for sea duty, and ordered to Asiatic 
Station ; reported for duty on board flag-ship "Trenton," at Shanghai, China, 
November 24, 1885 ; detailed, at own request, as senior Watch-Officer of flag- 
ship, April 16, 1886 ; "Trenton " being ordered home, ordered as Secretary 
to Rear-Admiral John Lee Davis, April 22; Admiral tranferi^d flag to 
"Omaha," and August 9 to " Marion ;" November 22, 1886, Rear-Admiral 
Davis being relieved by Rear-Admiral Chandler, was transferred to his staff 
as Flag-Lieutenant; April 4, 1887, the Admiral tranferred flag to " Brook- 
lyn ; " October 1, 1887, detached from duty on staff and ordered to "Essex " 
as Navigator ; January 18, 1888, detached from " Essex " and ordered home ; 
August 14, 1888, ordered to duty in Navy Department as Naval Secretaiy to 
Mr. W. C. Whitney, Secretary of the Navy ; February 26, 1889, ordered, in 



160 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFlCERvS OF THR U. S. NAVY. 

addition to other duty, as Adjutant-General of the naval force assembled in 
Washington for duty in the inaugural ceremonies of President Benjamin 
Harrison ; February 28, ordered to duty March 20 under Rear- Admiral S. 
R. Franklin, senior member of American Delegation and President of the 
International Maritime Congress and also to duty in Bureau of Navigation ; 
March 6, 1S8S), ordered to duty in Navy Department as Naval Secretary to 
General Benjamin F. Tracy, Secretary of the Navy; accompanied President 
Harrison to New York, April 29, to attend Centennial Celebration of the 
Inauguration of George Washington as President and on July 4 to Wood- 
stock, Connecticut ; ordered to " New York," August, 1898 ; sick leave, Jan- 
uary, 1894. Promoted to Lieutenant Commander, January, 1894. Retired, 
December. 1894 

LIEUTENANTS ON THE ACTIVE LIST. 

Kossuth Niles. — Born in Illinois. Mustered into the military service of 
the United States in the 142d Regiment, Illinois Volunteers, June, 1864 ; 
mustered out, October, 1864; entered Naval Academy, September 23, 1865 ; 
graduated, 1869 ; " Sabine," special service, 1869-70. Promoted to Ensign, 
1870 ; North Atlantic Fleet " Pawnee," 1870-1 ; monitor "Terror," 1871-2 ; 
Naval Station, Mound City, Illinois, 1872 ; Nicaragua Canal Surveying Ex- 
pedition, 1872-3. Promoted to Master, 1873 ; Torpedo Station, 1873 ; North 
Atlantic Station, " Frolic," 1874 ; Coast Survey, commanding schooner 
" Silliman," 1874-6 ; steamer " Barataria," 1876-7. Commissioned as Lieu- 
tenani, 1876; "Michigan," 1877-8; " Constelhition " (American exhibit to 
Paris Exposition), 1878; North Atlantic Squadron "Swatara," 1878 ; " Ti- 
conderoga " (flag-ship), special cruise around the world, 1S78-81 ; ordnance 
duty, Navy Yard, Washington, 1881-4 : "Powhatan," 1884; "Lancaster" 
(flag-ship), European Station, 1884-5 ; and of the South Atlantic Station, 
1885-7 ; " Trenton," 1887 ; ordnance duty. Navy Yard, Washington, 1887-8 ; 
Inspector of Ordnance, Midvale Steel Woi'ks, Pa., 1888; Bureau of Ord- 
nance, 1887, to July, 1893; " Yantic," South Atlantic Station, July, 1893, 
to December, 1896; torpedo station, December, 1896, to date. 

Dennis Hart Mahan. — Son of Oflicer. Naval Academy, July, 1865 ; 
Ensign, .hily, 1<S70; Master, Fel)ruary, 1873; J.ieutetmvt, September, 1877; 
" Sabine," 1 869-70 ; " Tennessee," on special service, San Domingo Expedition, 
1871; " Wachusett," "Shenandoah " and "(Congress," on European S(]uad- 
ron, 1871-4 ; " Plymouth," N. A. Squadron, 1874-5 ; "Supply," special duty, 
187(5; again in 1877; training-ship "Minnesota," 1877-8; receiving-ship 
" Independence," 1879-80; "Alert," " Ashuelot," and "Richmond," Asiatic 
S(|uadron, 1880-83; " Pensacola," special service, 1883-4; training-ship 
" Minnesota," 1885 ; Naval Academy, 1886-8; War College, 1888; Coast 
Survey, 1888-90; "Alert," special service, October, 1890, to December, 
1893; Hydrographic Oflice, December, 1893-6 ; ordered to the " Machias," 
October, '1896-8; U. S. S. " Yumuri," March, 1898; U. S. S. " Badger," 
May, 1 S98, to date. 

William Franklin Low. — A])pointed from New Hampshire. Naval 
Academy, July, 1-'S()5 ; Eiixigii, Julv, 1870; Master. April, 1873; Lieutenant, 
November, 1877; "Sabine,"' 1869-70; "California," Pacific Station, 1870-3; 
"Kansas," N. A. Station, 1873-6; Coast Survey, 1876-7; " Vandalia," 
1877-9 ; receiving-shi|) " Colorado," 1879-81 ; " ISIimiesota," traiuitig-ship, 
1881 ; "Despatch" (despatch-boat), 1881-3; " Powhattan," N. A. Station, 
1884-6; training-ship "Saratoga," 1886-7; Naval Academy, 1887-91; 



RECORDS OP LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 161 

Coast Survey Office, July, 1871, to January, 1892 ; commanding Coast Sur- 
vey Schooner " Eagre," January, 1892-5 ; Navy Yard, Boston, January, 
1895 ; nautical school-ship " Enter;>rise," January, 1897 ; Executive Officer 
U. S. S. " Katahdin," April, 1898, to date. ^ 

Nelson T. Houston. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Academy, 
July 28, 1865 ; graduated, 18G9 ; " Sabine," 1869-70. Promoted to Emign, 
1870; signal duty, Washington, 1870-1 ; Asiatic Fleet, 1871—4. Promoted 
to Master, 1872 ; receiving-ship " Independence," 1874-6 Commissioned as 
Lieutenant, 1876 ; " Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1878-81 ; Naval Acad- 
emy, 1881-4 ; " Quinnebaug," European Station, 1884-7 ; Hydrographic 
Office, 1887-8 ; waiting orders, October, 1890, to February, 1891 ; " Petrel," 
Asiatic Station, February, 1891-4; receiving-ship "Vermont," June, 1894— 
96 ; " Castine," December, 1896, to date. 

Clayton Scott Richman. — Appointed from Iowa. N. A., July, 1865 ; 
Ensign, July, 1870; Master, August, 1873; Lieutenant, February, 1878; 
Pacific Fleet, 1871-4; " Canandaigua," North Atlantic Station, 1875-6; 
"Adams," Pacific Station, 1876-9; Navy Yard, Mare Island, 1879-83; 
" Ranger," special service, 1883-5; receiving-ship "Independence," 1887; 
Naval War College, 1888-9 ; " Yantic," North Atlantic Station, 1889, to 
November, 1891 ; receiving-ship " St. Louis," November, 1891, to May, 1893 ; 
waiting orders. May, 1893, to September, 1893 ; Navy Yard, League Island, 
September, 1893-4; ordered to the " Raleigh," April, 1894-7; receiving- 
ship " Vermont," May, 1897 ; commanding U. S. S. " Nahaut," April, 1898, 
to date. 

Samuel P. Comly. — Appointed from New Jersey. N, A., July, 1865 ; 
Emign, July, 1871 ; Master, August, 1873 ; Lieutenant, April, 1878 ; " Ju- 
niata," Arctic regions, 1873-5 ; "Adams," Pacific Station, 1876-9; receiving- 
ship " St. Louis," 1880-3 ; training-ship " Portsmouth," 1883-5 ; Navy Yard, 
League Island, 1885-8; ordnance duty, 1888-9; "Alliance," Asiatic and 
Pacific Stations, January 1, 1890, to May, 1893; receiving-ship "St. Louis," 
August, 1893; receiving-ship "Richmond," August, 1893 ; battleship "In- 
diana," November, 1895, to date. 

H. O. Rittenhouse. — Appointed fnmi New Jersey. N. A., July, 1866; 
Ensign, July, 1871 ; Master, September, 1873 ; Lieutenant, June, 1878 ; 
Coast Survey, 1874-6; Naval Academy, 1876-80; "Galena," European 
Station, 1880-3; Naval Academy, 1883-6; "Vandalia," Pacific Station, 
1886-8; "Trenton," Pacific Station, 1888-9; "Mohican," Pacific Station, 
1889-90 ; Naval Academy, July, 1890, to June, 1893 ; " Baltimore," Asiatic 
Station, June, 1893, to 1896 ; Inspector of Ordnance, E. W. Bliss & Co., 
May, 1896, to April, 1898 ; U. S. S. " Miantonomah," April, 1898, to date. 

Robert G. Peck. — Born in and appointed from Massachusetts. Entered 
Naval Academv, September 24, 1866; graduated, June 7, 1870; practice- 
ship " Savannah," 1867; "Macedonian," 1868; "Savannah," 1869. Pro- 
moted to £/m(/?t, July 12, 1871; Master, September 11, 1873; Lieutenant, 
November 30, 1878 \ detached to " Guard," Darien Exploring Expedition, 
1870-1 ; " Wyoming," N. A. Station, 1871-4 ; Torpedo Station, 1874 ; Coast 
Survey steamer " Blake," deep-sea soundings, 1874-6 ; New York nautical 
school-ship " St. Mary's," 1876-9 ; "Alert," Asiatic Station, 1879-82 ; Naval 
Academy, 1882-5; practice-ship " Constellation," 1883; Navy Department, 
Office of Compasses, 1885 ; " Ranger," N. T. Station, 1885-9 ; Naval Acad- 
emy, 1889 to June, 1893 ; commanding Coast Survey steamer " Bache," June, 
1893, to 1897 ; Naval Academy, July, 1897 ; commanding U. S. S. " Lehigh," 
April, 1898, to date. 
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162 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

John Hubbard. — Appointed from Arizona. N. A , July, 1866 ; Ensign, 
July, 1871 ; Master, September, 1873 ; Lieutenant, December, 1878 ; "Brook- 
lyn," Europe, 1871-4; Coast Survey, 1874-7; "Supply," special service, 
1877-9 ; " Swatara," Asiatic Station, 1879-83 ; Torpedo Station, 1883 ; 
Bureau of Navigation, 1883-4 ; Light-House duty, 1884-6 ; special duty, 
Navy Department, 1887-8; "Chicago," Squadron of Evolution, 1889 to 
July, 1892 ; Inspector of Ordnance, Julv, 1892, to 1895 ; ordered to training- 
ship " p:ssex," July, 1895 ; U S. S. "Yankee," March, 1898, to date. 

Alexander McCrackin. — Appointed as Midshipman from Iowa, on 
July 27, 1866, and graduated from the Naval Academy, July 7, 1870. Pro- 
moted to Ensign, July 12, 1871 ; to Master, September 25, 1873 ; to Lieuten- 
ant, January 13, 1879 ; "Shenandoah" and "Brooklyn," European Station, 
1870-3; "Franklin," N. A. Station, 1873-4; Coast Survey steamer -'Baton 
Rouge," 1874-7 ; " Hartford," Pacific Station, 1877-9 ; practice-ship " Dale," 
1881 ; Naval Academy, 1881-2 ; practice-ship "Constellation," 1883 ; Naval 
Academy, 1883-4 ; " Adams," Pacific Station, 1885-6 ; " Pinta," special ser- 
vice, 188d-8 ; Naval Academy, 1888-9 ; Bureau of Ordnance, 1889, to 
November, 1891; "Marion," Asiatic Station, November, 1891, to 1894; 
Naval Academy, September, 1894-97 ; " Marietta," September, 1897, to date. 

George Leland Dyer. — Appointed from Maine to Naval Academy as 
result of competitive examination, held in the Congressional District, July, 
1866 ; was graduated with honors from Naval Academy, June. 1870 ; served 
on U. S. S. " Plymouth," European Station, West Coast of Africa and West 
Indies, 1870-3. Promoted to Ensign, July, 1871 ; served on "Minnesota" 
and " Frolic," North Atlantic Station, 1873-4. Promoted to Master, Sep- 
tember, 1873 ; served on " Frolic," South Atlantic Station, 1875-7 ; served at 
Naval Academy as Instructor of Mathematics, 1877-80. Promoted to Lieu- 
tenant, February, 1879; served on training-ship "Constitution," 1880-1; 
served on " Despatch," during a special surveying cruise in the Gulf of Sa- 
mana, West Indies, 1882 ; ordered to Hydrographic Office, June 1883 ; and 
served as assistant to the Hydrographer until June, 1888, during which time 
and subsequently the Hydrographic Office was thoroughly reorganized ; 
ordered as Hydrographer, June, 1888, and served in that capacity until No- 
vember, 1889; ordered to the flag-ship "Charleston," January, 1890, for 
duty as Flag- Lieutenant, Pacific Station, on the staff of Rear- Admiral George 
Brown, U. S. Navy, until January, 1893; on board the "Charleston," 
" San Francisco," " Thetis," and " Mohican," each being flag-ship in succes- 
sion. In April, 1893, ordered to the Naval Academy, and assigned to duty 
as Head of Department of Modern Languages till 1896 Ordered to U.S. S. 
"Massachusetts," June, 1896-97; special duty June, 1897; July, 1897, 
Naval Attache, Madrid, Spain, to April, 1898 ; May, 1898, Navy Depart- 
ment, to date. 

Lewis Cass Heilner. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. N. A., July, 
1866; Ensign, Julv, 1871; Master, September, 1873; Lieutenant, June, 
1879 ; " Saco," Asiatic Fleet, 1871-4 ; " Brooklyn," 1874 ; " Ossipee," North 
Atlantic Station, 1875-7 ; receiving-ship "Colorado," 1877-8 ; Coast Survey, 
1878-83; training-ship " Portsmouth," 1883-5 ; Naval Observatory, 1885- 
89; " Pensacola," special service, 1889, to August, 1892; Naval Observa- 
tory, August, 1892-5 ; battleship "Texas," August, 1895, to date. 

M. E. Hall. — Appointed from Iowa. Naval Academy, September, 
1865; jEn^x, July, 1870 ; J/o.?fer, December, 1873 ; Zieti^eHOJiY, November, 
1879; "Richmond," Mediterranean, 1870-3; " Portsmouth," special duty, 
1875-7 ; " Essex," South Atlantic Station, 1877-8 ; Navy Yard, Pensacola, 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 163 

1878-81 ; "Alaska," Pacific Station, 1881-3 ; Torpedo Station, 1883 ; train- 
ing-ship " New Hampshire," 1884-5; " Pensacola," special service, 1889- 
90 ; Torpedo Station, July, 1890, to June, 1893 ; " Machias," North Atlantic 
Station, June, 1893-4 ; " Marblehead," April, 1894 ; Naval Proving Ground, 
October, 1896 ; commanding C. S. S. " Eager," January, 1898 ; command- 
ing the " Katskill," April, 1898, to date. 

Edward M. Hughes. — Appointed at large to Naval Academy, July 26, 
1866 ; graduated, 1870 ; Eyisign, July 13, 1871 ; Master, December 12, 1873 ; 
Lieutenant, December 16, 1874; " Narragansett," Home Station, 1870-1 ; 
"Supply," special service, 1871 ; " Wyoming," Home Station, 1871-2 ; Nica- 
raguan Canal Survey, 1872 ; " Constellation," gunnery-ship, 1873 ; " Des- 
patch," special service, 1874 ; " Wachusett," Home Station, 1874 ; "Des- 
patch," special service, 1875-6 ; " Kearsarge," Asiatic Station, 1877 ; 
" Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1878-9; Coast Survey, 1880-3; "Shenan- 
doah," Pacific Station, 1884-6; Light-House Inspector, 1887-9; U.S. 
Naval Training Station, 1890 ; commanding C. S. steamer " Bache," June, 
1890, to March, 1893 ; Nautical school-ship " Saratoga," March, 1893-6 •; 
ordered to the " Oregon," June, 1896 ; " Petrel," July, 1896, to date. 

H. F. Fichbohm. — Naval apprentice. Naval Academy, July, 1866 ; 
Ensign, July, 1871; blaster, January, 1874; Lieutenant, February, 1880; 
" Guerriere," Europe, 1870-2; "Richmond," Pacific Station, 1872-3; 
"Saranac," Pacific Station, 1874; "Portsmouth," Pacific Station, 1874-5 ; 
"Lehigh," N. A. Station, 1876; "Ranger," Asiatic Station, 1876-81 ; tor- 
pedo duty, 1881 ; " Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1881-5 ; training-ship 
"New Hampshire," 1885-7; " Enterprise," European Squadron, 1887-90; 
Inspector of steel, Pittsburg, Pa., July, 1890, to July, 1893; " Yorktowu," 
Pacific Station, July, 1893-6 ; oftice Naval Intelligence, December, 1896, to 
April, 1898 ; commanding U. S. S. " Jason," May, 1898, to date. 

Joseph Ballard Murdock. — Midshipman, July 26, 1866, from Fourth 
District of Massachusetts ; graduated, June 7, 1870 ; U. S. S. " Nipsic," North 
Atlantic, July, 1870, to November, 1872. Commissioned Ensign, July 13, 
1871 ; examination and on leave till March, 1873 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, 
March, 1873 ; U S. S. " Monougahela," South Atlantic, September, 1873, to 
July, 1874. Commissioned Master, February 2, 1874 ; U. S. S. " Lancaster," 
July, 1874, to July, 1875 ; Coast Survey duty, October, 1875, to June, 1879 ; 
U. S. S. " Constitution," Training Squadron, August, 1879, to September, 
1880, Commissioned Lieutenant, March 10, 1880 ; Naval Academy, Octo- 
ber, 1880, to September, 1883 ; leave of absence, September, 1883, to August, 
1884; special duty at Philadelphia, August, 1884, to Decen)ber, 1885; U. 
S. S. "Dolphin," December, 1885, to December, 1886; Torpedo Station, 
December, 1886, to March, 1888; U. S. S. "Pensacola," North Atlantic, 
March, 1888, to April, 1888; U. S. S. "Omaha," Asiatic Station, April, 
1888, to March, 1891 ; special duty in Europe, May, 1891, to November, 
1891 ; electrical duty. Navy Yard, New York, November 2, 1891 ; U. S. S. 
"Atlanta," April to December, 1894, North Atlantic ; U. S. S. "Minneapolis," 
December, 1$94, to March, 1897, North Atlantic and European ; Naval 
War College, April, 1897, to May, 1898; U. S. S. "Venezuela," May, 1898, 
to date. 

Hugo Osterhaus. — Appointed from Missouri. Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember, 1865; Ensign, July, 1871; Master, February, 1870; Lieutenant, 
March, 1880 ; " Plymouth," Europe, 1871-3 ; North Atlantic Station, 1873- 
77; Navv Yard, Norfolk, 1877-9; Coast Survey, 1879-82; "Enterprise," 
Asiatic Station, 1882-6; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1887-9; "Enterprise," 



164 RECORDS OF LmXG OFFICERS OF THE V. S. NA\-\-. 

European Station. 188i^90 : " Atlanta," S. A. Station. August 18i>0, to 
September, 1802 ; Naval Aeadeniv, Septeiuber. 1892-5 : ordered to the 
" Ciucinuati." June, 1895: •'New York." Deeember, 1895: Naval War 
College, June, 1898: Naval Academy. August, 1^*^97: U. S. S. " l*rairie," 
Mav,"l >98. to date 

John Bartholomew^ Collins. — Ap|xMuted from Louisiana. Naval 
Aeadeniv. July. lM>o: En<-ion. July. 1>71 ; MastrT. March. 1874: Lirutenant, 
March. 1880: " Worcester." North Atlantic Station, 1871-4 : " Canonicus." 
1874—7: receiving-^hip "New Hampshire," li?i77-9: "Powhatan." North 
Atlantic Station. 1879-81 : Navy Yan.1. Pensacola, 1881-2 : " Tennessee." 
North Atlantic Station. 188o-4: " Irvx]uois." Pacific Station. 1884-7 : store- 
ship •* MoMongahela," 18S7-i? : Navy Yarxl. Pensacv>la, 1889 to April. 1892 ; 
"Mohican." Pacific Station. April. 1892-5: Branch Hydn^graphic Otfice, 
New Orleans. June. 1895-7 : U. S. S. " Wilmington." January. 1897. to date. 

Charles Edward Vreeland. — Naval Apprentii^v. Naval Academy. 
July. 18bo: £";i.m"<7»i, July. 1>71 : Ma^trr, April. 1874: Lieuteiumt, March. 
1880: "Congress," 1871—3 : North Atlantic and Asiatic Stations, 1873—8; 
" Ticonderi\ira," special service. 1878—81 : Nautical Almanac Otfice. 1881—4: 
" Harttbrvl." Pacific Station, 1884-7 : Otfice of Naval Intelligence, 1887-9 : 
e».nunianding C S. S. " Blake," 1889 to October, 1889 : commanding Coast 
Survey steamer "Blake," October, 18^9, to June, 1893: naval attache at 
Vienna and Koiue, June, 1893, to December, 1890 : ordered to U S. S. 
" Massachusetts," January, 1897 : U. S. S. *• Helena," January 13, 1897-8 : 
U. S S. " Dolphin." April, 1898. to date. 

Corwin Pottenger Rees. — Born in Reily. Butler County. Ohio, Sep- 
tember 4. 184->. February 27. 18lv4. enlisted in Company B, 54th O. V. V. 
I.. Seov^nd Brigade. Second Division. FitWnth Army Corps. Partici^^vateii 
in the battles of Resaca. Dallas, Kenesaw Movmtain. the Siege of Atlanta, 
the M.irch to the Sea, the Storming of Fort McAllister, the Battle of Ben- 
tonville, and minor engagements, receiving an honorable discharge alter the 
close of the war. August 15, 18t>5. Apjx^inted MiiUhipmait. V. S- Navy, 
July SI, 18tU> : gniduatevi. 1870: "Guerriere," 1870-2. Prvnuotevl En^i^tt, 
July 13. 1871: "Portsmouth," December. 1872, to July, 1874: "Saranac," 
July, 1874. to July, 1875. Promoteil to Master. May 21. 1874 : " Benicia." 
July. 1875. to November. 1875 ; " Lackawiuina." November. 1875. to 1877 : 
" Guarvl," as Navigation Otficer. September, 1877. to IVcember. 1878 : Naval 
Academy, as Instructor in Department of Drawing, January, 1879, to 
August. 1881 : " Es!?ex," cruise around the world, November, 1881. to Janu- 
ary, 1885 : training-ship " New Hamj\?hire " and Arctic steamer " Alert," 
during April, 1885 ; "Michigan." Northwestern Lakes, May, 188.3, to Anril, 
1888 r Tor{^o Station, Newjx^rt, R I, May, 1888, to August, 1888; War 
College, August, 1888, to November. 1888: " Kearsarge," November, 1888, 
to January. 1889 : "Tallapoosa," January. 1889, to J.^nuary. 1892: " Mich- 
ig:\n." as Executive Otficer, May, 1892-5 : on the " Monix^icy," July, 
1895-8 : U. S. S. • Olympia." April. 1898, to date. 

Albert Caldwell Dillingham. — App<.nntevl from Pennsylvania. N. A., 
July. 1M>5 : £"/K*i(/*». July. 1871 : J/«K<^«rr, June. 1874: Lietdenant, December 
1880: "Plymouth." Eurv^jv, 1871^-2: Torpedo Station. 1875-6: Coast Sur- 
vey. 1 87l>-9; " W.achusett," S. A. Station, 1879-82; Navy Yan.1. Norfolk, 
1882-v3 ; Naval Academy 188S-*i: "Richmond." N. A. Station. 188t>-8; 
r^ceiNnug-ship " Vermont," 1888-9 ; receiving-ship " Dale." 1889. to June, 
1892 : training-ship " Portsmouth." June. 1892^ to July. 1894 : U- S. S. " Cin- 
cinnati." July, 1894-5; leave of absence, June, 1895; Navy Yard. New 



RECORDS OF I.IVTNTt OFFICERS OF THE U. S. XA\-\-. 165 

York. Ausrust. 1805, and War College, to 1897; U. S- S. "Nashville," 
AuiTust. 1807. to date. 

George Frederick Warren Holman. — Appointed to Xaval Acad- 
emy from Stwnd Distriot. Calitornia. Midshipman, JuW '2o,lt>6S. Commis- 
sioned En^iijn, July 18, 1871 : MaMer, June 14, l.'^74 ; Lieutenatit. January 
1. 1881 : Xavrtl Academy. July. 18(^H. to June, 1870: waiting orders. June 
to September. 1870; " Calit'ornia." Septeml^er to October. 1870; "Severn," 
October, 1870. to February, 1871 ; Wtst Indies. Mediterranean and convoy 
of Hall's Polar Exj>editiou. "Congress," February. 1871, to May, 1873; 
•■ Rrooklyu." May to July, 1873 ; waiting orders. July to November, 1873; 

rowhatan." November, 1873. to January, 1874; "Colorado." January, 
1>74. to June. 1875 : waiting orders. June to October. 1875: "Gettysburg," 
sj^ecial longitude survey of West Indies. October. 1875, to June. 1876; 
"Minnesota." for training Naval Apprentices. June. 1870, to August. 1877; 
sj>eiMal cruise for State Department, on board " Ossipee." August, 1877. to 
May, 1878; "San\tog:i." training Naval Apprentices. June, 1878, to Jan- 
tiary. 1881 ; Hydrxigniphic Otiitv. January to September, 1881 ; Navy Yard, 
Boston, September, 1881. to October, 1882; " Saratoga," training Naval Ap- 
prentices. December. 1882, to May, 1886: Torpedo ^tation, Newport, June 
to September. 1886 ; War College, Newjx>rt, September to November, 1886 ; 
Torpedo Station, Newport, for advanced course of instruction. November. 
1886. to May. 1887 ; Torpedo Station as Torpedo OtRcer, Instructor in Tor- 
pedi^s, and Lecturer before War College, May, 1887, to April. 1890 ; 
" Essex." April. 1890, to March, 1893 ; Navt\l Torpedo Station, Newport, as 
TorjxHlo Orticer and Instructor in Torpedoes, March, 1893—3 ; V. S. S. 
"Maine." September, 1895, to February, 1898; Torpedo Station, Newport, 
April. 1898. to date. 

Nathan Sargent. — Appointed from Montana Territory to Naval Acad- 
emy, July 25, 1866; graduated, 1870; Eimcfu. July 13, 1871 ; Master, July 
10, 1874; ii"e^</t"»a/j/. January 2, 1881 ; Naval Academy. l>66-70; ordnance 
duty. Washington, June. 1870, to August, 1870: " Guerriere," 1870: "Con- 
stellation." 1871 ; " Canandaigua," 1S72 ; " Constellation." gunnei-v-ship, 
1S73: C. S. S " Bache." 1873^; "Alaska," 1873, to 1876: ordnance" duty, 
Washington, 187l>-79 ; training-ship 'Portsmouth," 1879-^2; Navy Yard, 
Washington. 1883: "Lancaster" (Flag-Lieutenant^, 1884-5; "Pensacola." 
18S6-7, Eun^pean Station (Flag-Lieutenant "» ; " Pensacola." " Quinnebaug" 
and "Lancaster." August, 1887. to January, 1889; Naval Attache, Kome 
and Vienna. January. 18^i^93: Bureau of Ordnance, OctoWr. 1893: "Pe- 
trel," 189-i-6: "Newark," 1896-7: Board Inspection and Survey, 1896, to 
April. 1898 : U. S. S. " Y-x<emite." April. 1898. to date. 

Lazarus Lowrey Reamey. — Bom in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, 
Febru.^ry 15, 1849. Appi^ntevi from Pennsylvania v,l~th Congressional 
District^ : entered the U. S. Naval Academy, as a Miil^hipman, July 25. 
1866; gmduated. June 7. 1870: Ensian, July 13, 1871 ; Mazier. July 23. 
1874 ; Li-r-uienant, February 2, 1881 : tlag-ship " Worcester." North Atlantic 
Station. September 25. 1872. to June 13. 1874 (Signal Othcer) ; Asiatic 
Station ("'Mouoo:icy " and " Kearsarge "\ November 26. 1874, to January 
14. 1878 : "Constellation " v^Paris Exhibition'^. March 13. 1878, to May 10, 
1878 : •• C\>nstitution " ^^ Paris Exhibition"*, May 10. 1878. to August 2. 1879 ; 
(stranded on Bi^Ilan.1 Head, English Channel night of January 16. 1879) ; 
Hydnjgraphic Oriice. October 1. 1879. to August 9. 1881 : flag-ship "Lan- 
caster," European Station. August 20. 1881, to February 6. 1884 (Flag 
Lieutenant. July 5. 1882, to March 10, 1883); commanding •' Thetis," for 



166 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\'\'. 

Greely Relief Expedition, February 6, 1884, to March 27, 1884 (took her 
after her purchase, from Dundee, Scotland, around the north of Scotland, to 
New York) ; Torpedo School, May 1, 1884, to Auguf^t 4, 1884 ; U. S. Naval 
Observatory, September 1, 1884, to May 8, 1887 ; flag-sliip " Trenton," May 
20, 1887, to July 7, 1889 (shipwrecked in the harbor of Apia, Samoa, March 
16, 1889) ; Asiatic Station (Flag Secretary), November 27, 1889, to Feb- 
ruary 2, 1892 ; Board of Inspection and Survey, September 1. 1892, to March 
28, 1894 ; Aide to the Secretary of the Navy, March 28, 1894, to November 
24, 1895 ; Asiatic Station (Flag Lieutenant), December 21, 1895, to January 
3, 1898 ; Bureau of Yards and Docks, March 17, 1898, to date. 

James Henry Bull. — Born in West Chester, Chester county, Pennsyl- 
vania, June 13, 1852. Attended Wyers' ^Military Academy ; appctinted J/jrf- 
s/n;)//«aH to the Naval Academy by the Hon. Gideon Welles, on the recommen- 
dation of the Hon. J. R Broomall, from the seventh (at that time) District of 
Pennsylvania, and entered the Academy, July 25, 1866. Graduated from the 
Academy June 7, 1870 ; and placed on waiting orders ; on duty on board the 
store-ship " Guard " from July, 1870, to August, 1871, in tlie Fishing Banks 
Squadron, and as part of the Darien Inter-Oceanic Expedition, doing duty on 
shore with the Expedition. Commissioned Ensign, July 13, 1871 ; (m duty on 
board the U. S. S " Wyoming " from October, 1871, to January, 1872 ; when 
he was transferred to U S. flag-ship, " Worcester," North Atlantic Squadron, 
Avliere was on duty until October, 1872 ; a member of the Nicaraguan Canal 
Surveying Expedition from December, 1872, to August, 1873 ; on duty on the 
Asiatic Station from September, 1873, to August, 1876, in the U. S. ships 
"Lackawanna," "Yantic" and " Saco." Commissioned Master, October S, 
1874 ; on duty on the Coast Survey from December, 1876, to January, 1879; 
on duty at Newport Torpedo Station, from March, 1879, to May, 1879; on 
board the U. S. S. " AVachusett," special service, from May, 1879, to Septem- 
ber, 1879 ; on board the receiving-ship " Franklin," at Norfolk, Va., from Sep- 
tember, 1879, to April, 1880; on board the U. S. S " Powhatan," special 
service, from April, 1880, to October, 1882. Commissioned Lieutenant, 
April, 22, 1881 ; on duty at Naval Academy as Instiaictor of Ordnance and 
Gunnery from October, 1882, to June, 1885 ; made practice cruise in U.S. S. 
"Dale," June, 1883, to September, 1883; on duty on board the U. S. S. 
" Mohican," June, 1885, to January, 1886 ; on leave February, 1886, to 
December, 1886 ; on duty in Asiatic Station, on board the U. S vS. '' Marion," 
and " Monocacy," from January, 1887, to December, 1889 ; New London, 
Naval Station, March, 1890, to April, 1893 ; attended Naval AVar College 
Course, August, 1892, to October, 1892 ; "Alliance," Pacific Station, April, 
1893, to June, 1894 ; U. S. S "Montgomery," special service, June, 1894, 
to April, 1895; Navy Yard, Pensacola, April, 1895, to September, 1897, 
Executive Officer; attended Naval AVar College Course, June, 1896, to 
October, 1896 ; U. S. S. " Newport," Executive Officer, Nicaraguan Canal 
Expedition, September, 1897, to April, 1898; April, 1898, U. S. S. "New- 
j)()rt," North Atlantic Squadron. 

Greenlief Augustus Merriam. — Born in Baltimore, Maryland. Ap- 
pointed from Massachusetts Naval Acadomv, Julv, 1866; Ensign, July, 
1S71 ; blaster, October, 1874; Lieutenant, May, 1881 ; U. S. S. "Saco" and 
"Colorado," European and Asiatic Station, 1870-3 ; " Mouongahela," S A. 
Station, 1873-6; "Rio Bravo," special service, 1877-9; Hvdrographic 
Oflice, 1879-81 ; U. S. S. " Quinnebaug," European Station, 1881-4 ; Hydro- 
graphic Office, 1884-7; Secretary to Commander-in Chief, Pacific Station, 
Rear- Admiral L. A. Kimberly, April, 1887, to February, 1890; flag-ships 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 167 

"Vandalia," "Dolphin," "Trenton" (Samoa), "Mohican," "Charleston," 
18«7-90; Naval Academy, February, 1890, to June, 1893; "Concord," 
Asiatic Station, June, 1893-6 ; Naval Academy, July 1896, to April, 1898 ; 
ordered to U. S. S. "Dixie," April, 1898, to date. 

J. B. Milton. — Appointed from Kentucky. Naval Academy, July, 1866. 
Ensign, Julv, 1871. Master, November, 1874. Lieutenant, September, 1881 ; 
"Worcester," N. A. Station, 1870-3; "Powhatan," N. A. Station, 1873-7; 
"Tuscarora," Pacific Station, 1877-81 ; "Ranger," Pacific Station, 1881-2; 
Coast Survey, 1882-3 ; Branch Hydrographic OflSce, San Francisco, 1883-7 ; 
"Ossipee," iN". A. Station, 1887-9; training-ship "Jamestown," 1889-90; 
Naval Academy, October, 1890, to December, 1893 ; training ship " Monon- 
gahela," December, 1893-4; ordered to training-ship "Essex," 1894; the 
"Monterey," January, 1896 ; Union Iron Works, December, 1896; Navy 
Yard, Mare Island, April, 1897 ; ordered to U. S. S. " Prairie," March, 1898 ; 
commanding U. S. S. " Wyandotte," May, 1898, to date. 

William Kilburn. — Appointed from California. Naval Academy, De- 
cember, 1865. Ensign, July, 1871 ; " Benicia," N. P. Station, 1874-77 ; Master, 
December, 1874. Lieutenant, October, 1881 ; Coast Survey, 1877-80 ; " Ten- 
nessee," N. A. Station, 1880-3 ; receiving ship " St. Louis," 1883-4 ; " Powha- 
tan," special duty, 1884-6 ; "Richmond,'^N A. Station, 1886-8; ordnance duty. 
Navy Yard, Washington, 1888-90 ; Inspector of Ordnance, Midvale Steel 
Works, 1889-90; training-ship "Richmond," October, 1890, to November, 
1891; "San Francisco," S. A. Station, November, 1891-4; Naval War Col- 
lege, May, 1894; Hydrographic Office, October, 1894 ; ordered to the "San 
Francisco," June, 1896, to April, 1898; commanding U. S. S. "Aileen," May, 
1898, to date. 

J.J. Hunker. — Appointed from Ohio. Naval Academy, July, 1866; 
Ensign. July, 1872 ; Master, January, 1875 ; Lieutenant, October, 1881 ; 
" Wyoming," North Atlantic Station, 1870-3 ; "Kansas," North Atlantic 
Station, l<S74-5 ; "Despatch" (despatch-boat), 1875-9; torpedo steamer 
"Alarm," 1879-81; " Brooklyn," South Atlantic Station, 1881-5 ; Torpedo 
Station, 1885 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1885-6 ; " Chicago," special service, 
1886-8 ; Supervisor of Harbor, New York, 1888-9 ; " Charleston," special 
service, 1890, to April, 1893 ; leave of absence, April, 1893, to August, 1893; 
receiving-ship " Minnesota," August, 1893, to 1894 ; Naval War College, 
May, 1894 ; Ord. Instr., Navy Yard, Washington, December, 1894. Office 
Naval Intelligence, February, 1895 ; ordered to U. S. S. "San Francisco," 
November, 1895, to 1897 ; February, 1898, on leave ; April, 1898, Fish 
Commission, Washington, D. C, to date 

George W. Mentz. — Appointed from New Jersey. Naval Academy, 
September, 1866; Ensign, Julv, 1872 ; Master, Januarv, 1875 ; Lieutenant, 
October, 1881 ; "Guerriere," 1870-3 ; " Canadaigua," N. A. Station, 1874- 
5 ; " Huron," 1876-7 ; " Monongahela," Asiatic Station, 1877-9 ; Coast Sur- 
vey, 1879-83; special duty, Navv Department, 1883-4; "Dolphin," special 
service, 1884-5 ; " Yantic," N. A. Station 1885-9 ; Bureau of Navigation, 1889 
-90 ; Office Naval Intelligence, January, 1890, to July, 1892 ; Coast Survey 
steamer " Eagre," July, 1892, to April, 1893 ; Coast Survey steamer " Blake," 
April, 1893, to 1895 ; Assistant Inspector Light-House District, July, 1895 ; 
"Annapolis," July 20, 1897, to date. 

S. A. Staunton. — Appointed from West Virginia. Naval Academy, 
September, 1867; Midshipman, June, 1872; Ensign, July, 1872; Master, 
February, 1875 ; Lieutenant, November, 1881. Service: August, 1871, to 
June, 1873, "Iroquois," N. A. Station, "Congress," "Wabash," and "Ply- 



168 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. XA\-\'. 

mouth," Eurojiean Station : December, 1873, to April, 1874. " Franklin," N. 
Station; August to September. 1874, receiving-ship *' Sabine ;" October to 
December, 1874. Hydrograj>hic Otiiee ; January, 1875, to October. 1877. 
" Powhatan " (for passage). *' Franklin," "Marion" and "Trenton." EuriH 
pean Station; December, 1877, to December. 187H, Naval Academy; De- 
cember, 1879, to December, 1882, " Swatara." China Station; February. 
1883, to May. 1883, ordnance duty ; Octol>er, 1883, to March, 18n5, Ottice 
of Naval Intelligence; April, 1885, to August, 1887. Flag-Lieutenant 
" Pensacola," Euro|>ean Station ; October, 1887, to October, 1889, Office of 
Naval Intelligence and Secretary American Delegation to International 
Maritime Conterence, which prepared progranmie considered by Conference ; 
October, 1889, to April, 1893, Flag-Lieutenant, " Chicago," Squadron of 
Evolution (European, South Atlantic and North Atlantic Stations'* ; ord- 
nance Instructor, Navy Yard, Washington, D. C, Octolier, 1893 ; ordered to 
U. S. S. " Philadelphia," April, 1894 ; Recorder Board Ins}>ectiou and Sur- 
vey, November, 1894-7; ordered to "Iowa," June, 1897; April, 1898, 
battleship *• New York," to date. 

Aaron Ward. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember, 18t)7; Mid.<hipma)K June, 1871; E)u^ign, July, 1871; Master, 
February, 1875; Li>»/('«o;jf. November. 1881; " California." Pacitic Station, 
1870-3; "Franklin." Euro[>e, 1875-t? ; Naval Academy, 187(>-9; tniining- 
ship ''Constitution." 1879-81; training-ship "New Hampshire," 1881-3; 
Navy Yard, New York, 1^^83-5; "Hartford." Pacitic Station. 1885-8; 
" Monongahela," Pacitic Station, 188t>-ir* ; Naval Attache, Paris and St. 
Petei-sburg. 1889. to November, 1892 ; waiting orders, November, 1892, to 
August, 1893; "New York," South Atlantic Station. August, 1893-4; 
ordered to the " San Francisco." July. 1894 ; Navy Yard, New York, No- 
vember, 189(>-<'^ : commanding the " Wasp." April. 1898. to date. 

Charles Ward Bartlett. — Appointed from Massachusetts. Naval 
Academy. June, 1807; MliUhipmaii. June, 1871; Ensi'jn, July, 1872; 
Master, March, 1875; Lieutenant. February, 1882; "Wabash,'" Europe, 
1870-3; Hydrographic OHice, 1875-7; training-ship '■ Saratoga," 1877-8 ; 
Naval Academy. 1878-81; practice ship " Constellation," 1881 ; training- 
ship '• ^liunesota," 1881-2; "Adams," European Station, 1882—4; Naval 
Academy, 1884-8 ; " Ranger," Pacitic Station, 1888-91 ; Naval Academy, 
Octol>er 31. 1891. to December, 1894; "Atlanta." "Cincinnati," " Minneajv 
olis," December. 1894. to Julv, 1897; Naval Academv, August 22. 1897, to 
May. 1898 ; U. S. S. " Tojieka." May, 1898. to date. 

Chauncey Thomas. — Born April 27, 1850, in New York. Appointed 
to Naval Academy from Pennsylvania. September 28.1867; Naval Acad- 
emy to June 8, 1871 ; frigate " Wabash," EurojX'an Station, October 5. 1871 ; 
store-ship "Supply," July 21. 1873; frigate "Colorado," North Atlantic 
Station, December 1. 1873; frigate ''Wabash,'" April 2, 1874; waiting 
orders, April 28, 1874 ; ordered to examination for promotion, June 4, 1874 ; 
waiting orders, June 17, 1874. Commissioned Ensiij)), July 14, 1872; 
friiiate "Colorado,"" North Atlantic Station, July 13, 1874; sloop " Canan- 
daigua,"" Sej^tember 21. 1874; Hag-ship "Worcester"' and to staff of Rear- 
Admiral Mullany, September 27, 1874; tlag-ship "Colorado,"" March 31. 
1875; flag-ship "Worcester."" May 10. 1875; sloop " Plynunith " (sj>ecial 
duty), June 24. 1875 ; ordered to examination for promotion, September '2o. 
1875. and commissiontd Ma.<ttr from April 14, 1^75; returning to duty on 
board the " Plymouth ;" ordered to the tlag-ship " Hartford "' and to staff of 
Rear Admiral LeRoy, February 14. 1876 ; to stafl" of Rear- Admiral Trench- 



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ard, Aiiffust 31. 1870 ; riag-sbip " rowhatan." July 4, 1877 ; waiting orders, 
June lo, 1878; Nautical Alnianao Office, Navy Department, Washington, 
D. C. July 8. 1878 : waiting orderb, July 8, 1881 ; ordered to sloop -'Adams," 
Pacific Station, September 10, 1881. and to examiuatioii for promotion, May 
2(3, 1882. Commissioned Lieutenaut from March 10. 1882 ; waiting orders, 
September 9, 1884 ; Nautical Almanac Oflice, Navy Department, Washing- 
ton, D. C, November 15. 1884 ; appointed Assistant Superintendent Nauti- 
cal Almanac, November 25. 1884; detached and ordered to special duty as 
Aide to Admiral Porter, ^Nlarch 10, 1886, which duty continued till after the 
death of Admiral Porter; March 15, 1891, was ordered to U. S. training-ship 
" Monono:ahela ;" detached Julv 10, 1893, and ordered to ''Bennington;" 
Hvdrographic Office, April, 1894-96; U.S. S. "Oregon," December,^ 1896- 
98 ; Febrtiary. 1898. U. S. S. " Wheeling." to date. 

W. A. Marshall. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed to the Naval 
Academy, from the Ninth District, represented by Thaddeus Stevens, in 
June, 1867 ; Midshipman, June, 1871 ; En.^ign, July, 1872 ; Master, April, 
1875; Litutenanf, April. 1S82. "Iroquois" and " Cauandaigua," N A. 
Station, 1871-2; " Hartford." China Station. 1872-4 ; " Tennessee," China 
Station, 1875-8 ; training-ship, " New Hampshire," 187^^-80; " Vandalia," 
N. A. Station, 1880-3 T Branch Hvdrographic Ofhce, Boston, 1883-6; 
" Dolphin," cruising, 1886-9 ; Torpedo Station. Newport. R. I., 1889-93 ; 
*• Charleston." South Atlantic Station. 1893-4; "Detroit." China Station, 
1894-6 ; Naval Academy, 1896-7; Navy Yard, New York. 1898. 

W. M. Irwin. — Appointed from Ohio. Naval Academy, June, 1867 ; 
Midshipman. June. 1871 ; Ensign, July, 1872 ; Master, May, 1875; Lieuten- 
ant. June, 1SS''2 ; "California." Pacific, 1871-4 ; '" Ossipee." North Atlantic 
Station. 1874-76; "Gettysburg," 1876-7 ; Nautical Almanac Office, 1878-9 ; 
'• Michigan." N. AV. Lakes, 18^9-81 ; " Essex." Pacific Station, 1881-5 ; Navy 
Yard, Washington, 1885; Bureau of Equipment. 1885-8; "Richmond." 
South Atlantic" Station. 1889-93; Navy Yard, Washington. July, 1893; 
training-ship '• Portsmouth," July, 1894 ; training-ship " Alliance," July, 
1895 ; Steel Inspector. S. Bethlehem, June. 1897, to date. 

G. C Hanus. — Appointed from Wisconsin. Naval Academy, July, 
1865; Midshipman, June. 1871; Ensign, July, 1872 ; Master, May. 1875; 
Lieutenant, June, 1882; 'Cauandaigua." 1871-5; Coast Survey, 1875-8; 
"Jamestown," North Pacific Station, 1879-81 ; while serving on the "James- 
town." was engaged in making extensive surveys in Alaska and in settling 
intertribal disputes among the Chileat Indians ; Hydrographic, 1881-3 ; 
Coast Survey duty, 1883-6, during which periods he commanded the steamers 
'"Arago." " Endeavor." '' Gedney." and •' Ready ; " "Ossipee." N. A. Station. 
1886-7; appointed by Governor Hill as a Boundary Commissioner for New 
York, in settling Raritaii Bay Boundary, in 1887 ; '• Nipsic." Pacific Station, 
1887-S ; was recalled from " Nipsic." then at Callao, in consequence of a 
joint resulution of both the Legislatures of New York and New Jersey, re- 
questing his serN-ices as an engineer in settling the boundary in the Arthur 
Kill, Kill von Kull, New York Bay, and Hudson River; served as a New 
York Commissioner and Engineer of both commissions, to 1890 ; Navy 
Yard, New York, November, 1S93-0 ; commanding C S. S. "Eager." Feb- 
ruary, 1895-7; U. S. S. "Newport." January, 1898. to April, 1898; com- 
manding U. S. S. "Free Lance." ^lay. 1898, to date. 

J. E. Roller. — Naval apprentice. Naval Academy. June. 1867 ; Midship- 
man. June. 1871 ; Ensign, July, 1872: Master, May. 1875; Lieutenant, July, 
1882; "Wachusett," Europe, 1871-3; '•Portsmouth." 1874-7; receiving- 



170 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

ship " Colorado," 1878-80; training;-ship " Saratoga," 1881-3 ; training-ship 
"Minnesota," 1883; Branch Hydrographic Office, New York, 1883-5; 
"Marion." Asiatic Station, 1885-ti; "Palos," Asiatic Station, 1886-8; re- 
ceiving-ship "Minnesota," lt<88; Navy Yard, New York, June, 1898, to 
18i'0; ordered to the "Lancaster," May. 18ltH ; battleship "New York," 
January. 1S9S, to (h\te. 

Francis E. Greene. — Appoiuted from Indiana. Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember, 18t»7 ; Mid<ltipman, June, 1871 ; Eimgn, July, 1872 ; }fasier, June, 
1875; Lieutenant, July, 1882 ; "Congress," special service, 1871-3; 'Shaw- 
mut," N. A. Station, 1874-7; coast survey. 1877-80; " Yantic," N. A. Sta- 
tion, 1880-3; training-ship "New Hampshire," 1883-6; '-Alert," Pacitic 
Station, 1886-90 ; ordered to the " Ranger," April, 1893 ; " Adams," January, 
lf<96; leave of absence, Mav, 1896; Navy Yard, AN'ashington, Julv, 1896, to 
1898 ; " Alliance," April, 1898, to date. 

Carlos G. Calkins. — Appointed from Ohio. Naval Academy, June, 
1867. Miil^hljiman, June. 1871. Ensign, July, 1872. Ma.^ter. July. 1875 ; 
lAeutenant, November, 1882; "Wyoming." 1871-4; "Franklin." Europe, 
1874-6; "Essex," S. A. Station, 1876-7; " Wyoming," European Station, 
1877-81 ; Hydiographic Office. 1881-2; special duty. Bureau of Naviga- 
tion, 1882-3'; " Trenton." Asiatic Station, 1883-6 ; Office of Naval Intelli- 
gence, 188(.>-7 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, 1887-8; member Board of In- 
spectors, 1888-9; steamer "Albatross," 1889; Hydrographic Office, Oregon, 
April, 1893-5 ; the "Boston," December, 1895; the " Olympia," January, 
1897. to ilate. 

William Power Elliott. — Appointed at large. Naval Academy. Sep- 
tember, L'^67. MicUhipman. June. 1871. ^/js/^/j, July, 1872. Muster, ^lay, 
1S75. Lieutenant, June, 1882; California, "Mohican," 1871-2; "Lacka- 
wanna," China, 1872-4; "Alert," North Atlantic, 1875-6; "Plvmouth," 
North Atlantic, 1877; "Tuscarora," Pacitic. 1878; Coast Survey, 1879-83; 
"Galena," North Atlantic, 1883-6; Naval Observatory, 1886-9 ;" command- 
ing C. S. schooner " Eagre," 1889 ; ordered to the "Adams," March, 1892-4 ; 
ordered to the "Bennington." Mav, 1895; the ''Philadelphia," Januarv. 
1897; U. S. S. ' Baltimore." January, 1898. to date. 

Henry Harris Barroll. — Born in New Madrid. Mo., ISIay 22, 1850, and 
was appointed to the United States Naval Academy, from Cape Girardeau 
County. September. 1867 ; graduated in June, 1871, and was first attached 
to the U. S. S. "Iroquois." and later to the U. S. S. " Congress," serving on 
the North Atlantic Station ; while attached to the "Congress," in 1872. that 
vessel was ordered to proceed to Port au Prince. Hayti, to release and bring 
to the United States the American steamer " Hornet." then blockaded in 
tiiat port by S|ninish men-of-war ; the blockaded vessel was convoyed to Bal- 
timore ; served on board the U. S. S. "Congress " on the European Station, 
until ]N[ay, 1873, when he was transferred to the U. S. S " Wachusett," and 
in the spring of 1874 returned to Key AVest in that vessel, the " Virginius 
Atlair " having caused the naval forces to assemble there ; took part in the 
naval drill in Florida Bay. Promoted to Ensign in 1872 ; in June, 1874, 
placed on waiting orders, and in October. 1874. ordered to the U. S. monitor 
" Canonicus." at New Orleans. La.; detached from the " Canonicus" in Jan- 
nary, 1875. and ordered to take passage in the U. S. S. " Canandaigua," to 
Aspinwall, U. S. of Colombia, and join the party under Lieutenant Frederick 
Collins, U. S. Navy, to survey a line for an interoceanic canal across the 
Isthmus of Darien ; was here engaged for five months, and upon return to 
the United States, was ordered on duty at the Navy department, to assist in 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 171 

the computation of the cost of a ship-canal, by way of the Atrato Napipi route. 
Promoted to Ma!<ter in 1875 ; in September, 1875, ordered to duty ou board 
the U. S. S. '* Gettysburg," making determinations of knigitude by means of 
telegraphic cable, \Yorking from Key AVest, through the Antilles, as far south 
as the Island of Trinidad ; ou returning to the United States in June, 1876, 
was assigned to duty on board of the training-ship " Minnesota ; " in Octo- 
ber, 1877, was detached and ordered to duty iu the U. S. Coast Survey, 
serving at first on board the U. S. Coast Survey schooner "Palinurus," and 
engaged in making sailing directions for the east coast of the United States, 
between Cape Henry and the Dry Tortugas ; and also for Albemarle and 
Pamlico Sounds ; was also employed in locating the oysters-beds in Tangier 
and Pocomoke Sounds, Chesa])eake Bay ; in November, 1879, was ordered 
to command the Coast Survey steamer " Hitchcock," then at Grand Gulf, 
and engaged in triangulating the Mississippi River; in 1880, received orders 
to lay the vessel up at Baton Rouge, and report for duty on board the Coast 
Survey scliooner " Eagre," at Castine, Maine, and made surveys of French- 
men's Bay, Penobscot and Bagaduce Rivers ; in August, 1881, was ordered 
to take passage iu the U. S. S. " Powhatan," to Aspinwall, and report for 
duty on board the U. S S. " Richmond," at Panama ; served ou the Asiatic 
Station until August, 1884, being attached to the U. S. steamers " Rich- 
mond," " Monocacy," and "Palos;" in April, 1883, was ordered in com- 
mand of a naval party appointed to guard from pillage the wreck of the U. 
S- S. "Ashuelot," which vessel had been lost on Lammock Island, near 
Swatow; remained here for five months, and at the end of that time was 
ordered to the U. S. S. " Palos," taking part in quelling the Chinese riots at 
Canton, in 1888, when the European business-houses on the Island of Shamin 
were burned ; title changed to Lieuteiiant (junior grade), in March, 1883 ; 
was promoted to Lieutenant (senior grade), in May, 1883 ; from November, 
1884, until February, 1886, on duty at the Branch Hydrograjihic Office, 
Philadelphia; in February, 1886, granted six months' leave; in August, 
1886, ordered to duty ou board the U. S. S. " Lancaster," South Atlantic 
Station ; served fojr two years as Flag-Lieutenant of the South Atlantic 
Squadron, returning to the United States iu November, 1888 ; since Febru- 
ary, 1889, in charge of the Branch Hydrographic Office, Norfolk, Ya.; U. 
S S. "Marion," October, 1891-4; inspecting steel, June, 1894, and War 
College ; ordered to " Yorktown," June, 1896-7 ; sick-leave, October, 1897 ; 
U. S.^S. "Helena," April, 1898 ; May, 1898, U. S. S. "Dolphin," to date. 

Frederic Herbert Lefavor — Appointed from Ohio, Entered Naval 
Academy iu June. 18ti(> ; graduated as Midshipman in June, 1891 ; U. S. S. 
" Narragansett," from September, 1871, to April 4, 1873 ; U. S S. '-Brook- 
lyn," and "Ticonderoga" from December 4, 1873. to April 27, 1874. Promoted 
to Ensign, July, 1874, to date from July, 1872; ordei'ed by telegraph to 
Monitor duty at New* Orleans, September 25, 1874 ; thence to U. S. S. 
"Kansas;" U. S. S. " AVachusett," October, 1874, to December 11,1874; 
and thence to duty on Coast Survey, on the L^. S. C. S. steamer " Osage," in 
North Carolina Sounds ; August 2 commissioned as Master to date from 
March, 1876 ; U. S. S. " Tuscarora," from December, 1877, to May 31, 1880 ; 
U. S. S. " Ranger" from January. 1881, to June, 1882 ; U. S. C. S. steamer 
"McArthur" from October 15,* 1882, to July 31, ls84; June 1, commis- 
sioned as Lieutenant, (junior grade), to date from jNIarch 3, 1883; commis- 
sioned as Lieutenant, from July 8, 1883. Branch Hvd. Office, San Fran- 
cisco, August 9, 1884, to October 1, 1885; Branch Hyd. Office, New 
Orleans, La., October 11, 1885, to May 16, 1886 ; Torpedo Station, Newport, 



172 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\'^-. 

June 1, 1886, to November 19, 1886; Hyd. Office, Washington, November 
22. 1886, to February 5, 18S7 ; U. S. S. " Vautic," from February 27, 1^87, 
to August 2, lS8-<; " Pensacola," from August 8, 1888, to February 22, 
1889 ; ^'" Yautic," from February 26, 1889, to July 1889 ; Navy Yard, Mare 
Ishiud. Cal., from October 31, 1W9, to July 25.'l892 ; " Monocacy " (Ast. 
Station), from August 23, 1892, to January 22, 1893 ; " Petrel," from Janu- 
ary 28, 1893, to April 16, 1893; Yokobarna Hospital, from April 21, 1893, 
to July 20, 1893 ; U. S. flag-ship " Lancaster," ti-om July 20, 1893. to Sep- 
tember 28, 1893 ; " Monocacy," from October 20, 1893, to August 13. 1895; 
Navy Yard, Mare Inland. Cal, from September 25, 1895, to August 16, 
1897; "Wheeling." U. S. receiving-ship "Independence," "Adams," 
Irom Augu.st 10, 1897, to March 2, 1898. 

W. E. Sewell. — Appointed from New York. Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember, 1867 ; MifJ.^hipmaii, June, 1871 ; Ensign, July, 1872 ; Madtr, April, 
1876; Junior Lieutenant, ^liXVQh.,\^f<(i\ Lieutenant, October, 18^3; .served 
on Euro|)ean and Home Stations in " Congress," " Wabash," " Plymouth," 
and " Ticonderoga," 1871-4; Coast Survey, 1874-7; receiving-ship " Pa.s- 
saic,"1878; "Alaska," Pacific Station, 1878-80; "Alarm " (torpedo-boat) 
(part of time in command), 1881-2 ; Naval Observatory, 1882-3 ; "Ossipee," 
Asiatic Station, 1884-6; Naval Observatory, 1886-7; Navigator, Navy 
Yard, Mare Island. 1887-90; U. S. S. "Petrel," April, 1891, and U. S. S. 
" Marion," Navy Yard, Mare Island, July, 1894-7 ; U. S. S. " Montgomery," 
January, 1897 ; U. S. S. " Vesuvius," January, 1898, to date. 

Henry McCrea. — Appointed from Indiana. Naval Academy, July, 
1866; Mi(lshij)man, June, 1871; Ensign, July, 1872; Master, June, 1876; 
Junior Lieutenant, March, 1883 ; Lieutenant, November, 1883 ; " California," 
Pacific, 1871-3 ; Coast Survey, 1875-7 ; Torpedo Station, 1877-8 ; " Rich- 
mond," Asiatic Station, 1878-81 ; receiving-ship "Colorado," 1883; "Shen- 
andoah." Pacific Station, 1883-6; Naval Academy, 1886-9; Bureau of 
Navigation, 1889-90 ; Bureau of Ordnance, June, 1893 ; U- S. S. " Fern," 
April, 1896, and U. S. S. " Brooklyn," to March, 1898 ; U. S. S. " .Machias," 
April, 189.S. to date. 

E. F. Qualtrough. — Born in Rochester, N. Y., 1850. Appointed to 
Naval Academy, from New York, September 21, 1867 ; Midshipman, June 
6, 1871 ; Ensign, July 14, 1872 ; M'ister, July 1, 1876 ; Lieutenant, Novem- 
ber 24, 1883; flag-ship " Wabash," European Station, 1871-4 ; " Wachu- 
sett," West Indies, in 1874, during the Cuban trouble ; " Despatch," special 
service in Europe, 1875-6 ; " ]\Iarion," European Station. 1877 ; flag-ship 
" Trenton," European Station, 1877-8 ; Naval Observatory, 1879-82 ; " Hart- 
ford," Pacific Station, 1882-5 ; during this cruise Lieutenant Qualtrough was 
for three ^yeeks on a small coral island in charge of the naval portion of an 
astronomical expetlition to make observations of the total solar eclipse in 
May, 1883 ; while on this island he made an accurate survey of it, and sent 
a chart to the Department ; the chart was afterwards issued by the Hydro- 
graphic Oflice ; Mare Island Navy Yard, 1886-9 ; most of the time in charge 
of the Ordnance Department, Charleston ; Pacific Station, 1890; Lieutenant 
Qua'trouirh is the author of the Boat-Sailor's Manual, and the Sailor's 
Handy Book ; office of Naval Intelligence, May, 1893-5 ; " Mohican," 
March, 1895, to January, 1896 ; U. S. S. "Marion," January, 1898 ; U. S. S. 
" Terror," to date. 

James Cephas Cresap. — Appointed from Ohio, June, 1867. Midship- 
man, June, 1871 ; European Station, on steamers " Wachusett," "Wabash," 
"Brooklyn," and "Shenandoah," 1871-4. Ensign, July, 1872; flag-ship 



RECORDS OP LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 173 

" Richmond," S. P. Station, Aide to Flag-Officer N. Collins, 1874-5 ; store- 
ship "Supply," 1875; iron-clad steamer "Manhattan," N. A. Station, 1876. 
Master, September, 1876; steamers "Alliance" and "Enterprise," N. A. Sta- 
tion, 1877; flagship "Hartford," S. A. Station, Aide and Secretary to Flag- 
Ofticer E. T. Nichols, 1877-9 ; training-ship " Minnesota," 1880-1 ; receiving- 
ship "Colorado," New York, 1881-2; Torpedo Station, 1882. Lieutenaiii, 
December, 1883 ; Naval Experimental Battery, in charge, 1883 ; Naval 
Academy (Dep't Mathematics), 1884-5 ; steamer " Mohican," Pacific Station, 
1885-8 ; assistant to U. S. Commissioner Bates at Samoa and Tonga, 1886 ; 
Naval Academy (Uep'ts English and Mathematics), 1889-92 ; training-ship 
"Jamestown," 1892; "Constellation," transporting European exhibits for 
World's Fair, 1892-3 ; protected cruiser "' Baltimore," Naval Review Fleet, 
1893; flag-ship "Chicago," European Station, 1893, and "Bennington," 
Pacific Station, 1894; Navy Yard, Norfolk, Aide to Commandant, and 
receiving-ship " Franklin," 1895-6 ; battleship " Massachusetts," 1897-8, to 
date. 

A. C. Baker. — Appointed from Iowa. Naval Academy, September, 
1867 ; Midshipman, June, 1871 ; E)tmgii,Ju]j, 1872; Master, December, 1876 ; 
Junior Lieutenant, March, 1883; Lieutenant, January, 1884; "Wabash," 
Europe, 1871-3; " Brooklyn," South Atlantic Station, 1874-6 ; " Despatch " 
(despatch-boat), 1877-9; Hydrographic Oftice, 1880-82; "Albatross," special 
service, 1882-5; "Juniata," 1885-6; " Iroquois," Pacific Station, 1886-8 ; 
Naval Academy, 1888-90 ; duty with World's Exposition, November, 1890 ; 
U. S. S. "Alert," April, 1894-7 ; leave of absence, April, 1897; special 
duty, Paris Exposition, August, 1897 ; February, 1898, special duty to date. 

W. H. H. Southerland. — Naval Apprentice. Naval Academy, June, 
1868; Alidsh'ipman, June, 1872; Emign, July, 1873; Master, November, 
1877; Junior Lieutenant, March, 1883; Lieutenant, February, 1884; " Tus- 
carora," Pacific Station, 1872-5; Naval Academy, 1875-6; "Plymouth," 
N. A. Station, 1877-9; " Kear.sarge," N. A. Station, 1879-81; Hydro- 
graphic Oflice, 1881-4; "Dolphin," special service, 1884-5; "Brooklyn," 
N. A. Station, 1885-6 ; "Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1886-7 ; " Brooklyn," 
N. A. Station, 1887-9 ; Bureau of Navigation, 1889-95 ; ordered to the 
"Cincinnati," then to the " Dolphin," June 1895-7 ; Bureau of Equipment, 
November, 1897 ; commanding U. S. S. " Eagle," April, 1898, to date. 

Lucien Young. — Born in Lexington, Kentucky, March 31, 1852. Ap- 
pointed to the Naval Academy as Midshipman from that State, June 21, 
1869 ; served on board the practice-ships " Dale," " Savannah " and " Constel- 
lation ;" graduated. May 31. 1873 ; July 23, 1873, ordered to the "Alaska," 
fitting out at New York, and which soon joined the European Station ; 
special orders from the commanding officer of the " Alaska," and the admiral 
commanding the squadron, and a general order from the Secretaiy of the 
Navy were published, commendatory of extraordinary heroism in jumping 
overboard while under way at sea, and saving the life of a seaman who had 
been knocked overboard ; for this act, also, a gold medal of the first class was 
awarded by the New York Benevolent and Life-Saving Institution, and a 
framed certificate from the Humane Society of Massachusetts ; detached from 
the "Alaska," August 5, 1875, at Lisbon, and ordered to the " Hartford,' 
and on the 16th of October, 1875, detached from the "Hartford" at Fort 
Monroe, and ordered to examination for promotion. Commissioned as En- 
sign, July 16, 1874; ordered to the "Powhatan," North Atlantic Station, 
December 10, 1875; detached from the "Powhatan," February 29, 1876, 
and ordered to the " Huron;" shipwrecked in the "Huron," oflf Nag's Head, 



174 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

N. C, November 24, 1877. For conduct on this occasion received letter of 
thanks from tlie Secretary of tlie Navy, a gold medal of the first class, under 
an act of Congress, from the Life-Saving Service of the United States, a ' 
sword from the State of Kentucky by special resolution, made an honorary 
member of the Legislature of that State, was nominated by the President, 
and advanced, under a special act of Congress, to the grade of Master. Com- 
missioned a Master, iruwi November 24, 1877 ; ordered to the " Portsmouth," 
JNIarch 17, 1878, and upon arrival at Havre, France, took charge of a squad 
of men for duty at the Universal Exposition at Paris, upon the completion 
of which rejoined the " Ports^mouth," and served in her in the training squad- 
ron on return to the United States; detached from the "Portsmouth," Aj)ril 
5, 1880, and ordered to the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, Navy De- 
partment, acting for a while as Naval Aide to the Secretary of the Navy ; de- 
tached from the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, July 25, 1882, and 
ordered to the monitor " Montauk ;" detached from monitor, December 5, 
1882, and ordered to the training-ship "Minnesota." Commij^sioned Lieu- 
tenant (junior-grade), March 3, 1883 ; detached from the "Minnesota," Octo- 
ber 29, 1883, and ordered to duty in charge of men, and on arrival to duty 
in the Pacific Squadron was assigned as Executive of the " Onward ; " trans- 
ferred from the " Onward " to the "Shenandoah," October 17, 1884 ; took part 
in lauding at Panama, to protect American interests, in the spring of 1885 ; 
detached from the " Shenandoah," at San Francisco, October 8, 1886, and 
ordered to Washington for examination for promotion. Commissioned Lieu- 
tenant, May 1, 1884; granted six months' leave of absence, December 6, 
1886; ordered to torpedo service at Newport, R. I., May 11, 1<'^87, and to 
the Naval War College, August 30, 1887 ; detached from War College, De- 
cember 19, 1887, and ordered to duty in the Bureau of Navigation, assigned 
to the office of Naval War Records to July, 1896 ; U. S. S. " Detroit," July, 
1896, to January, 1897; U. S. S. "Boston," January, 1897, to October, 
1897 ; U. S. S. " Vorktown," October 22, 1897, to December, 1897. U. S. S. 
" Alert," December, 1897, to February, 1898 ; sick leave from February, 

1895, to :\Iarch 25, 1898 ; on leave to date. 

J. M. Roper. — Appointed from Missouri. N. A., June, 1868 ; Midnhip- 
vian, June, 1872; Emifjn, July, 1873; Master, November, 1877; Junior 
Lieutenant, March, 1883; Lieutenant, June. 1884; "Omaha," S. P. Station, 
1872-5; Naval Academv, 1875-7; "Supply" (store-ship), 1877-9; train- 
ing-ship "Minnesota," 1879-82; " Wachusett," Pacific Station, 1882-5; 
special duty. Navy Department, 1885-6 ; Naval Acadeniy, 1886-94; ordered 
to the " New York," August, 1894; " Monadnock," 1896; Assistant Light- 
Hou.se Inspector, Third District, September 16, 1897; U. S. S. " May- 
flower," \\)v\\, ].S!)8, to date. 

Charles Eben Fox. — Appointed at large. Naval Academy, June, 
1868, to June, 1872; Ensign, J[i\y, 1873 ; Master, November, 1877 ; Junior 
Lieutenant, March, 1883; Lieutenant, August, 1884; U. S. S. " Hartford," 
A.^^iatic Station, 1.S72-5; Ilvdrographic Office, 1875-6; U. S. S. "Adams," 
1876-8; Coast Survey, 1878-9; "U- S. S. " Nipsic," European Station, 1879- 
82; Navy Department. 1883-4; Aide to The Admiral, 1884-6; U. S. S. 
"Iroquoi.s" 1886-7; U. S. S. " Vandalia," 1887-9, Pacific Station; Navy 
Department, 1889; Office Naval Intelligence, October, 1889, to December, 
1892 ; Flag Lieutenant of the Asiatic and Pacific Squadrons, January, 1893, 
to Januarv, 1896; Navy Department and Naval Observatory, February 

1896, to October, 1897 ; U. S. S. " Vicksburg," October, 1897, to date. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 175 

J. C. Freemont, Jr. — Appointed at large. N. A. June, 1868 ; Midship- 
man, June, 1872 ; Ensign, July, 1873 ; Master, November, 1877 ; Junior 
Lieutenant, March, 1883 ; Lieutenant, September, 1884; "Wabash," Europe, 
1872-4; "Powhatan," N. A. Station, 1876-8; special Light-House duty, 
1878-81; Coast Survey, 1881-4; '^ Hartford," Pacific Station, 1884-6; 
Hydrographic Office, 18^6-8; Recorder Board of Inspection, 1888-9 ; ord- 
nance duty, Navy Yard, Washington, 1889-93 ; Assistant Superintendent of 
Harbor of New Yorl<, September, 1893; ordered to the "Indiana," Novem- 
ber, 1895; commanding the "Gushing," November, 1895; commanding the 
" Porter," 1897, to date. 

Albert Mertz. — Appointed from Wisconsin Naval Academy, June, 
1867; MidsJiipman. June, 1872; Eiuign,i\i\y, 1873; Master, November, 
1877; Junior Lieutenant, March, 1883; Lieutenant, September, 1884; 
Asiatic Station, 1872-6 ; Coast Survey, 1876-80 ; " Wyoming," N. A. Sta- 
tion, 1880-3 ; " Alliance," N. A. Station, 1883-5 ; "Omaha," Asiatic Station, 
1885-6; "Marion," Asiatic Station, 1886-8; receiving-ship "Minnesota," 
1888-93; receiving ship "Minnesota," June, 1894-5; training-ships "Con- 
stellation," September, 1895, U. S. S. " Michigan," March, 1896, and "Fern," 
U. S. S. " Amphitrite," November, 1896, to date. 

R. H. Gait. — Appointed at large. Naval Academy, June, 1868. Mid- 
shipman, June, 1872. Ensign, July, 1873. Master, December, 1877. Junior 
Lieutenant, March, 1883. Lieutenant, November, 1884; " Tuscarora," Pa- 
cific Station, 1872-5; "Huron," N. A. Station, 1876-7; Coast Survey, 
1877-81 ; receiving-ship " Independence," 1881 ; " Pensacola," Pacific Sta- 
tion, 1881-3 ; "Hartford," Pacific Station, 1883-4; Midvale Steel Works, 
1884-8; "Mohican," Pacific Station, 1888; Naval Academy, November, 
1892 ; ordered to the " Minneapolis," December, 1894 ; leave of absence, 
June, 1895 ; ordered to the " Maine," September, 1895 ; " Essex," 1896 ; 
"Terror," 1896 ; Inspector Equipment, Newport News, June, 1897, to date. 

Vincendon L. Cottman. — Appointed by Hon. James Brooks, Seventh 
District, New York City. Entered Naval Academy, September 21, 1868 ; 
graduated, June 1, 1872. Ensign, July 15, 1873. Master, May 9, 1878. 
Lieutenant, January 8, 1885; "Tuscarora," 1872-5; deep-sea sounding in 
Pacific landing-party, Panama, 1873; landing-party, Honolulu, 1874; 
Samoa with Steinberger, Latrobe, etc., 1875; "Colorado," receiving-ship, 
New York, 1875-6; "Supply," training-squadron, 1876; "Alliance," Euro- 
pean Station, 1877-80; receiving-ship "Colorado," 1880-1; "Richmond," 
Asiatic Station, 1881-2; "Mouocacy," Asiatic Station, 1882-4; "Rich- 
mond," Asiatic Station, 1884; Branch Hydrographic Office, New York, 
1885-9; in charge New York Nautical School-ship "St. Mary's," as Senior 
Instructor and Navigator, 1889; Secretary International Marine Conference, 
1889-90; ordered to the "Concord," February, 1891; to the "Marion," 
1894; Navy Yard, New York, October, 1894; ordered to the "Monterey," 
December, 1896-8; U. S. S. "Alert," February, 1898, to date. 

F E. Sawyer. — Appointed from Massachusetts. Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember, 1868 ; Midshipman, June, 1872 ; Ensign, July, 1873 ; Master, July, 
1878; Lieutenant (junior grade), March, 1883; Lieutenant, June, 1885; 
"Hartford," Asiatic Station, 1872-5; "Richmond," South Pacific, 1876-7; 
receiving-ship "Franklin," 1877-8; Coast Survey, 1878-80; "Ashuelot," 
Asiatic Station, 1880-2; receiving-ship "Wabash," 1882-3; "Swatara," 
North Atlantic Station, 1883-6; Hydrographic Office, 1886-8 ; "Swatara," 
1888-9 ; " Richmond," South Atlantic Station, 1889-90 ; U. S. S. " Thetis," 
October, 1892; "Philadelphia," October, 1892-5; Navy Yard, Boston, No- 



170 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

veraber, 1895, and War College, to 1897 ; U. S. S. "Fern," December, 1897, 
to date. 

W. H. Schuetz. — Ap{H»inted from Missouri. Naval Academy, June, 
1867; MiilxhijiiiKin, May. 1873; Ensign, July, 1874; Mazier, November, 
1878; Junior Livntenant, March, 1883; Lieuttnant, October, 1885; Atlantic 
Station, 1874-') ; " Monongaliela," 1876-7 ; " Michigan," Northwestern Lakes, 
1877-8 ; " rcnvhatan," North Atlantic Station, 1878-9 ; '• Tennessee," North 
xVtlantic Station, 1879-81 ; special duty, Siberia, 1882-5; special duty, State 
Departmt'Ut, 18«r)-6; Navy Department, 1886-7; Superintendent of Com- 
passes, 1888-9; ''Chicago," Stpiadron of Evolution, 1889-90; special duty, 
Navy Department, Januarv, 1893-7; ordered to the " Marblehead," April, 
1897"; "Iowa," March, 189.S, to date. 

T. B. Howard. — Born in Illinois. Appointed "at large;" Naval 
Academy, June, 1869. to May 31, 1873; En-ngn, July, 1874; Master, June, 
1879; junior Lieutenant, March, 1883; Lieutenant, November, 1885; 
"Alaska "and '• Wabash," European Station, 1873-4; "Wabash," at Key 
West, 1874; "Franklin," European Station, 1874-5; Naval Academy, 
1876-8; "Plymouth," North Atlantic, 1878-9; "Kearsarge," North Atlan- 
tic, 1879-M ; practice-ship "Dale," 1881 ; Naval Academy, 1881-4; prac- 
tice-ship "Dale," 1883; "Saratoga," training-squadron, 1884-7; Naval 
Academy, 1887-1)0 ; " Constellation," 1887 and 1889 ; ordered to the " Mian- 
tonomah," June, 1891-4; leave of absence, June, 1894 ; Naval Academy, 
August, 1.S94-7 ; "Coucord," May, 1897, to date. 

W. C. Cowles. — Appointed from Connecticut N. A., September, 1869; 
Miilsliijnnan, May, 1873 ; En-tign, July, 1874 ; Master, August, 1879 ; Junior 
Lieutenant, March, 1883; Lieutenant, December, 1885; Atlantic Station, 
1873-5 ; " Trenton," Asiatic Station, 1875-9 ; training-ship "Constellation," 
1879-80; Hydrographic Office, 1880-2; "Kearsarge," European Station, 
1882-5; Navy Yard, Washington, 1885-6; Inspector of steel, new cruisers, 
1886-7 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 1887-9 ; " Kearsarge," N. A Station, 
1889-90; waiting orders, November, 1893; ordered to the "Marblehead," 
April, 1H94-7 ; Bureau of Equipment, June, 1897, to date. 

A M. Knight —Appointed from Florida. Naval Academy, June, 1869. 
Midsliijjniaii.yiixy, 1873. Ensign, July, 1874. Master, October, 1879. Junior 
Lieutenant, March, 1883. Lieutenant, December. 1885 ; Pacific Station, 1872 
-5; Naval Academy, 1876-8; " Quinnebaug," European Station, 1878-9; 
"Galena," European Station, 1880-3; Naval Academy,l 883-5 ; ordnance 
duty, Annapolis, 1885-9; "Chicago," Squadron of Evolution, 1889-90; 
Naval Academy, June, 1892-5 ; ordered to the " Lancaster," September, 
1895; "Castine." Vsm ; "Puritan," 1897, to date. 

Charles Johnston Badger.— Born August 6, 1853. Appointed "at 
large " to Naval Academy, June, 1869. Graduated Midshipman, May, 1873. 
Commissioned Ensign, July, 1874. Commissioned Master, November, 1879. 
Commissioned Lieutenant (junior grade), March, 1883. Commissioned Ziew- 
tenant, January, 1886; September, 1873, to July, 1875, U.S. S. " Narragan- 
sett," survey of Gulf of California ; October, 1875,to December, 1875, Navy 
Yard, Washington ; January, 1876, to July, 1876, U. S. torpedo-steamer 
" Alarm ;" September, 1876, to November, 1879, Asiatic Station, serving on 
board " Ashuelot," " Alert," " Monocacy " and '' Munongahela ; " December, 
1879, to April, 1880, special duty. Bureau of Navigation; April, 1880, to 
August, 1881, Coast Survey steamei-s "Endeavor" and "A. D. Bache ; " 
Sej.tember. 1881, to September, 1882, U. S. S. " Yantic," North Atlantic Sta- 
tion ; October, 1882, to January, 1884, Navy Yard, Boston ; January, 1884, 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS 'OF THE U. S. NAVY. 177 

to March, 1884, Fish Commission steamer, "Fish Hawk;" April, 1884, to 
November, 1884, Executive of the U. S. S. " Alert," of the Greely Relief 
Expedition of that year. For participation in this expedition, received, by 
name, with the other officers and men from Maryland, the thanks of that 
State as tendered in joint resolutions of the Senate and House of Delegates, 
assembled at Annapolis; November, 1884, to April, 1885, ordnance duty, 
Navy Yard, Washington ; April and INIay, 1885, attached to the U. S. S. 
" Tennessee," while serving with the expeditionary force sent to the Isthmus 
of Panama; October, 188o, to May, 1889, U. S S. "Brooklyn," Asiatic Sta- 
tion ; August, 1889, ordnance duty, Navy Yard, Washington, to November, 
1892; U. S. S. '-Dolpliin," November 16, 1892, to October, 1895; Navy 
Yard, Washington, October 12, 1S95, to July, 1897 ; Naval War College, 
July, 1897, to August, 1897 ; U. S. S. " Cincinnati," August 28, 1897, to date. 

S. W. B. Diehl. — Appointed from Pennsylvania to Naval Academy, 
September, 1869, as 3Iidshipma)t ; Midshipman, May, 1873; JEnsign, J u\y, 
1874 ; Mader, November, 1879 ; Junior Lieutenant, March, 1883 ; Lieuten- 
ant, January, 1886; European Station, "Alaska," " Wabash," and " Con- 
gress," 1873-5; North Atlantic Station, " Vandalia," and "Congress," 
1876-8 ; Hydrographic Office, 1878-9 ; South Atlantic Station, " Marion," 
1879-82; Bureau of Navigation, 1883-4; Torpedo Station. 1884; Bureau 
of Navigation, 1884—6 ; special service, U. S. S. Boston, 1887-9 ; Bureau of 
Equipment and Recruiting as Superintendent of Compasses, 1889, to July, 
1893 ; U. S. S. '• Detroit," July 20, 1893, to April, 1894 ; Bureau of Navi- 
gation, April 24, 1894, to September, 1894; U. S. S. "Machias," September 
18, 1894, to July, 1897 ; U S. S. " Cincinnati," July, 1897, to August, 1897 ; 
Office Naval Intelligence, September 27, 1897, to February, 1898 ; Bureau of 
Equipment. February, 1898, to date. 

Reginald F. Nicholson. — Ap])ointed from District of Columbia to 
Naval Academy, September, 1869 ; Midshipman, May, 1872 ; Ensign, July, 
1874; Master, January, 1880; Lieutenant (junior grade), March, 1883; 
Lieutenant, January, 1886; signal office, 1873; "Powhatan," N. A. Station, 
1875-7 ; oi-duance duty. Navy Yard, Washington, 1877-8 ; " Portsmouth " 
(training-ship), 1878-82; Hydrographic Office, 1882-5; "Mohican," Pacific 
Station, 1885-8 ; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, Washington, 1888; ordered to 
the "Monterey," February, 1893; "Thetis." January, 1895; Navy Yard, 
AVashington, December, 1895; "Oregon," December, 1897, to date. 

S. C. Lemly. — Appointed from North Carolina to Naval Academy, 
Juue, 1869; Midshipman, May, 1872; Ensign, July, 1874; Master, Febru- 
ary, 1880; Junior Lieutenant, March, 1883; Lieidenant, January, 1886; 
Atlantic Station, 1872-6 ; " Essex," South Atlantic Station, 1876-9 ; " Palos," 
Asiatic Station, 1881-3; special duty. Navy Department, 1883-6; "Tren- 
ton," Pacitic Station, 1886-8 ; " Enterprise," European Squadron, 1888-90 ; 
Judge- Advocate General, June 5, 1892, to date. 

E. B. Underwood. — Appointed "at large." Naval Academy, June, 
1869; Midshipman, May, 1872; Ensign, July, .1874; Master, March, 1880; 
Junior Lieutenant, March, 1883 ; Lieutenant, February, 1886 ; Atlantic 
Station, 1872-6; " Monongahela," 1876-7; "Michigan," Northwestern 
Lakes, 1877-9; " Pensacola," Pacific Station, 1881-4; Hydrographic Office, 
188-1-6 ; Training Squadron, 1886-7 ; " Quinnebaug," European Station,' 
1887-9; Naval Academy, 1889-92 ; U. S. S. " Yantic," June 28, ls92, to 
May, 1895 ; leave of absence, June 30, 1895, to August, 18ii5 ; Naval Acad- 
emy, August 20, 1895, to April, 1898 ; U. S. S. " Miantonomah," April, 
1898, to date. 

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178 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

W. F. Halsey. — Appointed from Louisiana. Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember, 1809 ; Midshipman, 'Ma.y,lH72; Emigri, Ju\y, 1674 ; Master, March, 
ISSi); Junior Lieutenant, March, 1883; Lieutenant, March, 1886 ; Atlantic 
Station, 1872-6; " Alert," Asiatic Station, 1876-9; receiving-ship "Inde- 
pendence," 1881-2; "Iroquois," Pacific Station, 1882-5 ; Branch Hydro- 
graphic Office, Kew York, 1885-8; "Ranger," special service, 1888-90; 
Naval Academy, September, 1891 ; ordered to the "Miantonomah," June, 
1894 ; " Baltimore," January, 1895 ; ordered to the U. S. S. " New York," 
January, 1896 ; "Montgomery," January, 1897 ; Naval War College, June, 
1897 ; Naval Academy, September, 1897 ; commanding the \J. S. S. 
"Newark," May, 1898, to date. 

F. A. Wilner. — Appointed from New York, June 22, 1869 ; graduated, 
May ;J1, 1873 ; Ensign, July 16, 1874 ; Master, March 25,1880; Lieutenant 
(junior grade), March 3, 1883; Lieutenant, May 13, 1886; "Alaska," Euro- 
pean Station, August 5, 1873, to October 13, 1873; " Wabash," Key West, 
October 13, 1873, to April 1, 1875 ; "Congress," European Station, April 1, 
1874, to August 26, 1875; " Hartford," return to the United States, August 
26, 1874, to October 16, 1875; " Vandalia," European Station, January 10, 
1876, to February 5, 1879; Nautical Almanac Office, May 21, 1879, to 
March 15, 1880; U. S. S. "Constellation," March 17, 1880, to June 12, 
1880; Irish Relief Cruise, U. S. receiving-ship "Passaic," July 15, 1880, to 
December 13, 1880; Washington Yard, Coast Survey, December 15, 1880, 
to September 25, 1883 ; in charge Hydrograpliic party on schooner '' Silli- 
man," December 9, 1882, to July 1, 1883; Coast Survey Office, July 2, 
1883, to September 25. 1883 ; U. S. S. "Alert," Asiatic Station, October 20, 
1883, to September 25, 1886 ; Naval Ordnance Proving Ground, January 3, 
1887 ; Inspector of Armor, June 8, 1893. to October, 1895 ; U. S. S. " Phila- 
delphia," October 25, 1895; U. S. S. "Adams," July, 1896, to January, 
1898 ; U. S. S. " Monadnock," January, 1898, to date. 

Henry Morrell. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Academy, June 
29, 1869; graduated May 31, 1872. Promoted Ensign, July 16, 1874; 
Mader, October 11, 1880 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 1883 ; Lieu- 
tenant, May 23,1886; "Alaska," European Station, 1875-6; "Adams," 
N. A. Stat on, 1876-9; Coast Survey, 1879-83; "Alert," Asiatic Station, 
1883-4 ; " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1884-6 ; ordnance duty. Navy Yard, 
Washington, 1886-7 ; Bureau Ordnance, 1887-90 ; Navy Yard, New York, 
November 20, 1893. to June, 1896 ; U. S. S. " Massachusetts," June 10, 
1896, to January, 1897 ; U. S. S. " Castine," January, 1897, to date. 

William Winder. — Born in Portsmouth, N. H., September, 1851. Ap- 
pointed from New Ilampsliire, and entered U. S. Naval Academy, September 
16, 1869. Appointed Midshijyman, May 31, 1872. Commissioned Ensign, 
July 16,1874; Mader, November 23, 1880; Lieutenant (junior grade), 
March 3, 1883 ; Lieidenant, May 23, 1886. As 3IidsJnpman, served in flag- 
ship " Richmond," North and South Pacific Stations, 1873-5 ; as Ensign, in 
"Marion," "Hartford," " Dictator," Torpedo Station (under instruction), 
"Colorado," "Constellation," "Wabash," "Vandalia," and again in 
"Marion," South Atlantic; during the latter cruise (September, 1S79, to 
December, 18.s2), ehip took yellow fever at Rio, and crew were encamped 
several weeks on Flores Island, Montevideo ; towards end of cruise the ship, 
under command of Commodore Silas Terry, tJ. S. N., rescued the crew of 
the bark " Trinity," wrecked at Heard's Island, South Indian Ocean, and 
also rendered important service of hauling off a large British ship, ashore 
near Capetown, South Africa ; as Master and Lieutenant (junior grade), 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 179 

Berved in " Wabash," at Torpedo Station ; training-ship " New Hampshire," 
"Omaha," and " Marion," Asiatic Station ; expiration of last cruise, No- 
vember, 1887, joined "Wabash," February 27, 1888; leave of absence, 
September, 1893; ordered to the " Michigan," May, 1894; receiving-ship 
"Wabash," October, 1894 ; ordered to the " Katahdin," December, 1896; 
U. S. S. " Raleigh," July, 1897, to date. 

Charles B. T. Moore. — Born in Illinois. Entered Naval Academy, 
September 27, 18G9 ; graduated May 31, 1872. Promoted Ensign, July 16, 
1874 ; Master, December 14, 1880 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 1883 ; 
Lieute7iant, August 5, 1886; "Alaska," Eui'opean Station, 1873; " Pensa- 
cola," North Pacific Station, 1874-6 ; ti^aining-ship " Monongahela," 1876; 
"Essex," South Atlantic Station, 1877-9 ; " Onward," store-ship, 1881-3; 
" Galena," North Atlantic Station, 1883-5 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1885 ; 
" Alert," Asiatic Station, 1886-90; ordered to the " Newark," July, 1893 ; 
Naval Academy, August, 1896 ; Naval War College, June, 1897 ; Port 
Royal, S. C, November, 1897 ; U. S. S. "Nantucket," May, 1898, to date. 

Ten Eyck De Witt Veeder. — Born in New York. Entered Naval 
Academy, September 24, 1868 ; graduated, May 31, 1873. Promoted Ensign, 
July 16, 1874; Master, January 1, 1881 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), March 
3, 1883; Jjieutenant, October 7, 1886; "Tuscarora," deep-sea sounding. 
Pacific Station, 1873-5 ; " Vandalia," European Station, 1876-7 ; "Alliance," 
European Station, 1877-80 ; Torpedo Station, 1880-1 ; " Richmond," "Palos," 
and "Ashuelot," Asiatic Station,' 1881-4 ; on board "Ashuelot " when wrecked 
on Lamock Rocks, Formosa Channel ; Navy Yard, Washington, 1884; special 
duty, Electric Lighting, Bureau of Navigation, 1885-9 ; Bureau of Equip- 
ment, Electric Lighting, 1890 ; " Enterprise," July 1, 1890 ; " Yorktown," 
Squadron of Evolution, August, 1890, to May, 1893 ; Bureau of Equipment, 
July, 1893, to August 31, 1896 ; joined U. S. S. " Bancroft," August 31, 
1896, and went to European Station, returning to Boston, April 4, 1898, 
where the " Bancroft " fitted out to join Admiral Sampson s Squadron ; ship 
reported for duty at Key West, May 9, 1898. 

Alfred Reynolds. — Boru in Virginia. Entered Naval Academy, Septem- 
ber 21, 1869 ; graduated. May 31, 1872. Promoted Ensign, July 16, 1874 ; 
Master, January 1, 1881 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), March, 1883 ; Lieuten- 
ant, November 9, 1886 ; " Narragansett," Pacific Station, 1873-6 ; " Ranger," 
Asiatic Station, 1877-80 ; ordnance duty. Navy Yard, Ne\y York, 1880-1 ; 
"Alliance," N. A. Station, 1882-5; Navy Yard, Washington, 1885-7; 
"Swatara," S. A. Station, 1888-90; Navy Yard, Washington, March, 1891 ; 
Office of Naval Intelligence, May, 1894 ; ordered to the " San Francisco," 
October^ 1894 ; Bureau of Equipment, December, 1897, to date. 

John Marshall Robinson. — Born in New York. Appointed ("at 
large ") Midshipman. June 23, 1869 ; graduated, May 31, 1873. Promoted 
Ensign, July 16, 1874 ; Master, January 2, 1881 ; lAeutenant (junior grade), 
March 3, 1883 ; Lieutenant, December 13,1886. "Pensacola," "Omaha," 
and "Saranac," South and North Pacific Stations, September, 1873, to 
August, 1875; monitor "Passaic," N. A. Station, January to July, 1876; 
" Yantic," "Palos" and "Alert," Asiatic Station, September, 1876, to April, 
1879 ; " Michigan," N. W. Lakes, July, 1879, to November, 1881 ; Hydro- 
graphic Oflice, November, 1881, to November, 1882; "Kearsarge," N. A. 
and European Stations, November, 1882, to November, 1885 ; receiving-ship 
" Minnesota," New York, February, 1886, to July, 1887 ; Inspector of Steel, 
new cruisers, Pittsburg, July, 1887, to April, 1888 ; " Richmond," S. A. Sta- 
tion, December, 1888, to September, 1890; "Atlanta," Squadron of Evolu- 



180 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

tion, September, 1890, to October, 1891 ; Hydrographic Office, December, 
1891, to May, 1«94; Naviil War College, June 1 to October 1, 1894; 
" Yorktown " and " Moiiocacy," Asiatic Station, November 1, 1894, to May 
21, 1897; Navy Yard, Washington, August 14, 1897, to April, 1898; 
"Minneapolis," April, 1^08, to date. 

George Henry Peters. — liorn in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval 
Academy, June 2o, 1^70; graduated, June 1, 1874. Promoted Ensign, 
July 17,'l87o ; i^/a.s<er, January 10, 1881 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), March 
3, 1883 ; Lieutenant, December 14,1880 ; " Richmond," S P. Station, 1874- 
76; (.W«t Survey, 1877-HO ; training-ship "Constitution," 1881-2; "De- 
spatch," special surveying service, 1882 ; special duty. Bureau of Navi<:ation, 
1882-4; "Powhatan," special duty, 1884-5; Coa.st Survey Office, and com- 
manding ditleront C. S. vessels, in immediate charge of tlie "Coast Pilot" 
work on the Atlantic coast of U. S , 1885-8; Squadron of Evolution, 1888- 
91 ; Office of Naval Intelligence, 1891-4 ; " Minneapolis," European Station, 
1894-7 ; gunnery-ship " Amphitrite," 1897 ; ordered to Office of Naval In- 
telligence, January, 1898. 

Bradley A. Fiske. — Born at Lyons, New York, June 13, 1854. Ap- 
pointed to Naval Academy, September 21, 1870; graduated at Naval Acad- 
emy, second in class. May 30, 1874. Promoted to Ensign, Ju]j 17, 1875; 
to Master, February 2, 1881 ; to Lieutenant, (junior grade), March 3, 1883 ; 
to Lieutenant, January 26, 1887. In 1877 invented boat detaching and 
attaching apparatus placed in boats of n^any ships of the Navy ; had charge 
of Navy Exhibit at International Electrical Exhibition at Philadelphia in 
the fall of 1H84, and was member of the International Electrical Confer- 
ence. In l8^!3 wrote " Electricity and Electrical Engineering," which, in 
1889, was in sixth edition. In 1888 invented electric ammunition first placed 
on board the U. S. S. " Atlantic." In 1888 invented electric gun-training 
apparatus placed on board U. S. S. " Chicago," also electric steeri tig-gear. 
In 1889 invented range and position finders placed in U. S. S. "Chicago" 
and U. S. S. "Baltimore;" "San Francisco," October 1891-5; Navy Y^ard, 
New York, January, 1895; Bureau of Ordnance, April, 1895; AVar Col- 
lege, June, 1.S96 ; if. S. S. " Petrel," December, 1896, to date. 

Frank H. Holmes — Born in Ma.ssachusetts. Entered Naval Academy, 
June 29, 1S7() ; graduated, June 1, 1874. Promoted Ensign, July 17, 1875 ; 
Master, February 24, 1881 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 1883 ; Lieu- 
tenant, January 29, 1887; " Pensacola," North Pacific Station, 1874-6; 
receiving-sliip "Independence," 1876; nautical school-ship "Jamestown," 
1877-8 ; receiving-ship " Independence," 1879 ; " Alert," Asiatic Station, 
1879-82; Naval Academy, 1882-5; "Brooklyn," North Atlantic and 
Asiatic Stations, 1885-9 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1890 ; ordered to the " Balti- 
more," Mav, 1893, to 1896 ; charge of Branch Hydrographic Office, Boston, 
June, 1896; U. S. S. " Baltimore," April, 1898, to date. 

John W. Stewart. — A])pointed from Indiana. Naval Academy Sep- 
tember 28, 1><70; graduated, June I, 1874; Ensign, July 17, 1^75; Master, 
IMarcli 12. 1881; Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3,' 1883; Lieutenant, 
March, l.s.s7 ; " Plvmouth," North Atlantic Station, 1874-5; "Tennessee." 
Asiatic Station, l"s75-7 ; C. S. S. "Drift," 1878-9; C. S. S. " Gedney." 
1879-81 ; " Despatch," special service, 1881-3 ; " Piuta " (at Alaska), 1883- 
87; Nautical Almanac Office. 1887-9 ; " Y'antic," North Atlantic Station, 
l.S8!>-90 ; Office Naval Intelligence, February 7, 1^93, to April, 1895 ; U. 
S. S "Amphitrite," Ai)ril 23, 1895, to January, 1897; TJ. S. training-ship 
"ES.SPX," January, 1897, to April, 1898; U. S. S. "Solace," Executive 
Officer, April, 1898, to date. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 181 

John F. Parker. — Born in Ohio. Entered Naval Academy, September 
29, 1870 ; graduated, June 1, 1874. Promoted Ensign, July 17, 1875. Master, 
May 17, 1881. Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 1883. Lieutenant, 
April 21, 1887; " Plymouth," North Atlantic Station, 1874; "Tennessee," 
Asiatic Station, 1875-6 ; "Constellation," Paris Exposition, 1877-8 ; "En- 
terprise," European Station, 1879-82; Naval Academy, 1882-5; "Adams," 
Pacific Station, 18^<5-9 ; Secretary Berlin Samoau Commission, 1889 ; Re- 
corder Board of Organization, 1889 ; ordered to the '• New York," August, 
1893-6 ; Branch Hydrographic Office, New York, September, 1896 ; ordered 
to the " Monadnock," July, 1896 ; U. S. S. " Columbia," April, 1898, to 
date. 

Hamilton Hutchins. — Born in New Hampshire. Entered Naval 
Academy, June 28, 1870 ; graduated, June 1, 1874. Promoted Ensign, 
July 17, 1875 ; Master, May 22, 1881. Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 
1883. Lieutenant, May 21, 1887 ; " Colorado," N. A. Station, 1874 ; " Wor- 
cester," N. A. Station, 1874; "Hartford," N. A Station, 1875-6; "Tren- 
ton," European Station, 1877-9; " Constellation," special service, 1879-80; 
receiving-ship, " Passaic," 1880-1 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1881-2 ; " Hart- 
ford," Pacific Station, 1882-5 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1886 ; Torpedo Sta- 
tion, 1886-8; "Boston," Squadron of Evolution, 1889-90; Assistant to 
Inspector of Electric Lights, October, 1890, to June, 1892 ; training-ship 
"Portsmouth," June, 1892, to January, 1895 ; "Cincinnati," N. A. Station, 
January, 1895, to June, 1895 ; Torpedo Station, July, 1895, to July, 1897 ; 
"Montgomery," July, 1897, to date. 

John Marshall BoAvyer. — Born in Indiana. Appointed from Iowa. 
Entered Naval Academy, September 28, 1870; graduated, 1874. Promoted 
Ensign, Julv 17, 1875 ; Master, May 28, 1881 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), 
March 3, 1883 ; Lieutenant, May 26, 1887 ; " Powhatan," 1874 ; " Franklin," 
" Juniata," and " Alaska," European Station, 1875-6 ; training-ship " Monon- 
gahela," 1877; "Michigan," Northwestern Lakes, 1877-80; receiving-ship 
"Independence," 1880-1; " Wachusett," Pacific Station, 1881-4; "Michi- 
gan," Northwestern Lakes, 1884-7 ; instruction in torpedo service, 1887-8 ; 
" Omaha," Asiatic Station, 1888 to June, 1891 ; Naval Academy, September, 
1891, to 1894 ; practice-ship " Constellation," summer cruise 1893 ; " Detroit," 
"Raleigh," and the ill-fated " Maine," North Atlantic Station, July, 1894, to 
July, 1897 ; Bureau of Ordnance and Ordnance duty at Washington Navy 
Yard, July, 1897 until the beginning of the war with Spain, April, 1898, 
then to the " Princeton " as Executive Officer. 

John C. Col^vell. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval Academy, 
September 22, 1870; graduated, June 1, 1874. Promoted Ensign, July 17, 
1875; Master, June 1, 1881; Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 1883; 
Jjieufenant, June 30, 1887; "Palos," Asiatic Station, 1874-5; training-ship 
"Constitution," 1876: "Guard," special service, 1877-8; Coast Survey 
schooner "Drift," 1878-9; C. S. S. "Gedney," 1879-80; "Yantic," North 
Atlantic Station, 1880-3; special duty, Navy Department, 1883-4; Greeley 
Relief steamer "Bear," 1884; Office Naval Intelligence, 1885; Torpedo 
Station, 1886; Oflice Naval Intelligence, 1886-7; " Ossipee," North Atlan- 
tic Station, 1888; " Yorktown," Squadron of Evolution, 1888-90; Oflice of 
Naval Intelligence, May 8, 1893, to June, 1894; " Cincinnati," June 16, 
1894, to March, 1895 ; Assistant Inspector Sixth Light-House District, March 
1^. 1895, to August, 1895 ; U. S. S. " Texas," August 15, 1895 ; " Katahdin," 
to October, 1896; Oflice Naval Intelligence, October, 1896, to April, 1897; 
Naval Attache, London, April, 1897, to date. 



182 RECORDS OF LIVINCx OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

William R. A. Rooney. — V>oni in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, September 2S, I.SJO; <:raduated, June 1,1874. Promoted Emign, 
July 17, 1.S75; Master, June 11, 1«81 ; Lieutenant, (junior grade), March 
3,1^83; Lirutenant, .^\mG 30, 1887; ''Colorado," Nortli Atlantic Station, 
1874; "Worcester," North Atlantic Station, 1874;" Hartford," North 
Atlantic Station, 1875-6; receiving-ship " Passaic," 1877-9 ; " Pensacola," 
Pacific Station, 1880; " Wachusett," Pacific Station, 1881-4 ; training-ship 
"New Hampshire," 1884-6; Naval War College, 1887 ; " Swatara," South 
Atlantic Station, 1888-90; in.spector of steel, June, 1891 ; U. S. S. "At- 
lanta," April, 1894; "Monterey," May, 1894; U. S. S. "Oregon," to 
1897 ; leave of absence, April, 1897 ; U. S. receiving ship " Richmond," 
Sej>tember, 1897-8 ; April, 1898, U. S. S. "New Orleans," to date. 

Edward J. Dorn. — Born in Wisconsin. Entered Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember 1^1, 1870; graduated, June 1, 1874. Promoted, July 18, 1875; 
Maiiter, August 30, 1881 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 1883; Lieu- 
tenant, June 30, 1887 ; "Pensacola," North Pacific Station, 1874-6; "Guard," 
special service, 1877-9 ; receiving-ship "Colorado," 1879-80 ; Hydrographic 
Office, 1880-3 ; " Nipsic," South Atlantic Station, 1883-6 ; Navy Yard, 
Washington, D. C, 1886-7; inspector steel, new cruisers, 1877-8; Coast 
Survey steamer " Patterson," 1889-92 ; office of Naval Intelligence, June, 
1892 ; Ordnance Instruction, Washington Navy Yard, November 3, 1894, 
to February, 18!)5 ; " Olympia," February 22, 1895; '' Boston," January, 
1897 ; " :Machias," July, 1897, to April, 1898 ; Naval Academy, April, 1898, 
to date. 

Bernard O. Scott. — Born in Alabama. Entered Naval Academy, June 
29, 1870 ; graduated, June 1, 1874. Promoted Ensign, July 17, 1875 ; 
Master, September 14, 1881 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 1883 ; 
Lieutenant, July 1, 1887; "Tennessee," Asiatic Station, 1875-6; "Ranger," 
Asiatic Station, 1876-80; " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1880-4; office of 
Superintendent of Compasses, 1884-6; Fish Commissioners' steamer '"Alba- 
tross," 1886-7; "Trenton," Pacific Station, 1887-9; nautical school-ship 
"Saratoga," 1889-91 ; "Bennington," January, 1892; ordered to the "Mo- 
hican," January, 1893; Fish Commissioners' steamer "Albatross," nautical 
school-ship "Saratoga," June, 1896; "Boston," December, 1897, to date. 

George T. Emmons. — Born in Maryland. Entered Naval Academy, 
June 4, 1H70; graduated, October 15, 1874. Promoted Ensign, July 17, 
1875; Master, October 15, 1881 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 1883; 
Lieutenant, November 1, 1887; European Station, 1878-81; "Adams," 
Pacific Station, 1882-4 ; " Pinta," special duty. 1884-7 ; duty with World's 
Exposition, 1892 ; U. S. S. " Pinta," April, 1894-96 ; ordered to U. S. S. 
"Michigan." December, 1896-97; special dutv, " New York," Mav, 1897; 
March, 1898, to April, 1898, U. S. S. "Minneapolis;" May, 1898, sick 
leave, to date. 

York Noel. — Entered Naval Academy from Cumberland County, Penn- 
sylvania, September 20, 1870; graduated, May 30, 1874; served on North 
Atlantic Station, on board flag-ships " Colorado," " Worcester " and " Hart- 
ford," from July 8, 1874, to August 31, 1876. Commissioned Ensign, July 
17, 1876; served on board ''Alliance," European Station, from January 1, 

1877, to October 5, 1877 ; served on training ship " Minnesota," from May 7, 

1878, to July 26, 1878; served on " Fortune," North Atlantic Station, from 
September 11, 1878, to June 9, 1879; stationed at Norfolk Navy Yard, 
from June 9, 1879, to October 1, 1879; served on flag-ship "Shenandoah," 
South Atlantic Station, from October 1, 1879, to May 27, 1882. Commis- 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 183 

sioned Master, October 28, 1881 ; served on " Miantonomah," special cruise, 
from October 2, 1882, to March 13, 1883 ; title changed from Master to 
Lieutenant (junior grade), March 8, 1883 ; served on receiving-ship "Colo- 
rado," New York, from March 13, 1883, to September 18, 1883 ; served on 
North Atlantic Station, on board "Galena" and "Swatara," from Septem- 
ber 18, 1883, to September 13, 1886 ; during which time was on duty ashore 
with Naval Brigade when it occupied the Isthmus of Panama, during the 
Revolution of 1885 ; served on receiving-ship " Vermont," New York, from 
October 15, 1886, to May 7, 1889. Commissioned Lieutenant, January 2, 
1888; served on board ""Despatch," May 7, 1889; training ship " Monon- 
gahela," July 12, 1892, to February, 1894; "Newark," April, 1894, to Jan- 
uary, 1895 ; " Chicago," January, 1895, to November, 1895 ; leave of ab- 
sence, November 26, 1895, to February, 1896 ; Navy Yard, New York, 
February, 1896, to August, 1896; Naval Academy, August, 1896, to April, 
1898 ; It. S. S. " Marblehead," April, 1898, to date. 

Albon Chase Hodgson. — Born in Georgia. Entered Naval Academy 
June 5, 1871; graduated June 16, 1875; promoted Ensign, July, 1876; 
Master, November 6, 1881 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 1883 ; 
Lieutenant, M2i\c\\^l, 1888; " Tennessee," Asiatic Station, 1875-7; Naval 
Academy, 1877-9 ; light-house duty, 1879-1881 ; " Kearsarge " and "Des- 
patch," 1881-82; "Jamestown," 1882-4; Naval Academy, 1884-8; 
" Pinta," at Sitka, Alaska, 1888-90; Pensacola Navy Yard, December, 
1890-1891 ; Naval Academy, 1891-4 ; " San Francisco," 1894, to December, 
1896 ; sick leave to December, 1897 ; Naval Academy, December, 1897, to 
April, 1898 ; "Brooklyn," April, 1898, to date. 

James M, Helm — Born in Illinois. Entered Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember 29, 1871 ; graduated June 21, 1875. Promoted Ensign, July 18, 
1876; il/ffl.sfer, November 25, 1881: Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 
1883; Lieutenant, June 1, 1888; "Tennessee," Asiatic Station, 1875-7; 
"Alaska," Pacific Station, 1877-9. " Tuscarora," surveying in Pacific, 
1879-81 ; " Ranger," surveying in Pacific, 1881-5 ; Coast Survey, 1885-8 ; 
commanding C. S. S. " Gedney," 1888 ; U. S. S. " Michigan," April, 1892 ; 
ordered to the U. S. S. " Columbia," May, 1894 ; " Terror," 1896 ; sick leave 
October, 1896 ; commanding U. S. steamer " McArthur," April, 1897 ; 
C. S. S. " Gedney," February, 1898 ; commanding U. S. S. " Hornet," April, 
1898, to date. 

William G. Cutler. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Academy, 
September 20, 1871; graduated, June 21, 1875; Ensign, July 18, 1876; 
Master, December 1, 1881; Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 1883; 
Lieutenant, June 19,1888; " Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1876-7 ; Euro- 
pean Station, 1877-81 ; Coast Survey, 1883-5 ; " Dolphin," special service, 
1885-8 ; Naval Academy, 1889-90 ; U. S. S. Yorktown, July, 1892-5 ; U. S. 
S. "Mohican," January, 1895; Assistant Inspector, Second Light-House 
District, July, 1895-7; ordered to U. S. S. "Wilmington," May 1897-8; U. 
S. S. "Yankee," April, 1898, to date. 

Cameron McR. Winslow. — Born in District of Columbia. Entered 
Naval Academy, September 20, 1870; graduated, June 21, 1875; Ensign, 
July 18, 1876 ; Master, December 21, 1881 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), 
March 3, 1883; Lieutenant, July 1, 1888; "Tennessee," Asiatic Station, 
1875-7; "Constitution," training-ship, 1877-9; "Tennessee," N. A. Station, 
1879-81 ; commanding C. S. S- " Ready," 1881-5 ; " Pensacola," European 
Station, 1885; "Kearsarge," European Station, 1885-7 ; Torpedo Station, 
1887-9 ; special duty. Torpedo Boat, No. 1, 1889-90; ordered to the " AUi- 



184 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\^'. 

ance," April IX!).'^; leave of aljseiice, June, 1894; Navy Yard, New York, 
.lamiarv, 1>^!'0 ; ordered to the "Terror," October, 1>>W ; "Nashville," Jan- 
nary, l*s«)8, to date. 

Charles Laird, — liorn and aj)i)ointed from Ohio. Entered Naval 
Academy, .September 22, 1870; graduated, June 21, 1875. Promoted En- 
dgii, July, 1870; Muster, Fel)ruary 1, 1882; Lieutenant (junior grade), 
March 8,1883; Lieutenant, September 28, 1888; " Hartford," N. A. Sta- 
tion, 1875-7 ; served as Adjutant of Naval Brigade assembled at Washing- 
ton during labor riots of julv, 1877 ; training-ship '' Minnesota," 1877-8 ; 
flagship •• Riehinond," Asiatic Station, 1878-9 ; "Ashuelot," 1879 ; " Palos," 
1879-M ; in l-^M connected with expedition for the determination of tele- 
graphic longitudes in China, Japan, and East Indies; '• jMichigan," (ireat 
Lakes, 1882; expedition for determination of telegrajjhic longitudes on 
East Coast of INIexico, 188o ; same duty on West Coast of Central and 
Soutli America, 1884; training-ship "Jamestown," 1884-6; training-ship 
"Portsmouth," 1886-7; in charge of Chart Construction, Hydrographic 
Office, 18cS7-><; expedition for determining telegraphic longitudes and mag- 
netic observati(»ns in Mexico and Central America, 1888-9; same duty in 
West Indies and Coast of Spanish Main, 1889-90; leave of absence. Novem- 
ber 5, 1893, to January, 1894; Bureau of Equipment, January 25, 1894, to 
July, 1896 ; U. S. S. " New York," July 15, 1896; January, 1898, U. S. S. 
" Helena " to date. 

Nathaniel R. Usher. — Born in Indiana. Entered Naval Academy, 
September 21, 1871 ; graduated, June 21, 1875. Promoted i:,»6/5r>/, July 18, 
1876 ; Mader, February 4, 18)^2 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), March o, 1883 ; 
Lieutenant, October 31, 1888 ; flag-ship " Tennessee," Asiatic Station, 1875-7 ; 
" Kearsarge," 1877-8 ; " Constellation," 1878 ; receiving-ship " Indepen- 
dence," 1878-9; " Jamestown," Alaska Station, 1879-81 ; gunnery training- 
ships " Minnesota," " Alarm," and " Passaic," 1882-3 ; training-ship " Sara- 
toga," 1^^83-4 ; Greeley relief-ship " Bear," 1884 ; Bureau of Ecpiipment and 
Recruiting, Navy Dejiartment, 1885 ; " Juniata," cruise around the world, 
188(J-9 ; U. 8. R. S. - Vermont," 1890-2 ; " Dolphin," special service, April, 
1892, to March, 1894; General Inspector "Ericsson," April 28, 1894, to 
March, 1M9S; comnuinding "Ericsson," March, 1898, to date. 

Walter Scott Hughes.— Born in Iowa. Entered Naval Academy, 
September 24, 1^170 ; graduated, June 21, 1875. Promoted Ensign, July 18, 
1876; Ma.-<ter, February 16, 1882; lAeutenant (junior grade), March, 3, 
1883; Lieutenant, January 15, 1889; " Richmond," South Pacific Station, 
1875; training-ship "Minnesota," 1877-8; " Ticonderoga," special .service, 
1878-82; training-ship •• Jamestown," 1882-4 ; training-ship " New Hamp- 
shire," 1884-6; Hydrograi)hic Office, 1886-7; Training Sipiadron, 1.SS7 ; 
" Quinnebaug." Euroj)ean Station, 1887-9; "Galena." North Atlantic Sta- 
tion, 1889-9t); Branch Hydrographic Office, New Orleans. November, 1890, 
to September, 1893; "Thetis," special service, September, 1893, to 1896; 
Branch Hydrographic Office. San Francisco, October, 1896, to April, 1898; 
ordered to I'. S. S. 'Scorpion, ' April, 1898, to date. 

Fidelio S. Carter.— Born in Kentucky. Entered Naval Academy, 
September 29, 1.S70 : graduated. June 21. 1875. Promoted Ensign, July 11, 
1876; Master, March 10, 1S,S2; Lieutenant {]\m\oy grade), JNIarch 3,. 1883; 
Lieutenant. February 12, 18<'S9 ; " Frolic," special service. 1875 ; " Marion." 
North Atlantic Station, 1875-7; "Constitution" (training-ship), 1877-9; 
"Tennessee," North Atlantic Station, 1879-80; Coast Survey, 1885-6; 
training-ship "Jamestown," 1886-8; school-ship " St Mary's," 1889-91; 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 185 

"Adams," November 21, 1891 ; "Albatross," January, 1895, to May, 1895 ; 
U. S. receiving-ship " Independence," May 18, 1895, to November, 1897 ; 
training-ship "Vicksburg," November 23, 1897, to May, 1898; U. S. S. 
"Vermont," May, 1898, to date. 

Frank Friday Fletcher. — Born in Iowa. Graduated from Naval 
Academy, June 21, 1875. Promoted i?/;.??'^?;, July, 1876 ; 71/«sfer, April 1, 
1882; Lieutenant, (junior grade), March 3, 1883; Lieutenant, February 19, 
1889; " Tuscjirora," deep-sea sounding in Pacific, 1875-6 ; "Lackawanna," 
1877; "Constellation," special service to Paris Exposition, 1878 ; " Ticon- 
deroga," special service with Admiral Schufeldt, 1878-81 ; Hydrographic 
Office, 1882; expedition for telegraphic determination of longitudes in Cen- 
tral and South America, 18^3-4; " Quinnebaug," European Station, 1884- 
87 ; Bureau of Ordnance, 1887, to December, 1892 ; torpedo-boat " Cushing," 
December, 1892, to 1895; ordered to IT. S. S. " Maine," September, 1.S95; 
Torpedo Station, September, 1896-8; Bureau of Ordnance, April, 1898, to 
date. 

Alexander Sharp, Jr. — Born in Missouri. Entered Naval Academy, 
June 18, 1870 ; graduated, June 21, 1875. Promoted Ensign, July 18, 1876. 
blaster, April 8, 1882. Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 1883. Lieu- 
tenant, March 15, 1889; ''Marion," North Atlantic Station, 1875-7 ; train- 
ing-ship "Constitution," 1877-9; ■' Pensacola," Pacific Station, 1880-5; 
Bureau of Navigation, 1885 ; Office of Naval Intelligence, 1885-7 ; " Galena," 
North Atlantic Station, 1887-90; U. S. S. "Philadelphia," June, 1893; 
U. S. S. "Charleston," June, 1893-5; Bureau of Equipment, November, 
1895-7 ; Office Assistant Secretary, March, 1897-8 ; commanding U. S. S. 
"Vixen," April, 1898, to date. 

Harry H. Hosley. — Born in New Hami)shire. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, Sej)tember 22, 1871 ; graduated, June 21, 1875. Promoted Ensign, 
Julv 17, 1875. Mader, June 2, 1882. Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 
1883. Lieutenant, March 17, 1889; "Tennessee." Asiatic Station, 1875-7; 
•' Ticonderoga," special service, 1879-81 ; N. A. Station, 1883-4. "Tennes- 
see," N. A. Station, 1884-7; Inspector of Steel, new cruisers, 1887 ; Naval 
Academy, 1887-90 ; U. S. receiving-ship " Vermont," July, 1893-5 ; U. S. S. 
"Indiana," November, 1895, to January, ^1898 ; sick leave, February, 1898 ; 
April, 1898, U. S. receiving-ship "Vermont;" May, 1898, U.S. S. "San 
Francisco," to date. 

Frank E. Beatty. — Born iu Missouri. Entered Naval Academy, Sep- 
teral)er 21, 1871 ; graduated, June 21, 1875. Promoted to Ensign, July 18, 
1876; Mader, June 19, 1882; Jjieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 1883; 
Lieutenant, March 23, 1889 ; " Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1875-7 ; train- 
ing-ship " Minnesota," 1877-8 ; Asiatic Station, 1878-81 ; " Despatch," spec- 
ial service, 1882-5 ; training-ship " Jamestown," 1885 ; training-ship " Ports- 
mouth," 1885-8 ; Bureau of Navigation, 1888 ; Library of War Records Of- 
fice, 1888, to April, 1892; " Miantonomah," N. A. Station, April, 1892, to 
1894; ordered to the "Vesuvius," 1894 ; Naval Academy, February, 1895- 
97 ; training ship " Adams," August, 1897 ; U. S. S. Monterey," April, 1898, 
to date. 

Moses Lindley \A(^ood. — Born in Missouri. Entered Naval Academy, 
September 21, 1871 ; graduated, June 21, 1875. Promoted Ensign, July 18, 
1876; Master, July 1, 1882; Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 1883; 
Lieutenant, March 26, 1889 ; " Hartford," " AVyandotte " and " Pinta," N. A. 
Station, 1875-7 ; "Minnesota," February to May, 1878 ; torpedo instruction, 
in 1878 ; Coast Survey, 1878-82; "Swatara," N. A. Station, 1883; "Tren- 



186 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\^. 

ton," '• Monocacy " ami '' Palos," Asiatic Station, 1883-6 ; ordnance instruc- 
tion, January to April, 1887 ; Coast Survey Office, Ajiril, 1887, to January, 
1890; '-Alliance" and '• Palos." Asiatic Station, 1890, to April, 1893; 
Naval Academy, July, 1893; 'Newark," N. A. Station, 1896-7; at date, 
U. S. training: ship " Mohican.'' 

John A. Shearman. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Academy, 
June 7, 1.S71 ; graduated, June 21, 1875. Promoted Ensign, September 8, 
1876; Master, November 28, 1X82; Lieulencuit (junior grade), March 3, 
1883; Lieutenant, May 4, 1«89; "Hartford," North Atlantic Station, 1875 
-7 ; receivintr-sliip " Passaic," 1877-9 ; " Pensacola," Pacific Station, 18«0- 
5; Torpedo Station. 1885-7; "Nipsic," Pacific Station, 1887. Coast Sur- 
vev steamer, '' Bhike," 1893 to 1897 ; ordered to the U. S. receiving-ship 
"Michii,r;ui," April, 1S97 ; U. S. S. " Katahdin," April, 1898, to date. 

Robert M. Doyle. — Born in Tennessee. Appointed to Naval Academy, 
September 21, 1^70. Midshipman. June 21, 1875; Enaign, September 9, 
1876; Made r, 'November 29, 1882; Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 
1883; Lieutenant, May 15, 1889; "Marion," N. A. Station, 1875-7; 
training-ship " Minnesota," 1877-9 ; " Vandalia," N. A. Station, 1879-81 ; 
Hydrographic Office, 1881-3; ''Galena," N. A. Station, 1883-6 ; Naval 
Academv, 1886-9 ; " Baltimore," special service, 1889-93 ; Naval Academy, 
Julv 13," 1893, to Julv, 1896; U. S. S. " Texas," July 20, 1896 ; training-ship 
"Alliance," July, 1897, to April, 1898; IT. S. S. " Dixie," April, 1898, to 
date. 

George M. Stoney. — Born in South Carolina. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, Septeml)er 20, 1870; graduated, September 23, 1875. Promoted 
Enjiign. October 9, 1876; Lieutenant (junior grade), June 25, 1883 ; Lieu- 
tenant, June 27, 1889 ; " Swatara," N. A. Station, 1875-7 ; " Alaska," Pacific 
Station, 1877-9 ; " Tuscarora," surveying in Pacific, 1879-81; " Rodgers," 
special service, 1881-3; sj)ecial duty, 1883-5; commanding Alaska Expe- 
dition, 1885-6; Branch Hydrographic Office, San Francisco, 1887-8; 
'• Charleston." Squadron of Evolution, 1889-90; Navy Yard, Mare Island, 
September, 1892-5; U- S.S. "Philadelphia," June, 1895-7 ; Naval Rendez- 
vous, San Frj^ncisco, October, 1897, to April, 1898; U. S. S. "Prairie," 
April, 1898, to date. 

Frederick V/. Coffin. — Born in New Hampshire. Entered Naval 
Academy, June 15, 1870; graduated, June 21, 1875. Promoted Ensign, 
December 24, 1876; Lteti^euoj^i (junior grade), July 21, 1883 ; Lieutenant, 
August 4, 1889; "Swatara," N. A. Station, 1875-7; "Adams," Pacific 
Station, 1877-80 ; Coa.st Survey, 1880-3 ; training-ship "Minnesota," 1883 ; 
''Trenton," Asiatic Station, 1883-6; inspector of steel, new cruisers, 1887- 
8; '• Lanca.ster," P^uropean Station, 1888-9; inspector of steel, Thurlow, 
Penn.sylvania, 1889-91 ; " Bennington," September 29, 1891, to September, 
1894; training-ship "Constellation," November 1894, to March 15. 1895; 
" Yantic," March 21, 1895 ; "New York," March, 1895, to date. 

Harry M. Hodges. — Born in Illinois. Entered Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember 29, 1.^70 ; graduated, June 21, 1875. Promoted Ensign, July 11, 
1877 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), August 23, 1883 ; Ijieutenant, September 
9, 1889; "Richmond," South Pacific Station, \<1^-1 ; training-ship "Con- 
stellation," 1877-9 ; " Wyoming," Europe, 1879-81 ; " Enterjirise," 1882-5 ; 
"Michigan," N. AV. Lakes, 1886-7; Training Squadron, 1887; ' Quinne- 
baug," European Station, lH,S7-9; training-ship "Portsmouth," 1889-92; 
"Chicago," November 1, 1892, to April, 1895; school-ship "St. Mary's," 
April 25, 1895, to November, 1897 ; "Detroit," November 23, 1897, to date. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 187 

"William B. Caperton. — Born in Tennessee. Entered Naval Academy, 
Jnne 5, 1871 ; graduated, September 17, l'S75. Ensign, August 3, 1877 ; 
Lieutenant (junior grade), October 13, 1883 ; Lieutenant, October 24, 1889; 
" Hartford,'' " Powhatan," and " Tennessee," N. A. Station, 1875-7 ; train- 
ing-ship " Constellation," 1877-9; Coast Survey, 1880-4; " Ossipee " and 
"Trenton," Asiatic Station, 1^84-6; inspector of steel, new cruisers, 18i^7- 
90 ; U. S. S. " Vesuvius," October, 1891 ; U. S. S. " Essex," November, 
1891-4 ; leave of absence, November, 1894 ; Office Naval Intelligence and 
War College, February, 1895 ; U. S. S. " Brooklyn," December, 1896-7 ; 
U S. S. " Marietta," September, 1897, to date. 

James T. Smith. — Appointed from North Carolina. Entered Naval 
Academy, June 5, 1871 ; graduated, June 21, 1875. Promoted to Ensign, 
November 21, 1877 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), November 16, 18><3 ; " Hart- 
ford," North Atlantic Station, 1875-7; "Portsmouth," 1877-9; receiving- 
ship "New Hampshire," 1879-81; " Quinnebaug," European Station, 
1881-4 ; Naval Academy, 1884-8 ; " Pinta " . at Alaska), 1888 ; ordered to 
the " Newark," August, 1893 ; " Detroit," 1894-6 ; Navy Yard, New York, 
November, 1896; U. S. S. " Yosemite," April, 1898, to date. 

Henry C. Gearing. — Appointed from Louisiana. Naval Academy, 
June 12,1872; graduated, June 20, 1876; Ensigii, November 25, 1877; 
Lieutenant ( junior grade), December 11, 1883, " Pensacola," Pacific Sta- 
tion, 1876-7; "Tuscarora," Pacific Station, 1877-8; "Marion," Pacific 
Station, 1879-82; Naval Academy, 1883-6; "Essex," Asiatic Station, 
1886-7; " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1887-9; Naval Academy, 1889; 
ordered to U. S. S. " Newark," July, 1893-6 ; leave of absence, June, 1896 ; 
Naval Academy, August, 1896 ; ordered to the U. S. S. " Yumuri," x'Vpril, 
1898. 

Templin M. Potts.— Born in District of Columbia. Entered Naval 
Academy, June 6, 1872; graduated, June 20, 1876; "Constitution," 1877; 
AVashington, D. C, 1877. Promoted to Ensign, November 25, 1877 ; " Swa- 
tara," 1879; " Palos," 1879-82; special duty, Navy Department, 1883-5. 
Promoted Lieutenant (janior grade), February 9, 1884; steamer "Pensa- 
cola," 1885-7 ; Naval Academy, 1888-90 ; leave of absence, October, 1893 ; 
Navy Yard, Washington, May, 1894-6 ; U. S. S. " Massachusetts," June, 
1896, to date. 

William H. Allen. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Academy, 
September 26, 1872 ; graduated, June 20, 1876 ; " Essex," 1876-9. Promoted 
Ensign, November 25, 1877 ; C. S. steamer " Endeavor," 1879-83 ; Naval 
Observatory, 1883-7. Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade), July 13, 1884; 
" Trenton," 1887-9 ; " New Hampshire," 1889 ; Library and War Records 
Office, 1889-90. Promoted Lieutenant, March 4, 1890; Naval Academy, 
May, 1893-6 ; " Oregon," June, 1896, to date. 

Burns Tracy Walling. — Born in Ohio, February 4, 1855. Entered 
Naval Academy, June 5, l^<72; graduated Midshipman, June 20, 1876; 
" Vandalia," November, 1876, to January, 1879, examined and promoted 
Ensign, in April, 1879, dating from November 26, 1877; "Powhatan," 
June, 1879, to June, 1881; "Ranger," October, 1881, to September, 1884 ; 
receiving- ship, "Vermont," February, 1885, to March, 1886 (one month 
detached to " Despatch ") ; C. S. schooner " Scoresby," April to August, 
1886 ; " Essex," August, 1886, to June. 1887 ; " Brooklyn," June, 1887, to 
August, 1888; "Essex," August, 1888, to May, 1889; "Vermont," July, 
1889, to December, 1889 ; Naval Academy, December, 1889, to 1892 Pro- 
moted Lieutenant, April, 1890 ; Kearsarge, December 10, 1892, to March, 



188 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. XAVV. 

1894: "Atlanta," April 0, 1S94, to September 1895; U. S. receiving-ship, 
• Vermont," November, 23, 1S;»5. to October, \^\*6 ; Navy Yard, New York, 
October 1"), 1S1>8, to Septeiubor. 1^97 ; " Wheeling," September lo, 1897, to 
April. 1.S9S ; Nnval Hospital, Mare Island, April, 189S, to date. 

Clifford J. Boush. — Born in Virginia. August 13, 1S.')4 Entered Naval 
Academy, June o. \^1'2 ; graduated a.< Mui<hijnnaii June 20 1876. Com- 
missioned Kiisiipi, December 1. lf»77 ; Lituttiiant (junior grade). November 
3 1H.*^4 ; *' Tennessee." Asiatic Station, 187i>-8 ; receiving-ship "Franklin," 
187-^-9; "Trenton,"' European Station, I'^SO-l : gunnery training-ship 
"Minnesota." Torpedo School, and "Franklin," 1882; Fish Commission 
steamer " Albatross." bS'^o-.") ; Instructor Naval Academy, 1^^0-7 ; " Lan- 
caster," S A. Station, lS.s7, and in same ship on European Station. 1888-9 ; 
onlered to Bureau of Ordnance, Sei>tember. 1<'^^9, to October, 1S92. Pro- 
moted to LieutriDiiit, July 31, 1890 ; " Yorktown." Special Service Squadron, 
October, 1892 ; the '* Ringer." 1894 : Naval Academy, September, 1895 ; 
"Annapolis." July. l>>97, to date. 

James H. Sears. — Appointed from New York. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, Septiini>er 20. 1>71 ; graduated, June 20. 187(i. Eji'^iffn. December 11. 
1)S77 ; /.jVw/r»a»f (junior grade"). December 2. 1*^)^4; Asiatic Station. 1875; 
'• Kesirsarge." North Atlantic Station. 1879-80; Naval Academy. 1881; 
training-ship -Portsmouth," 18JS2— 1; Naval Observatory, 1885; nautical 
school-ship -St. Mary's." 1886-8; steamer '"Baltimore." 1889 to August, 
1892. Promoted Litutenant, September 20, 1890; War College, October, 
1892, to November. 1893 ; leave of absence, November. 1S93— 4 ; C. S. S. 
"Patterson." March. 1894; C. S. S. -McAvthur," April. 1.^94-7; Naval 
Homo. May. l.s!)7. to April. 1898 ; U. S. S. •■ Brooklyn," April. 1898, to date. 

Edward D. Bosfwick. — Born in South Carolina. Entered Naval 
Acatlemy, September 24. l.'>70 ; graduated. June 21. 1675. Promoted Ensign, 
September 21, 1876 ; Muster. June 9, 1^83 ; Lieutenant (junior grade). ^larch 
3. 18^3; Lieutenant. May 15. 1889; '• Frolic," sj^ecial seryice. 1875; "Hart- 
ford." North Atlantic Station. 1S75-7 ; "' Constitution." training-ship, 1877-9 ; 
Asiatic Station, 1.S79-82 ; Ilydrographic Otiice. 1N82-4 ; Artillery School. 
Fort Monroe, 18^4-5; -Adams." Pacitic Station, 188.5-9; Navy Yard, 
Washington, 1889 ; ordered to the " Ranger," April, 1892-4 ; waiting orders. 
December, 1S94; training-ship "Alliance," January, 1895; "Lancaster." 
1896 ; '• Newark," 1896 ; ordered U. S. R. S. " Fmnklin," December, 1896 ; 
U. S. S. " Machias." April, 1898, to date. 

Abraham E. Culver. — Appointed a Cadet Midshipman, June 6, 1872; 
graduated, June 20, 1876; " Trenton," European fetation, 1877-8 ; *' Clarion," 
1879. Promoted En<i<jn, Decendier 14, 1877; "Powhatan," N. A. Station, 
1879-82; Naval Academy, 1882—5, making cruise in " Constellation," summer 
of 1884 Promoted Lieutenant ( junior grade). December 26, 1884-6, taking 
course at the Sarboiine, Paris ; training-ship " Jamestown," Septendier 1. I88t> ; 
March, 1888, to .September, 1888, " Mouongahela ;" transferred to " Vanda- 
lia," January, 18S9 ; was on board her at time of wreck ; May 23, 1889, to 
Septeml)er 5, 1889, " Iroquois ; " January 10. 1890, ordnance duty, Navv 
Yard, Washington. Promoted 7,«V»/t)i<i/j/, October 15.1890; April. 1893, 
ordered to " Baltimore." Asiatic Station, to 1896 ; Bureau of Ordnance May. 
1896-8 ; U. S. S. " Mayflower," April, 1898, to ilate. 

Henry T. Mayo. — Born in Vermont. Entered Naval Academy. June 
13, 1872; graduated, June 20, 1876; "Tennessee," 1877-8. Promoted to 
Erviffn, February 26, 1878 ; C. S. schooner " Earnest." 1879-82 ; C. S. 
schooner "Eagre"" 1882; "Yantic," 1882-5; Naval Observatory, 1885; C 



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J^. schooner "Earnest," 1880-9 ; training-ship "Jamestown," 1889-92; B. 
II. O., at Port Townsend, Washington, from December L 1892-5; U. S. S. 
'• Henniiigtoii," May, 189.">, to liate. 

Charles Custis Rogers. — Born in Virginia. Entered Naval Academy, 
June 7. 1872; graduated, June 20, 1870; "Plymouth," 187(5-7; " jNIonon- 
gahela," 1877-9. Promoted Enshj)!, April 20, 1878 ; " Vandalia," 1879-82 ; 
special duty. Bureau Navigation, 1882-3; Fogg School, Nashville, Tenn., 
1884-0. Vroiywted Lieutenant (junior grade), June 2, 1885; "Swatara," 
1880; "Galena," 1880 ; "Pensacola,' 1888; " Yantic," 1889 ; Office Naval 
Intelligence, 1889 to April, 1892. Promoted to Lieutenant, Jamiary 27, 
1891 ; leave of absence on account of ill health, April, 1892, to July, 1893; 
" Detroit," 8. A. Station, Julv, 1893, lo jNIarch, 1894 ; Asiatic Station thence 
to August. 1890; Naval Academy, Sept., 1890^; "Resolute," April, 1898. 

John Thomas Newton. — Born in Fhn-ida. Entered Naval Academy, 
October 14. 1872 ; graduated, dune 2(>, 1870; " Keai"sarge," 1870-7; "Ten- 
nessee." 1877-8. Promoted to Lnfii/n. ]\[ay 9, 1878 ; receiving-ship " Frank- 
lin," 1879; "Trenton," 1879-80; "Wyoming," 1880-1; Torpedo Station, 
1881-2; Coast Survey steamer " Endeavor^' 1882; "Blake," 1882-3; 
" Yantic." 1883-5. Promoted to Lifutenant (junior grade). June 10, 1885; 
receiving-ship " Vermont," 1885-0 ; "Atlanta," 1880-7 ; inspector of steel, 
new cruisei-s, 1887-8; Office Naval Intelligence, 1888-90; "Essex," S. A. 
Station, April. 1890. to April, 1893 Promoted to Lieutenant, February 15, 
1891; leave of absence, April, 1893, to July, 1<"^93 ; training-ship "Rich- 
mond." July, 1893, to August, 1894: "Texas," August 15, 1895 ; "Mont- 
gomery." Decendier. 1895 ; " Newport," October. 1897, to date. 

Waldemar d'Arcy Rose. — Born in New Jei-sey. Entered June 5, 
1872; graduated, June, 1870; U. S. S. "Pensacola," July. 1870, to Febru- 
ary. 1877 ; transferred to " Omaha," February, 1877, to August, 1877 ; trans- 
ferred to " Pensacola," August, 1877. to November, 1877 ; U. S. S. " Ports- 
mouth," November, 1877. to February, 1879. Promoted Ensign, July 12. 
1878; on Magnetic Survey of U. S. S. " Hassler," in Pacific Ocean. ]Mav. 
1879, to October, 1881: U. S S "Colorado," November, 1881, to :March, 
1882; U. S S. "Pinta," Miu-ch, 1882-3; U. S. S. "Alliance," 1883-0; 
Marine Battalion at Panama under Colonel Hey wood, 1880 ; Navy Yard, 
Mare Island. 1880 ; Board of Inspection and Hydrographic Office, San Fran- 
cisco, 1887-<s : U. S. S. " Monongahela," 1888-90; "U. S. S. " Yantic," blow- 
ing up wrecks, 1890, to September, 1891 ; U. S. S. "Independence," 1892 : 
Ur S. S. " Nipsic," 1893; U. S. S. " Independence." 1893, to June, 18^'>4; 
"Monterey," June 4, 1894; "Ohnnpia," July, 1895, to October, 1895; sick 
leave. October 25, 1895; " Y'orktown," ^lay 7,1890; " Monocacy," July, 
1897. to October, 1897: Naval Proving Ground, December, 1897. to date. 
Lieutenant (, junior graded August, 1885; Lie^itenant, 'May, 1891. 

Charles Fremont Pond. — Born in Connecticut. Entered Naval 
Academy, June 12. 1872; graduated, June 20, 1870; " Tuscarora," 1877-8. 
Promoted to Ensign, July 22, 1878: C. S. steamer "Hassler." 1879-83: 
Hydrographic Office, 1883-4; "Hartford." 1884; " Wachusert," 1884-5. 
Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade), October 2, 1885; Naval Department, 
Navy Yard, ^lare Island. 1885 ; C. S. S. " Hassler," 1885 ; Naval Depart- 
ment, Navy Yard, ^lare Island. 1880-7; "Ranger," 1887-90. Promoted 
to Lieutenant, May 19, 1891 : Navy Yard, Mare Island, December, 1890-4; 
ordered to the "Alert," April. 1894 ; Navv Yard. New York, June. 1897 ; 
ordered to the U. S. S. " Venezuela." April, 1898; U. S. S. " Panther," 
Mav, 1898. to date. 



100 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\'Y. 



"Walter McLean. — Born in New Jersey. Entered Naval Academy, 
June 6, 1872; graduated, June 20, 1876; New York, 1877. Promoted 
Emigu, October 23, 1878; " Monocacy," 1879-82; P^xperimental Battery, 
Annapolis, INId., 1883-4; C. S. steamer "Patterson," 1884-5. Promoted 
Lieutenant (junior grade), December 1, 1885; receiving-ship "Vermont," 
1885-(i; "Despatch," 1886-9; " Yantic," South Atlantic Station, July, 

1890, to March, 1893. Promoted to Lieutenant, May 20, 1891 ; leave of 
absence. May, 1893, to August, 1893 ; Coast Survey Office, August, 1893, to 
November, 1895; "Boston," November 18, 1895; "Monocacy," January, 
189.H. to date. 

Washington Irving Chambers. — Born in New York. Entered Naval 
Academy, June 5, 1871 ; i^nadiiatetl, June 20, 1876; " Pensacola," 1876; 
"Portsmouth," 1877. Promoted Eimyn, November 30,1878; "Marion," 
Ig7t|_,s2; special duty, Bureau of Navigation, 1883-4; Greely Relief 
steamers " Thetis " and " Loch Garry," 1884 ; special survey of Nicaragua 
Canal. Deceud^er, 1884, to June, 1885. Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade), 
December 31, 1885; Office Naval Intelligence, 1885-8; Navy Yard, New 
York, 1888-9; " Petrel," December, 1889, to July, 1891 ; "Atlanta," July, 

1891, to November, 1892; AVar College, November, 1892, to November, 
1893 ; leave of absence, November, 1893-4 ; inspector of armor, March, 
18'..»4 ; ordered to the "Minneapolis," July, 1895; recorder of Armor Board, 
August, 1897; torpedo station, February, 1898, to date. 

James Clarkson Gillmore. — Born in Pennsylvania (Phila.). Entered 
U. S. Naval Academy, September 20, 1871 ; graduated, June 20, 1876 
(Midshipinan) ; U. S. flagship " Hartford," North Atlantic Station, 1876-77 ; 
U. S. S. " Monongahela," Asiatic Station, 1877-79 Came home on 
" Alert," 1879, for promotion to Ensign. Promoted Ensign, January 13, 
1879; U. S. S. " Jamestown," Alaska, to protect population from Indians, 
1879-81 ; U. S. S. " Iroquois," Pacific Station, and Australia, 1882-85, and 
at the Istlinuis of Panama during our occupation ; Library Navy Depart- 
ment, 1885-^7. Promoted Lieutenant (']umor grade), January 17, 1886; 
Torpedo Station and \Var College, 1887 ; U. S. S "Marion," 1887-90, Asiatic 
Staii<tn ; Conipa.ss Office, Navy Department, July, 1890, to March, 1893. 
Promoted Lieutenant, June 30, 1891 ; March 3, 1893, to July, 1893, U. S.S. 
" Bancroft," Review Fleet; July, 1883, to February, 1894, U S. S. " Ma- 
chias," North Atlantic Station ; February, 1894, to September, 1894, U.S. S. 
" Vesuvius," wrecking duty off coast. September, 1894, to February, 1897, 
U. S. S. " Machias," Asiatic Station. Detached from " Machias " at Ban- 
kok Siam, by telegraph, February, 1897, and home in U. S. S. " Detroit," 
via Euro])e. June 1897, to present time, U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 
Office. 

Benjamin Tappan. — Born in Louisiana. Entered Naval Academy, 
Septeudier 21, 1.S71 ; graduated, June 20, 1876; "Tennessee," 1877. Pro- 
moted Ensign, February 8, 1879; Master, 1879-81; receiving-ship " New 
Hampshire," 1S.S2. Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade), January, 1886-7 ; 
Office Naval Intelligence, 1888 to February, 1891. Promoted io Lieutenant, 
August 2, 18!n ; " Miantonomah," N. A. Station, February 1891, to Novem- 
ber, 1>94; leave of absence, November 24, 1894; Navy Yard, New York, 
F'ebruarv 27, 1895, to November, 1896 ; " Amphitrite," November 23, 1896 ; 
"Kalei-ii," July, 1897, to date. 

Charles Augustus Gove. — Born in New Hamp.shire. Entered Naval 
Academy. June 5, 1871, "at large ;" graduated, June 20, 1876; " Pensa- 
cola," 1876-7 ; "Portsmouth," 1877-8; "Powhatan," 1878; "Plymouth," 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 191 

1878 ; on the staff of Rear-Admiral Trenchard ; " Wabash," 1878-9. Pro- 
moted Ensign, March 29, 1879 ; " Wachusett," 1897 ; " Lackawanna," 1880- 
82 ; " Wabash," 1882 ; special duty, 1883 ; "Trenton," 1883-4 ; " Enterprise," 
1884-5; "Trenton," 1885-6. Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade), March 
4, 1886; Hydrographic Office, 1887; Branch Hydrographic Office, 1887; 
C. S. S. "McArthur," 1888 ; C S. S. " Hassler," 1888-91 ; Naval Academy, 
1891, to 1894. Promoted Lieutenant, August 4, 1891 ; " Cincinnati," 1894 
to 1897 ; Naval Academy, October 1897-8 ; U. S. S. "Topeka," May, 1898. 

DeWitt Coffman. — Born in Virginia. Entered Naval Academy June 
6, 1872 ; graduated, June 20, 1876 ; Bag-ship " Pensacola," Pacific Station, 
November, 1876, until October, 1877 ; " Portsmouth " (around the Horn), 
October, 1877, until March, 1879. Promoted to Ensign, July, 1879; U. S. 
receiving-ship " Franklin," June until October, 1879 ; " Constellation," 1879 ; 
flag-ship " Trenton," European Station, December, 1879, until November, 
1881 ; U. S. receiving-ship "Colorado," December, 1881, until May, 1882; 
Fish Commission, May until November, 1882 ; training-ship " New Hamp- 
shire," January until September, 1883 ; U. S receiving-ship " Franklin," 
September, 1883, until January, 18M; " Yantic," 1884-5. Promoted to 
Lieutenant (junior grade), April 19, 1886; Coast Survey steamer "Carlisle 
P. Patterson," S. E. Alaskan Survey ; member of party season of 1886 ; 
Executive Officer of the " Patterson," season of 1887 ; Hydrographic Office, 
1887-90; flag-ship " Pensacola," South Atlantic and South Pacific Stations 
(during the Chilian war), Septeriiber, 1890, until April, 1892. Promoted to 
Lieutenant (senior grade), September 27, 1891 ; " Adams," Behring Sea, 
during Seals Island patrol, 1892, until January, 1893 ; commanded (as 
prize master) the sealing schooner "Mountain Chief," captured in Behring 
Sea and taken into Unalaska, where she was turned over to the authorities ; 
remained in Behring Sea until December, 1892; U. S. S. "Boston," at 
Honolulu, January until July, 1893 ; commanded a company of the landing 
party from the " Boston," when the Provisional Government took charge of 
the Sandwich Islands ; Naval Academy, 1893-6 ; U. S. S. " Texas," North 
Atlantic, July until November, 1896 ; U. S. S. " Columbia," November, 
1896, until July, 1897 ; U. S. monitor " Puritan," July, 1897, and now at 
Key West. 

William Gangmere Hannum. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered 
Naval Academy, September 23, 1872 ; graduated, June 20, 1876 ; " Essex," 
1877. Promoted to Ensign, August 2, 1879; receiving-ship "St. Louis," 
1879-81; C.S. S." Endeavor," 1881 ; " Enterprise," 1881-3 ; "Monocacy," 
1883; "Enterprise," 1884; receiving-ship "Franklin," 1885; receiving- 
ship " Vermont," 1885. Promoted to Lieutenant (junior grade). May 6, 
1886 ; C. S. schooner " Palinurus," 1886 ; receiving-ship " New Hampshire," 
1887; "Ranger," 1887; "Adams," 1888; "Mohican," 1888-90; waiting 
orders, December, 1890, to February, 1891 ; Inspector of Steel, February, 
1891, to September, 1892. Promoted to jLieiti^enawi, October 2, 1891 ; Navy 
Yard, New York, September, 1892, to September 1893 ; "Adams," Pacific 
Station, September, 1893, to 1895 ; U. S. S. " Yorktowu," January, 1895-6 ; 
leave of absence, November, 1896; New York Navy Yard, February, 1897-8 ; 
April, 1898, U. S. S. " Wilmington," to date. 

Richard Henderson. — Born in North Carolina. Entered Naval 
Academy, September 25, 1872 ; graduated, June 20, 1876 ; " Essex," 1877 ; 
"Nipsic," 1879-82. Promoted Ensign, July 1, 1878; "Shenandoah," 
1883-6. Promoted Lieutenant, (junior grade), May 13, 1886; Torpedo 
Station, 1887 ; assistant to Light-House Inspector, 1888 ; Instructor Ord- 



192 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

nance, Navy Yard, Washington, 1889-90; "Alliance," Asiatic Station, 
January, 1890, to April, 189;j. Promoted to Lieutenant, November 5, 1891 ; 
leave absence, April, 1«9:{, to January, 1894; N. C. College, Raleigh, N.C., 
January (!, 18!I4, to December, 1895 ; " Indiana," December 2, 1895, to date. 

Thomas Dillard Griffin. — Born in Virginia. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, Septend)cr '20, 1872; graduated, June 20, 1870; "Essex," 1877-8. 
Promoted Emlgn, November 1, 1879; " Nipsic," 1879-82; C. S. schooner 
" Palinurus," 18H;3 ; C. S. schooner " Eagre," 1883 ; C. S. steamer "Bache," 
1MM4 ; C. S. schooner " Ready," 1884 ; C. 8. S. " Blake," 1885-0. Promoted 
Lieutrnaid (juni(ir grade), iNIay 10, 1880; "Galena," 1880-9; Bureau of 
Navigation, 18S9, to March, 189.3. Promoted Lieutenant, November 20, 
1891 ; " Charlestim," Pacific Station, :March, 1.SJ).3, to January, 189() ; U. S. 
S. " Petrel," January, 1800, to May, l-SOO; leave of absence. May, 1890, to 
September, 1<S!)0; Bureau of Equipment, September, 1890, to February, 
189.S ; U. S. S. " Brooklyn," February, 1808, to date. 

Henry Minett. — Born in Kentucky. Entered Naval Academy, June 8, 
1872; graduated June 20, 1870; "Swatara," 1877-8. Promoted Endgn, 
Novendier 1, 1870; "Jamestown," 1879-81; training-ship "New Hamp- 
shire," 1882; "Hartford," 1882-3; "Lackawanna," 1883-4; Torpedo 
Station, 1885-6. Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade). May 23, 1886; 
receiving-.^hip " Minnesota," 1886-7; "Omaha," 1888, to September, 1891 ; 
receiving-ship " Vermont," September, 1891. Promoted Lieutenant, Decem- 
ber 11, 1891; " Marblehead," April, 1894-7; U. S. receiving-ship "Wa- 
bash," April, 1897, to April, 1898; commanding U. S. S. "Viking," May, 
1808, to date. 

Richard Thomas Mulligan. — Born in New York. Entered Naval 
Academy, June 5, 1<S71 ; graduated, June 20, 1870; "Powhatan," 1877-8. 
Promoted Knxign, January 2, 1880; "Trenton," 1879-81; Navy Yard, 
New York, 18'Sl-2; "Tennessee," 1882-0. Promoted Lieutenant (junior 
grade). May 23, 1886; Signal Office, 1880-7; 'Enterprise," 1887-90; 
" De.spatch," special service, December, 1890, to November, 1891 ; Bureau 
of Navigati(m, December, 1891-0; U.S. S. "New York," June, 1896, to 
date. Promoted Lientennnt, December 10, 1891. 

William Braunersreuther.— Born in Illinois. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, Septend)er 23, 1871 ; graduated, September, 23, 1870; "Portsmouth," 
1877-0; training-ship " ^linnesota," 1879-SO. Received thaidcs of Depart- 
ment and medal from American Humane Society for saving the life of a 
citizen in Thames River, April 1, 18<S0. Promoted En.^ign, January 22, 
1880; C. S. S '• .AlcArthur," 1881 ; " Wyoming," 1882 ; commanding Naval 
Station, Port Royal, S. C, 1883-0; special duty, Port Royal, S. C, 1883-6. 
Promoted Llevlenant {jumor grade), June 20, 1<S86 ; "Alliance," 1880-9; 
Linsly Institute, West Virginia, 1880, to July, 185)3. Promoted Lieutenant, 
Jamiary 10, l.S!)2; "Thetis," special service, July, 1893, to May, 1896; 
Reeurder of Board of Labor, Navy Yard. Mare Island, May, 1896, to Sep- 
tend)er, l'S07 ; " l^altimore," to January 4, 1898; then back to Navy Yard, 
Mare Island, to resume former duties ; U S. S. "Charleston," May, 1898. 

Francis Rowland Sherman. — Born in Michigan. Entered Naval 
Academy, September 20, 1.S71 ; graduated, June 20, 1870; "Tennessee," 
lS7()-0 ;' " Passaic," 1870-80. Promoted Ensign, February 24, 1880 ; " Pen- 
sacola," 18SO-2; C. S. schooner "Silliman,"" 18^2-3, "Palinurus," 1883; 
"Eagre," 1884-5; commanded "Eagre," 1884-5. Promoted Lieutenant 
(junior grade), Jidy 1, l-S.SH ; " Tallapoo.sa," 1880-9 ; " Kearsarge," 1<S.S«) ; in 
charge branch llydrographic Office, Savannah, Ga., 1889, to August, 1892 ; 



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" Monterey," Pacific Station, August, 1892, to 1894; U. S. S. "Ranger," 
July, 1894-5; "Mohican," January, 1895; " Olympia," July, 1895-8; 
" Machias," January, 1898 ; commanding U. S. S. " Passaic," to date. Pro- 
moted to Lieuienant, April 3, 1892, 

William Stetson Hogg. — Eorn in District of Columbia. Entered 
Naval Academy, September 24, 1872 ; graduated, June 20, 1876 ; " Vanda- 
lia," 1877-9 ; "Alarm," 1879. Promoted Endgii, March 10, 1880 ; receiving- 
ship " Colorado," 1881 ; " Jamestown," 1882-3 ; " Alarm," 1883-4 ; Naval 
Observatory, 1885; Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," 1886-7. Pro- 
moted Lieutenant (junior grade), August 5, 1886; "Marion," 1887-90; 
Navy Yard, League Island, August, 1890, to December, 1892 ; receiving-ship 
" St. Louis," December, 1892, to June, 1893. Promoted to Lieutenant, May 
5, 1892; "Concord," Asiatic Station, June, 1893, to June, 1896; leave of 
absence, June, 1896, to August, 1896 ; Office of Naval Intelligence, August, 
1896, to April, 1898; U. S. S. " Miantonomah," April, 1898, to date. 

William Freeland Fullam. — Born in New York State, 1855. En- 
tered Naval Academy, September 24, 1873 ; graduated No. 1 in his class, 
June, 1877; "Marion" and "Trenton," European Station, 1877-79 ; final 
graduation, June, 1879 ; Mldsliipvian, 1879-80; " Swatara," China Station, 
1879-82. Promoted Ensign, March 13, 1880 ; Naval Academy, Department 
of Applied Mathematics, and in charge Battalion of Infantry, 1883-7 ; prac- 
tice-ship " Dale," 1883 ; practice-ship " Constellation," 1886. Promoted 
LAevtenant, (junior grade), October 7, 1886 ; " Boston," 1887-9 ; " Vesuvius," 
1889 ; " Yorktown," Squadron of Evolution, 1889-90 ; " Chicago," Squadron 
of Evolution, 1890 ; Naval Academy, Department of Ordnance and Gun- 
nery, and in charge Battalion of Infantry, 1891-4. Promoted Lieutenant, 
May 28, 1892; " Raleigh," North Atlantic Squadron of Evolution, 1894-7 ; 
"Amphitrite," North Atlantic Station, 1897 ; Naval Academy, Departments 
of Physics and Discipline, 1897-8 ; U. S. S. "New Orleans," May, 1898. 

Horace Mark W^itzel. — Born in Wisconsin. Entered Naval Academy, 
June 5, 1873; graduated, June 18, 1879; "Hartford," 1877-9; "Tennes- 
see," 1879-82. Promoted Ensign, March 18, 1880 ; C. S. S. " Bache," 1882 ; 
C. S. S. " Gedney," 1883 ; special duty, Smithsonian Institution, 1883-5 ; 
" Vandalia," 1886-9. Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade), November 9, 
1886 ; Hydrographic Office, 1889 to June, 1892. Promoted to Lieutenant, 
May 29, 1892. Training-ship "Portsmouth," June, 1892, to January, 1895 ; 
Intelligence Office, March 1895, to December, 1896 ; Cramp's Ship Yard, 
as Inspector of Ordnance, December, 1896, to June, 1897 ; " Iowa," June, 
1897, to date. 

Albert Gustav \A/interhalter. — Born in Detroit, Michigan, October 
5, 1856. Appointed from First Congressional District of Michigan. Entered 
Naval Academy as Cadet Midshipman, September 24, 1873. Midshipman, 
June 18, 1879. Ensign, July 10, 1880. Lie^denani (junior grade), Decem- 
ber 14, 1886. Lieutenant, June 30, 1892. "Swatara" and "Powhatan," 
North Atlantic Station, September, 1877, to May, 1879 ; " Constitution " 
and "Jamestown," training service, July, 1881, to November, 1884; U. S. 
Naval Observatory, January, 1885, to November, 1889 ; United States' 
delegate to the International Astrophotographic Congress at Paris, France, 
April, 1887 ; visited, under orders of Navy Department, the principal obser- 
vatories of Europe, March to November, 1887, and rendered a report pub- 
lished as Appendix III. of the Naval Observatory volume for 1885 ; " York- 
town," Squadron of Evolution, November, 1889, to October, 1891 ; Valpa- 
raiso, Chili, November, 1891, to January, 1892 ; and Behring Sea, April to 

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194 RKCOKDS OF LIVIXG OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

October, 1892 ; Kaval Observatory, January to December, 1893 ; and in 
cbarge of Naval Observatory Exhibit at World's Fair, Chicago, April to 
November, 1893; Bureau of Equipment, December, 1893, to July, 1895; 
or<,fanized ])resent system of classification and regulation of ships' libraries; 
"Bennington," August, 1895, "Philadelphia," May, 189G ; "Baltimore," 
October, 1.S97 ; " Bennington," March, 1898,— all on Pacific Station. 

John Madison Orchard. — Appointed from Missouri. Entered Naval 
Acadiiny, June 11, 1873 ; graduated, June 18, 1879 ; Emign, July 11, 1880 ; 
Lieutenant (junior grade), January 26, 1887 ; training-ship " Constitution," 
1878 ; " Tennessee," N A. Station, 1879-81 ; C. S. steamer, " Bache," 1882- 
84 ; " Yantic," N, A. Station, 18»5-7 ; Naval Academy, 1887, to August, 
1891. Promoted to Lieutenant, July 1, 1892. "Petrel," Asiatic Station, 
August, 1891 ; U. S. S. " Monocacy " to 1894; Naval Academy, November, 
1894-97 ; U. S. S. " Iowa," July, 1897, to date. 

John Newell Jordan. — Born in Maine. Entered Naval Academv, 
June 5, 1873; graduated, June 18, 1879; "Tennessee," 1879-81. Pro- 
moted Ensign, October 11, 1880 ; C S. schooner " Earnest," 1881-3 ; C. S. 
steamer " McArthur," 1884 ; C. S. schooner " Earnest," 1885 ; " Tallapoosa," 
1886-7. V Tomoi^di Lieidenant {\wn\or grade), March 1, 1887 ; " Kearsarge," 
1888 ; C. S. schooner " Earnest," 1889, to October 1891. Promoted to Lieu- 
tenant, July 1, 1892. Inspector of Steel, October, 1891, to February, 1895 ; 
U. S. S. " Amphitrite," training-ship "Essex," February, 1895, to April, 
1898 ; Torpedo Station, Newport, April, 1898, to date. 

Augustus Francis Fechteler. — Born in Prussia. Entered Naval 
Acadi-mv, June 5, 1873 ; graduated, June 18, 1879 ; " Shenandoah," 
1879-82 Promoted Emign, November 23, 1880 ; C. S. schooner " Drift," 
1882-3 ; commanding C. S. schooner " Ready," 1884 ; Executive Officer, C. 
S. steamer "Blake," 1885; training-ship "Jamestown," 1885; "Essex," 
1886-8. Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade), March 6, 1887 ; Bureau of 
Navigation, 1889-90 ; Office of Naval Intelligence, November, 1890, to 
February, 1892. Promoted to Lieutenant, July 21, 1892 ; Fish Commission 
steamer, " Albatross," February, 1892, to October, 1894 ; charge Branch 
Hydrographic Office, San Francisco, October, 1894, to September, 1896 ; 
U. S. S. " Monterey," September, 1896, to date. 

Thomas Mason Brumby.— Born in Georgia. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, September 25, 1873 ; graduated, June 18, 1879 ; "Tennessee," 1879-81. 
Promoted Ensign, November 26, 1880; receiving-ship "Franklin," 1881; 
"Jamestown," 1882; C. S. S. "Gedney," 1882-5; " Vandalia," 1886-9. 
Promoted Z/ie»/en««< (junior grade), April 21, 1887; receiving-ship " Ver- 
mont," December, 1890, to April, 1891; school-ship "St. Mary's," April, 
1891, to January, 1893. Promoted to Lieutenant, August 24, 1892 ; waiting 
orders, January, 1893, to August, 1893 ; " New York," S. A. Station, August, 
1893, to 1896 ; leave of absence, July, 1896 ; U. S. receiving-ship " Vermont," 
October, 1896; Naval Observatory and War College, September, 1897; 
"Olymjjia," January, 1898, to date. 

Edward Everett ^Vright. — Born in Massachusetts. Entered Naval 
Academy, September 20, 1873; graduated, June 18, 1879; " Swatara," 
1879-82. Promoted Ensign, January 1, 1881; training-ship "New Hamp- 
shire," 1883-4; C. S. S. "Palinurus," 1885; C. S. S "Bache," 1885-7. 
Promoted Lieutenant ( junior grade). May 21,1887; training-ship "Sara- 
toga," 1887; "Swatara," 1887; "Yantic," 1887-90; Navy Yard, Boston, 
August, 1890, to Julv, 1893. Promoted to Lieutenant, December 4, 1892; 
" Newark," S. A. Station, July, 1893, to 1896 ; U. S. receiving-ship ""Wabash," 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 195 

October, 1896; Navy Yard, Boston, and War College, April, 1897-8; April, 
1898, U. S. S. "Minneapolis," to date. 

Albert Gleaves. — Born in Tennessee, January 1, 1858. Appointed 
from State at large, June 13, 1873, as Cadet Midshi'pman ; was graduated 
from Naval Academy, June 20, ISVT ; ordered to U. S. S. "Hartford," flag- 
ship South Atlantic Squadron, August 23, 1877 ; detached from " Hartford " 
at Rio de Janeiro, October 6, 1878, and permitted to return to United States, 
on leave until March, 1879 ; U. S. S. " Plymouth," North Atlantic Squadron, 
March to May, 1879. Appointed Midshipynan, July, 1879; October, 1879, 
to February, 1883, U. S. S. "Nipsic," European Squadron. Commissioned 
Ensign, January 1, 1881 ; from September, 1883, to May, 1884, U. S. S. 
" Trenton," en route to Asiatic Station ; May, 1884, to May, 1886, U. S. S. 
" Monocacy," coast of China ; May to September, 1886, U. S. S. " Trenton," 
en route to United States ; November, 1886, to February, 1887, ordnance 
duty, Washington Navy Yard ; February, 1887, to October, 1889, Naval 
Ordnance proving ground ; U. S. despatch vessel "Dolphin," coast of Hayti, 
November, 1889, to May, 1891. Commissioned Lieutenant (junior grade). 
May 26, 1887 ; " Boston," Pacific Station, May, 1891, to December, 1892. 
Promoted to Lieutenant, January 9, 1893 ; ordnance duty, Navy Yard, 
Washington, March, 1893, to August, 1895; U. S. battleship "Texas," 
August, 1895, to January, 1896; U. S. monitor "Monadnock," Pacific 
Station, February, 1896, to July, .1896; when the "Texas," was re-commis- 
sioned in July, 1896, rejoined her at Norfolk ; May, 1897, ordered to com- 
mand torpedo boat " Cushing," and until October, 1897, was engaged in 
Experimental torpedo work in Narragansett Bay; October, 1897, "Cushing," 
joined Torpedo Boat Flotilla organized for the purpose of coast-cruising ; 
February 11, 1897, was ordered to Havana in the "Cushing;" afterwards 
with the Fleet at Key West. 

James Philips Parker. — Born in North Carolina, September 25, 1855. 
Entered Naval Academy, June 5, 1873 ; graduated, June, 1877 ; served on 
board flag-ship " Hartford," South Atlantic, 1877-9, graduating finally in 
1879; served on U. S. S. "Swatara," Asiatic Station, 1879-e2. Promoted 
Ensign, January 10, 1881 ; surveying duty, Atlantic Coast, on C. S. S. 
" Endeavor," 1883 ; on C. S. S. " Bache," 1883-4, and on U. S. S " Ranger," 
Pacific Coast, 1884-7. Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade), June 30, 1887 ; 
in charge Branch Hydrograpiiic Office, Baltimore, 1887-90 ; " Alert," 
Behring Sea and Asiatic Station, October, 1890, to October, 1893. Promoted 
to Lieutenant, January 25, 1893 ; Naval Academy, October, 1893-6 ; U. S. 
S. " New York," July, 1896 ; " Monadnock," August, 1896-7 ; Superintend- 
ent New York Harbor, April, 1897-8; April, 1898, U.S. S. "Monadnock," 
to date. 

Benjamin W^ard Hodges. — Born in Mississippi. Entered Naval 
Academy, September, 23, 1873; graduated, June 18, 1879; "Swatara," 
1879-82. Promoted Ensign, February 24, 1881 ; " New Hampshire," 1883 ; 
" Ossipee," 1884-7. Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade), June 30, 1887 ; 
Naval Observatory, 1887-90; " Pinta," special service, October, 1890, to 
October, 1892 ; receiving-ship " Dale," November, 1892-5. Promoted to 
Lieutenant, February 7, 1894; Naval Observatory, January, 1895 ; U. S. S. 
"Boston," December, 1895-7 ; U. S. S. " Monocacy," July, 1897, to date. 

Herbert Omar Dunn. — Born in Westerly, R. I. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, June 6, 1873, as Cadet Midshipman; graduated, June 18, 1879, as 
Midshipman; from 1877-79, the part of the academic course at sea was on 
the " Hartford," in the South Atlantic ; from 1879-81, on the " Minnesota," 



196 RECORDS OF UVIKG OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Nortli Athuitic. rroiiioted to Emign, March 12, 18ai, aud spent six months 
on leave in Paris, stndying the language; " Iroquois," in 18^2, !North and 
South Pacific; "Essex," 1882, aud " Palos," 1882-5, on the China Station; 
"Juniata," 1885-6, returning home by way of Africa ; while on the "Palos," 
held the positions of Executive Officer and Navigator, also Acting Chief 
Engineer; Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, 188G-9, as assistant to 
Chief of Bureau. Promoted to Lieutenant {]u\x'\or grade), July 1,1887; 
invented the new cast-steel patent anchor known as the " Dunn Anchor," in 
1889, now used in the service; Torpedo School, 1889; " Baltimore," 1889 to 
August, 1892; charge Branch Hydrographic Office, Baltimore, December, 
1892, to September, 1895. Promoted to Lieutenant, February 17, 1893; 
served on " Lancaster," from 1895, to December, 1897, on South Atlantic 
Station, and when that ship was put out of commission was transferred to the 
doublt'-turrotod monitor "Terror" on the North Atlantic Station. 

Arthur Wright Dodd. — Born in Indiana. Entered Naval Academy, 
June 6, 1873 ; graduated, June 18, 1879 ; " Constitution," 1879-80. Pro- 
moted Ensiqn, March 29, 1881 ; R. S. " Passaic," 1881 ; " Ranger," 1881-4 ; 
C. S.S. " Eagre," 1885 ; " C S. S. " Bache," 1885 ; C. S. S. Gedney," 1886- 
87. Pi-omoted Lieutenant (junior grade), August 25, 1887 ; inspector steel, 
new cruisers, 1887 ; " Tallapoosa," 1888 to January, 1892 ; training-ship 
"Richmond," April, 1892. Promoted to Lieutenant, February 25, 1893; 
training-ship " Constellation," April, 1892 ; " Monterey," February 8, 1895 ; 
"Alert," January, 1896; "Thetis," January, 1897 ; " Mouadnock," Jan- 
uary, 1898, to February, 1898; leave of absence, February, 1898; April, 
1898, Branch Hydrographic Office, Boston, Mass., commanding U. S. S. 
"Restless," .May, 1898, to date. 

George William Denfeld.— Born in Massachu.setts. Entered Naval 
Academy, September 22, 1873; graduated, June 18, 1879; "Minnesota," 
1879-81". Promoted Endgn, Ai)ril22, 1881 ; " Iroquois," 1882 ; " Pensacola," 
1882; "Richmond," 1883; "Alert," 1883; "Enterprise," 1885; Torpedo 
Station, 1886-7. Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade), September 4, 1887 ; 
Bureau Navigation, 1887-9; " Charleston," 1889 ; " Thetis," special service, 
January, 1890, to April, 1892; Electric Light duty, Apiil, 1892, to May, 
1893 ; Assistant Inspector Electric Ligliting, May, 1893, to 1895. Promoted 
to Liexdenant, k\>v\\ 27, 1893; "Maine," September, 1895, to November, 
1897 ; Navv Yard, New York, November, 9, 1897, to date. 

Albert Weston Grant.— Born in Maine. Entered Naval Academy, 
June 9, 1873, and graduatt-d June 20, 1877; "Pensacola" and "Lacka- 
wanna," 1877-9 ; graduated, after two years at sea, Midshipman, June 18, 
1879 ; " Alliance," 1880 ; " Passaic " and " Speedwell," 1881-2. Promoted 
to ^/m5r», May 17, 1881 ; "Iroquois," 1882-5; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1885- 
7 ; Torpedo Station and War College, 1.S86. Promoted to LieMtenant (junior 
grade), November 1, 1887; "Trenton," 1887-8; "Saratoga," 1888 ; special 
electric light duty, Norfolk, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, 1888-90; 
electric lighting of vessels, December, 1890, to February, 1891 ; "San Fran- 
cisco," N. A. Station, February, 1891-4. Promoted to Lieutenant, May 9, 
1893 ; Naval Academy, November, 1894-7 ; U. S. S. " Massachusetts," July, 
1897, to date. 

Philip Van Home Lansdale.— Born in District of Columbia, Febru- 
ary 15, 1858. Entered Naval Academy, June 6, 1873. Finished course at 
Naval Academy, June, 1877; "Plymouth," 1877; "Constellation," 1878; 
" Powhatan," 1879 ; graduated, June 18, 1879 ; " Swatara,*' 1879-82. Pro- . 
moted Eiitsiyn, June 1, 1881 ; ordnance duty. Navy Yard, Washington, 1882 ; 



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Tor})edo StaLion, 1883 ; " Galena," 1883 ; " Ossipee," 1884-7 ; inspector steel, 
new cruisers, 1887-90. Promoted to Lieutenant (junior grade), March 31, 
1888 ; " Philadelphia," N. A. Station, July, 1890, to June, 1893 ; leave of 
absence, June, 1893, to Septenaber 5, 1893 ; in charge of Caravels, World's 
Fair, September, 1893, to December, 1893 ; Naval Intelligence, December, 
1893-6. Promoted to Lieutenant, May 15, 1893 ; U.S. S. " Massachusetts," 
June, 1896 ; " Alert," January, 1897, to date. 

Horace Wellford Harrison. — Born in Massachusetts. Entered Naval 
Academy, September 26, 1872; "Marion," 1877-8; "Trenton," 1878-9; 
"Alliance," 1879-81. Promoted Ensiqn, June 11, 1881; Hydrographic 
Office, 1881-2 ; " Nipsic," 1883-5 ; Hydrographic Office, 1886-7 ; C S. 
schooner "Eagre," 1887; "Vermont," 1887-8; inspector of steel, new 
cruisers, 1888-9. Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade). May 22, 1888 ; 
"Iroquois," 1889-92; leave of absence. May, 1892, to January, 1893; 
Hydrographic Office, January, 1893, to 1895. Promoted to Lieutenant, 
June 10, 1893; U. S. S. "Kanger," May, 1895; U. S. S. "Adams," 
January, 1896-7 ; U. S. S. " Oiegon," July, 1897, to date. 

Valentine Sevier Nelson. — Born in Tennessee. Entered Naval 
Academy, June 6, 1873 ; graduated, June 18, 1879. Promoted Ensign, 
December 14, 1880 ; "Galena," 1880-3 ; Naval Observatory, 18.S3 ; "Ossi- 
pee," 1884-7. Promoted Lie\itennnt (junior grade). May 21, 1887 ; Naval 
Ordnance, pi'oving ground, 1887-90 ; " Charleston," Special Service Squad- 
ron, September, 1890, to June, 1893. Promoted to Xte»/^ena/ii, November, 
I'S, 1892 ; waiting orders, November, 1893, to February, 1894 ; inspector of 
steel, new vessels,' February 12, 1894, to July, 1896 ; " Detroit," July, 1896 ; 
" Maehias," July, 1^97 ; "Olympia," January, 1898, to date. 

\A^illiam Shepherd Benson. — Native of and appointed from Georgia. 
Left the United States Naval Academy, June, 1877, and ordered to the 
" Hartford " (flag-ship), S. A- Station, in August of same year ; remained 
attached to her at S. A. Station until January 1, 1879, when ordered to the 
" Essex " at same station ; detached from the " Essex " in May, 1879, and 
ordered home via, England for final examination ; ordered to the " Constitu- 
tion," at Norfolk, in October, 1879 ; she was then detailed as a training-ship, 
and making her last cruise; detached from the "Constitution," in July, 
1881, and ordered to duty at the Brooklyn Yard. Was promoted Ensign, 
July 27, 1881 ; detached from Brooklyn Yard, January, 1882, and ordered 
to "Alliance " on Home Station ; transferred to the " Yantic," Home Station, 
in May, 1882, and remained attached to her till September, 1884 ; made the 
cruise in the " Yantic " to Littleton Island, in the summer of 1883, as convoy 
to the Greely relief-steamer "Proteus;" was on duty under the Naval 
Advisory Board at South Boston until March, 1885, when detached and 
ordered to the Branch Hydrographic Office at Baltimore, Md. ; detached 
from this duty in January, 1886, and ordered to the Fish Commission 
steamer "Albatross ; " remained on this duty until latter part of November, 
1887 ; in January, 1888, ordered to the " Dolphin " at New York, and made 
the cruise around the world in her ; Naval Academy, September, 1890, to 
October, 1893 ; Navy Yard, Washington, October, 1893, to 1894. Pro- 
moted to Lieutenant, June 27, 1893 ; Coast Survey, January 2, 1894; Coast 
Survey steamer " Bache," January, 1894, to 1896 ; U. S. S. " Dolphin," Jan- 
uary, 1896; Naval Academy, August, 1896, to 1898; May, 1898, U. S. S. 
" Monongahela," to date. 

^Villiam Venable Bronaugh. — Born in Kentucky. Entered Naval 
Academy, June 5, 1873; graduated, June 18, 1879; "Tennessee," 1880; 



198 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

" Alaska," 1885. Promoted Ensign, August 30, 1881 ; C. S. S. " McArthur," 
1881 ; C. 8. S. " Blake," 1882 ; C. S. S. " Hassler," 1882-4 ; " Portsmouth," 
1885-8. Promoted to Lieutenant (junior grade), 1888 ; inspector steel, new 
cruisers, 1888, to December, 1891; "Alliance," Pacific Station, January, 
1892-4. Promoted to Lieutenant, June 27, 1893; "San Francisco," June, 
1894, to September, 1894 ; leave of absence, December, 1894 ; Naval Obser- 
vatory, January 7, 1895, to February, 1897; " Castine," February, 1897, 
to date. 

Frank Matteson Bostwick. — Born in Wisconsin. Entered Naval 
Academy, September 2f), 1<S73; graduated, June 18, 1879; "Lackawanna," 
1880-1. Promoted Ensign, August 30, 1881 ; C S. S. '' McArthur," 1881 ; 
C. S. S. " Hassler," 1881-5 ; Asiatic Station, 1886 ; " Palos," 1886-9. Pro- 
moted Lieutenant (junior grade), June 10, 1888; receiving-ship "Indepen- 
dence," March, 1890, to September, 1892 ; " Thetis," special service, Sep- 
tember, 1892-6 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, September, 1896-8 ; May, 1898, 
U. S. S. " Ciiarleston," to date. Promoted Lieutenant, June 27, 1893. 

James Harrison Oliver. — Born in Georgia. Entered Naval Academy, 
June 12, 1^73; graduated, June 18, 1879; "" Swatara," 1879-81 ; "Ashue- 
lot," 1881-3. Promoted Ensign, October 1, 1881 ; Artillery School Fortress 
M(mroe, 1883; "Lackawanna," 1884; "Shenandoah," 1884-6; "Mohican," 
1886 ; C. S.S. " McArthur," 1887 ; C. S S. " Patterson," 1887-9. Promoted 
Lieutenant (junior grade), September 28, 1888 ; " Kearsarge," 1889, to De- 
cember, 1892 ; leave of absence, December, 1892, to February, 1893 ; Inspec- 
tor of Ordnance, Providence, February, 1893-4. Promoted to Lieutenant, 
July 4, 1893; U. S. S. "Minneapolis,"' December, 1894, and U. S. S. "San 
Franci.-^co," to 1897; ordered to Torpedo Station, December, 1897. 

Harry Mason Dombaugh. — Born in Ohio. Entered Naval Academy, 
June 6, 1872 ; graduated, June 18, 1879; Irish relief cruise "Constellation," 
1880; "Alaska," 1881-3. Promoted jE:n.s?>, October 12,1881; " Pinta," 
1883-6; "Fortune," 1887-8; "New Hampshire," 1888. Promoted Lieu- 
tenant (junior grade), January 15, 1889; Torpedo Station, 1889-90; 
"Vesuvius," N. A. Station, June, 1890, to July, 1893; leave of absence, 
July, 1893, to October, 1893 ; Assistant Inspector of Ordnance, October, 
1893, to October, 1895. Promoted Lieutenant, July 4, 1893; Bureau of 
Ordnance, October, 1895, to March, 1896; "Bennington," July, 1896, to 
December, 1896; "Marion," December, 1896, to December, 1897 ; "Mohi- 
can," January, 1898, to date. 

Simon Cook. — Born in Illinois. Entered Naval Academy, June 6, 
1873; graduated, June 18, 1879; "Constitution," 1880; receiving-ship 
"Franklin," 1881. Promoted Ensign, November 15, 1881; "Iroquois," 
1882-5; C. S. S. "McArthur," 1885-6; Torpedo Station, 1887; "Omaha," 
1888, to June, 1891. Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade), March 15, 1889. 
Charge Branch Hvdrographic Office, Norfolk, Va., October, 1891, to Octo- 
ber, Ks94 ; U. S. S. " Castine," U. S. S. " Puritan," to October, 1897 ; branch 
Hydrographic Office, Chicago, October, 1897, to May, 1898 ; Navy Yard, 
League Island, with " Princeton," to date. Promoted to Lieutenant, Septem- 
ber 27, 1.S93. 

Thomas Slidell Rodgers.— Born in New York. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, September 24, ]^<74; graduated, June 4, 1880; "Galena," 1880. 
Promoted Ensign, December 1, 1881, "Lancaster," 1880-3; "Juniata," 
1886-9; Inspector Ordnance Department, Navy Yard, Washington, 1889, 
to June, 1892. Promoted Lieutenant (junior 'grade), March 26, 1889; 
" Chicago," N. A. Station, June, 1892. Promoted to Lieutenant, October 1, 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 199 

1893 ; June, 1892, U. S. S. " Bennington" U. S. S. ; " Ranger," to June, 1895 ; 
leave of absence, June, 1895, to August, 1895 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 
August, 1895, to May, 1897; U. S. S. "Baltimore" (staff). May, 1897, to 
April, 1898 ; Flag Lieutenant, U. S. S. "Bennington," April, 1898, to date. 

John Gardner Quinby, — Born in New York. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, June 12, 1874 ; graduated, June 4, 1880 ; " Minnesota," 1880 ; " Lan- 
caster," 1881-4. Promoted Ensign, February, 1882; Naval Academy, 
1884 ; " Constellation," 1885 ; Naval Academy, 1885-6 ; training-ship 
"Jamestown," 1886; "Constellation," 1886; Naval Academy, 1887-9. 
Promoted Lievfenant (iunior grade), March 26, 1889; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 
1889-90; R. S. "Franklin," July, 1890, to March, 1891; "Lancaster," 
Asiatic Station, March, 1891. Promoted to Lieutenant, November 5, 1893. 
Leave of absence, June, 1894, to October, 1894; charge Branch Hydro- 
graphic Office, Norfolk, October, 1894, to January, 1897; U. S. S. "Vesu- 
vius," January, 1897, to date. 

James Henry Glennon. — Entered Naval Academy, September 24, 
1874; " Constellation," 1875 and 1877; " Lackawanna,"' 1878 ; "Alaska," 
1879-80 ; " Pensacola," 1880 ; final graduation, June 4, 1880 ; " Ranger," 
1881-5 ; last year in charge of main triangulation ; Naval Academy, 1885- 
87, as Instructor in Department of Ordnance and Gunnery ; " Constellation," 
1887, as Instructor to Cadets, in Navigation, afterwards Navigator; Naval 
Academy, 1887-9; in command of Artillery Battalion, Naval Academy, 
1887 and 1888 ; author of two works on gunnery for cadets, Naval Academy. 
Promoted to Lieutenant (junior grade), March 26, 1889 ; Mare Island, 1889- 
90, in connection with electric-light plant of " Charleston ; " attached to 
" Charlest,(m," Pacific Station, 1890, to March, 1893 ; Naval Academy, April, 
1893. Promoted to Lieutenant, December 26, 1893; U. S. S. " NeAvark," 
June 15, 1893 ; " Massachusetts," January 1, 1897, to date. 

Percival Julius Werlich. — Born in Wisconsin. Entered Naval 
Academy, June 6, 1873 ; graduated, June 18, 1879 ; " Alliance," 1880-3. 
Promoted Ensign, November 6, 1881 ; receiving-ship " Colorado," 1883 ; C 
S. steamer "Blake," 1884-5; Library Navy Department, 1885-6; "Enter- 
prise," 1887-90. Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade), February 19, 1889; 
inspector of steel, July, 1890, to June, 1893 ; " Philadelphia," Pacific Station, 
June, 1893, to December, 1895. Promoted to Lieutenant, September 15, 
1893; April, 1896, U. S. S. "Terror," to November, 1896; Inspector Ord- 
nance, November, 1896, to date. 

William Rees-Rush. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, June 6, 1872 ; 1877-9, flag-ship " Monongahela," China Station ; grad- 
uated, June 1, 1879; "Constellation," Irish Relief cruise, 1880; " Constitu- 
tion," flag-ship Training Squadron, 1880; "Passaic," 1881. Promoted to 
Ensign, February 15, 1881 ; " Ranger," surveying duty west coast of Mexico 
and Central America, 1881-7 ; Ordnance duty. Navy Yard, Washington, 
1887; Bureau of Navigation, Assistant to the Hydrographer, 1887-9; 
"Boston," Squadron of Evolution, 1889-90. Promoted to Lieutenant 
(junior prade), February 11, 1889; "Bennington," North Atlantic Station, 
1891 ; " Boston," Pacific Station, July, 1891, to December, 1893. Promoted 
to Lieuteyiani, December, 26, 1893 ; Ordnance duty. Navy Yard, Washing- 
ton, 1894 ; War College, 1894-96 ; flag-ship " Brooklyn," representative 
ship at Spithead, Queen's Jubilee, 1897 ; " Brooklyn," to date. 

Harry Shepard Knapp. — Born in New Britain, Conn., June 27, 1856. 
Entered Naval Academy, June 26, 1874, from First District, Conn., General 
Hawley, representative ; graduated from Naval Academy, June, 1878 ; 



200 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

HiiaJlv graduated and appointed Midshipman, June 4, 1880. Promoted 
Ensign, from February l(j, 1882. Promoted Lieutenant, (junior grade), 
from" March 31, 1889. ' Promoted Lientenant, from January 23, 1894. From 
October 1, 1878, to March 12, 1880, attached to flag-ship " Pensacola," on 
Pacific Station ; from July 28, 1880, to January 9, 1882, attached to train- 
ing-ship "Minnesota;" attached to " Jamestown," from February 1, 1882, 
to July fi, 1882, during her cruise from San Francisco to Newport, via Cape 
Horn; from July 13, 1882, to November 30, 1883, attached to Coast and 
Gulf Survey steamer "Blake;" from December 1, 1883, to June 7, 1884, 
on special duty at Smithsonian In.stitution ; from June 10, 1884, to Septem- 
ber 1, 1888, on duty at the Naval Academy, as Instructor in Department 
Physics and Clieniistry ; from September 4, 1888, to November 21, 1888, on 
duty at Boston Branch Hydrographic Office ; "Atlanta," November 24, 
1888, to August, 1891 ; Naval Academy, as Instructor in Department of 
Applied iMathematics, August, 1891, to June, 1894; " Montgomerv," June, 
1^94, to May, 1897; Naval Academy, May 28, 1897, to May, 1898; U. S. 
S. " Dorothea," May, 1S9<S, to date. 

William Ledyard Rodgers. — Appointed from California. Cadet 
Midshlpmuii, June 11, 1874; Midshipman, June 4, 1880; Ensign, April 1, 
1882 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), INIay 4, 1889 ; Naval Observatory, 1880-1 ; 
" Quinuebaug," European Station. 1881-4; -special duty, Naval Department, 
1884-5; instruction torpedo service, 1886; Office of Naval Intelligence, 
1886-8 ; " Atlanta," sjjecial service, 1889-92 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 
December, 1892, to 1895. Promoted to Lieutenant, February, 1894; Train- 
ing-.ship " Alliance," October, 1895-7 ; Columbian Iron Works, May, 1897 ; 
commanding V. S. S. " Foote," January, 1898, to date. 

Roy Campbell Smith. — Born in Texas. Appointed to Naval Acad- 
emy, from Virginia, October 3, 1874 ; "Pensacola," Pacific Station, 1878-80. 
Midshipman, June 4, 1880 ; Washington Navy Yard, 1881 ; '" Quinnebaug," 
European Station, 1881-4. Ensign, April 8, 1882 ; Naval Academy, 
1885-8; "Constellation," summer of 1885; Torpedo Station, Newport, 
sunmier of 1887 ; electrical duty, Philadel|)hia and Norfolk, 1888-9 ; " York- 
town," " Boston," " Bennington," and " Chicago," Squadron of Evolution, 
1889-92; Liexdenant (junior grade). May 12, 1889; Torpedo Station, New- 
port, 1892-5. Lieutenant, February 22, 1894; Torpedo Boat "Cushing," 
1895; " Indiana," 1896, to date. 

Albert Norton ^A^ood. — Born in Indiana. Entered Naval Academy, 
September 24,1873; graduated, June 4, 1880; "Alaska," 1881-3. Pro- 
moted i;»s(>j, April 15, 1882; " Powhatan," 1884 ; "Nina," 1884; "Pow- 
hatan," 1885-(). Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade), May 15, 1889; train- 
ing-ship " Richmond," February, 1887, to ]\Iarch, 1891; " Monongahela," 
training-ship, March, 1891, to March, 1894. Promoted to Lieutenant, A\ir'\\, 
1894; Secretary Steel Board, March, 1894, to December, 1896; U. S. S. 
"Petrel." Dccpmbor, 1896, to date. 

Edward Lloyd, Jr.- — Born in INIaryland. Entered Naval Academy, 
June 17, 1S74; graduated, June 4, 1.S80; "Constitution," 1880; receiving- 
ship " Franklin," 1881 ; "Enterprise," 1882-4. Promoted Ensign, JNIay 11, 
1882; ordnance proving ground, Annapolis, 1885-7 ; " Boston," Squadron 
of Evolution, 1888-90. Promoted Jjieutenant ( junior grade), June 13, 
1889; Naval Academy, Septendjer, 1890, to August, 1893; " Detroit," S. 
A. Station, August, 1893-6. Promoted to Lieutenant, April, 1894 ; Naval 
Academy, September, 1896; U. S. S. "Solace," May, 1898, to date. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 201 

Harry Pickney Huse. — Naval Academy, 1874-8 ; flag-ship " Pensa- 
cola" (staff'), 1878-80. Promoted to Midshipman, June 4, 18«0; U. S. 
training-ship, "Minnesota," July 28, 1880; U.S. S. " Galena," November 
1, 1880. Promoted Ensign, June 2, 1882; "Brooklyn," 1883-4; Proving 
Grounds, Annapolis, 1884-5 ; Naval Academy, 1886 ; " Constellation," 1887 ; 
Naval Academy, 1887-8; "Kearsarge," 1888; "Galena," "Dolphin," 
"Baltimore," "Philadelphia," (staff"), 1888-91. Promoted Lieutenant 
( junior grade), June 27, 1889 ; furlough, October, 1891, to April, 1892 ; 
Naval Academy, 1892-4; "Cincinnati," 1894-7; Naval Academy, 1897; 
" Gloucester," May, 1898. 

Richard Morris Hughes. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval 
Academy, September 25, 1874 ; graduated, June 4, 1880 ; " Constitution," 
1880; receiving-ship "Colorado," 1881. Promoted Ensign, June 19, 1882 ; 
"Alliance," 1882-4 ; Coast Survey, 1885 ; C S. S. " Blake," 1886-9 ; train- 
ing-ship " Portsmouth," 1889 to June, 1892. Promoted to Lieutenant 
(junior grade), August 4, 1889 ; charge Branch Hydrographic Office, Phil- 
adelphia, June, 1892, to May, 1895. Promoted to Lieutenant, June, 1894 ; 
U. S. S. "Concord," U. S. S. " Olympia," U. S. S. " Machias," May, 1895, 
to date. 

Charles Nelson Atwater. — Born in New York. Entered Naval 
Academy, September 24, 1873; graduated, June 4, 1880; "Constitution," 
1880 ; receiving-ship " Colorado," 1881. Promoted Ensign, June 20, 1882 ; 
"Jamestown," 1882; special duty, Boston, November, 1882; "Trenton," 
1883; "Enterprise," 1883; "Trenton," 1885; Naval Academy, 1886-9; 
training-ship, " Portsmouth," 1889-92. Promoted Lievtenavt (junior grade), 
September 9, 1889 ; Naval Academy, September, 1892, to 1895. Promoted 
to Lieutenant, June, 1894 ; U. S. S.'" Mohican," U. S. S. " Marion," " Ben- 
nington," " Amphitrite," July, 1895, to May, 1898, to date. 

John Hite Lee Holcombe. — Born in Virginia, 1856. Entered Naval 
Academy, June 27, 1874; graduated, 1878; " Wyoming," 1878-9; "Tren- 
ton," 1879; "Enterprise," 1880 Midshipman, June 4, 1880; Nautical Al- 
manac Experimental Determination Velocity of Light, 1880-1 ; " Despatch," 
survey of Samana, 1882. Promoted Ensicpi, July 1, 1882 ; Assistant Astron- 
omer," Transit of Venus, Cape Town, 1882-3; "Nipsic," 1883; "Trenton," 
1883; "Monocacv," 1883-4; "Alert," 1885; "Trenton," 1885; Naval 
Academy, 1886-88 ; special duty, Telegraphic Determination Longitude, 
1888-9 ; C. S. S. " McArthur," 1889-91. Liexdenant (junior grade), October 
24, 1889; Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," 1891; "Thetis," special 
service, November, 1891, to September, 1892; Assistant Inspector of Ord- 
nance, Navy Yard, Washington, September, 1892, to 1895. Promoted to 
Lieutenant, July, 1894. Sick leave. May, 1895 ; " Philadelphia," December, 
1895-6 ; U. S. S. "Castine; " U. S. S. '^ Adams," December, 1896, to May, 
1898 ; en route to Asiatic Station, May, 1898. 

^A^illia^l Leslie Burdick. — Born in Ohio. Appointed from Ohio. En- 
tered Naval Academy, September 26, 1873 ; cruise preliminary to final 
graduation, U.S. S. " Swatara," September, 1877, to October, 1878; "Pow- 
hatan," October, 1878, to April, 1879; graduated, June 18, 1879; "Tennes- 
see," N. A. Station, 1879-82 ; " Vandalia," N. A. Station, 1882-3 ; C. S. S. 
"McArthur," 1884; " Adams," Pacific Station, 1885-9; inspector of steel, 
Munhall, Pennsylvania, 1889-90. Promoted to Ensign, November 23, 1882. 
Promoted to Lieidenant (junior grade), 1890 ; Coast Survey steamer " Bache," 
July, 1890, to November, 1893; Navy Yard, Washington, November, 1893, 
to 1894 ; U. S. S. " Columbia," April, 1894. Promoted to Lieutenant, July, 



202 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE V. S. NAVY. 

1894 ; U. S. receivinc-ship " Independence," June, 1897 ; Navy Yard. League 
Island. July, lsi»7-S; May. 189.^, U.S. S. "Lancaster," to date. 

Harry Kimmell. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsyl- 
vania. Entered Naval Academy, September 28. 1874: ixraduated, June 4, 
1880; "Ranger." N. P. Station." 1880-:?; "Alert," Asiatic Station. l<s8o; 
" Monocacv," Asiatic Station, 1S84-6; "Michigan." Northwestern Lakes, 
1887-8 ; C'. S. S. " Blake," 1889-92. Promoted Eim(jn, December 19. 1882. 
Promoted Lieitlenant (junior grade). 1890 ; Hydrographic Ottice, March. 

1892. to September. 1893 ; receiving-ship " Franklin," January, 1894. Pro- 
moted to Lieutmant, July i^l. 1894; "Alliance." training-ship, 189o ; 
" Monterey," Pacific Station. 189t>-8. 

George Ramsey Clark. — Born in Ohio. Appointed from Ohio. En- 
tered Naval Academy, June 9, 1874; graduated, June 4, 1880; " Wachu- 
sett." Pacific Station. 1880-3 ; " Michigan." Northwestern Lakes. 1884-0 ; 
"Alliance." S. A. Station, 1887-9; special duty, electriclights, Philadelphia, 
1889-90. Promoted Etm^n, August 24. 1883 Promoted Jjeufenant 
(junior grade). 1890; 'Michigan," April, 1890. to December. 1892; "At- 
lanta " and " Machias," N. A. Station, December, 1892 ; training-ship 
"Essex," to 1S95 Promoted to Lieutenant, August. 1894; Naval Academy, 
September. 1895-8 ; April, 1898, U. S. S. " Puritan." to date. 

George Henry Stafford. — Born in Illinois. Appointed from Iowa. 
Entered Naval Academy, June 10, 1874 ; graduated, June 4. 1880 ; 
"Ranger," N. P. Station, 1881-4 ; Bureau Navigation, Office Naval Intelli- 
gence, 1885-7 ; " Ranger," N. P. Station, 1887-90. Promoted Ensign, 
October 13. 1883. Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade), February 2'^, 1890 ; 
"Michigan." Great Lakes, December. 1890, to December. 1892 ; leave of 
absence, December, 1892. to July. 1893 ; " Baltimore," Asiatic Station, July, 

1893, to September, 1895; " Monocacy." Asiatic Station, September, 1895, 
to May, 1896; "Charleston," May to July, 1890; charge Branch Hydro- 
graphic Office, Cleveland, Ohio, (Ictober, 1890, to ]March" 1898. Promoted 
Lieutenant, September 7, 1894 ; " Columbia," ^larch, 1898, to date. 

Allen Grey Rogers. — Born in North Carolina. Appointed from North 
Carolina. Entered Naval Academy. June 12, 1874; graduated, June 12. 
1874; "Alaska," Pacific Station. 1880-3; torpedo instruction, 1883; train- 
ing-ship " New Hampshire," 1883-4 ; C. S. S. " Blake." 1885-8 ; " Mononga- 
hela," Pacific Station, 1889-90. Promoted Ensign, December 1, 1883. 
Promoted Lieutenant {jmuor grade), 1890; Coast Survey steamer, "Gednev." 
March, 1890 to April. 1891; "Marion," Asiatic Station. April. 189l'-4. 
Promoted to Lieutenant, September. 1894; C. S S. "Patterson," November, 
1894 ; U. S. S. " Monad nock," November, 1894, to date. 

^A^illiam Porter White — Appointed at large. Naval Academy. June 
30,1^74; "Wyoming." 1^7'S-9 ; " Trenton," 1879. Midshipman, juue 4, 

1889 ; " Wyoming" and " Enterprise," 1880 ; "Alaska. April. 1881, to Jan- 
uary, 1883; "Hassler," February, 1883, to March, 1887. Ensign (]\inioT 
grade), March 3, 1883. Ensign', February 9. 1884; " MacArthur." April. 
1887, to July, 1887 ; waiting orders. August. 1887. to October, 1887 ; " Nip- 
sio, November. 1S87, to April, 1889. Lieutenant (junior grade). March 5, 

1890 ; " Monongahela." ^May, 1889, to July, 1890 ;" waiting ordei-s. August, 
1890. to February, 1891 ; U. S. receiving-ship " Vermont," February, 1891. 
to June, 1893. Promoted to L»>«/<7ia>i/, September 30, 1894; " Charleston," 
July. 1893, to July. 1890; leave, August, 1890. to October. 1890; U.S. 
receiving-ship " Vermont," November, 1896. to Februarv. 1898 ; U. S. S. 
"Annapolis," March, 1898, to date. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY, 203 

John H. Shipley. — Appointed irom ^lissouri. Ca(^et-Midshipman,Se\)- 
teiuhev oO, 1874, to June 4, 1880; Midshipman, June 4, 1880; Eu.<ig)i 
(junior srratlo\ March a, 1883; En.'^igii, April 16, 1884; Lit'Hteimnt (junior 
,t^rade\ 'March 5, 1890. Service— Ou the IT. S. 8. "Tuscarora." 1878-80; 
U. S. 8. " 8aratoiia," 1881-5; Coast 8urvev steamers " Hassler," " INIc- 
Arthur," and " rattei-son." 1886-7; U. 8. 8. "'8\vatara;' 1888; U. 8. receiv- 
ini;x<hip "Wabash." 1888-0; U. 8. 8. " Michioan," 1889-90; U. 8. 8. 
" Kearsarge," 1890-92 ; Naval Academy, 8eptember, 1892, to date. Pro- 
ntoted to Lieutenant, November 11, 1894; service as F\a^ Lieutenant on 
Asiatic 8tation during Chinese-Japanese War, U. 8. 8. flag-ship " Balti- 
more," 1894-5 ; service on U.S. 8. " Maine," and U. 8. 8. " Newark," 1896- 
7 ; service on U.8. 8. " Marblehead," 1897 ; U. 8. Naval Academy, October, 
1897. to 1898 ; Naval 8t«tion. Key West, May, 1898. 

John Eccleston Craven. — Appointed at large. Naval Academy, 8ep- 
tember 24. 1874; MiiL^hipmaii, Jimo 4, 1?90 ; EiL<ign (junior grade), March 
8, l>8o; IJnsign, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant (^junior grade), July 31, 1890; 
Coast 8urvev steamer " Bache," 1883-5; "Lancaster." European 8tation, 
1888-9; Hydrographic Ottice. November, 1889, to October, 1892; "Pinta," 
special service. October, 1892, to January, 1895 ; U. 8. 8 "Bennington," 
January, 1895. to April, 1895. Promoted to Lieutenant, December, 1894; 
leave of absence, April, 1895; Naval Academy, July, 1895, to July, 1897 ; 
U. 8. 8. " Cincinnati." January, 1897, to date. 

James Henry Hetherington. — Appointed from Iowa. Naval Acad- 
emy, June 6. 1874 ; Midshipman, June 4, 1880 ; Ensign (junior grade), ^Nlarch 
3, 1883; Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; I^ieutenant (Junior grade), September 20, 
1890; Coast Survey steamer " Gedney," 1883-5; "Michigan," 1887-90; 
"Marion," Asiatic 'Station. ^May. 1891, to December 1892; "Mohican." 
Pacific Station, December, 1892,'to January, 1893; U. 8.8. "Pinto." Janu- 
ary, 1893, to November, 1895. Promoted to Litutenant, December. 1894 ; 
charge Branch Hydrographic Office. Port Townsend, ^larch, 1896 ; Puget 
Sound, Naval Station. August, 1896, to September, 1897; L^. 8. 8. "^lari- 
etta." September, 1897, to date. 

John Joseph Knapp. — Appointed from Missouri. Naval Academy, 
June 6, 1874; Midshipman, June 4, 1880; En.-^ign (junior grade) March 3, 
1883 ; Ensign, June 26. 1884 ; Jjieutenant (junior grade), October 15, 1890; 
" Wachusett," Pacific Station, 1883-5; " Alert," Pacific Station, 1887 to 
April, 1890 ; receiving-ship " Dale," April, 1890, to August, 1892 ; "Balti- 
more," Special Service Squadron, August, 1892, to April, 1893 ; Navy Yard, 
Washington, April, 1893, to July, 1896 ; promoted to Lieutenant, February, 
1895 ; Coast Survey steamer " Patterson," July 1, 1896 ; to December, 1897 ; 
" San Francisco." December 29. 1897, to date. 

Augustus Craven Almy. — Appointed at large. Naval Academy, 
June 7, 1872 ; Midshipman, June 4, 1880 ; Ensign (junior grade), March 3, 
1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant (junior grade), October 28, 1890 ; 
" Powhatan," special service, 1883-5; Coast Survey steamer "Patterson," 
1887 to Januarv. 1890; "Thetis," special service, !Mav, 1890, to November, 
1891; ":Monterey." Pacific Station, February, 1893," to July, 1894; Coast 
Survey steamers " Hassler " and '■ Gedney," July, 1894, to June, 1896. Pro- 
moted to Lieidenant, March, 1895 ; Naval War College, June, 1896. to Octo- 
ber, 1896 ; Navy Yard, Washington, October, 1896, to November, 1897 ; 
V. S. S. " Wilmington." November, 1897, to date. 

John Hood. — Appointed from Alabama. Naval Academy, September 
18, 1875; Midshipman, June 10,1881; Ensign (junior grade), March 3, 



204 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; Lieutenant ( junior grade), December 5, 1890 ; 
'Shenandoah," S. A. Station, 1879; " Wachusett," Pacific Station, 1880-1 ; 

"Brooklyn," S. A. Station, 1881-4; Naval Academy, 1884-6 ; "Vandalia" 
and "Mohican," Pacific Station, 1886-8 ; Naval Academy, 1888-92 ; " James- 
town," "Constellation," " Bancroft " and " Kear.sarge," N. A. Station, June, 
1892-4; U. S. S "Minneapolis," December, 1894; U. S. S. "Atlanta," 
April, 1894-5; leave of absence, June, 1895. Promoted to Lieutenant, 
April, 1895; charge of Branch Hydrographic Office, Baltimore, August, 
1895-6 ; Naval Academv, June, 1896-7 ; U. S. S. " Maine," August, 1897-8 ; 
April, 1898, commanding U. S. S. " Hawk," to date. 

Leroy Mason Garrett. — Appointed from New York Naval Academy, 
Septeml)er KJ, isjo; "Alert," Atlantic Station, 1879-81 ; Midshipman, June 
10, 1881 ; "Constitution," Training Squadron, 1881 ; Ensign (junior grade), 
March 3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), Febru- 
ary 18, 1891 ; Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," 1883-5 (winters on 
"Albatross" and summers on Geological Survey) ; Smithsonian Institute and 
Geolo*;ical Survey of Yellowstone Park," 1882-4; "Iroquois" and "Adams," 
Pacific Station, 1885-8; commanding Coast Survey steamer "Endeavor," 
1888-9 ; special longitude duty, 1889-90 ; "San Francisco," Pacific Station, 
December, 1890, to June, 1893 ; Coast Survey Office, June, 1893, to October, 
1893; commanding Coast Survey steamer " Emleavor," October, 1893-6. 
Promoted to Lieutenant, May, 1895; commanding Fish Commission steamer 
"Albatross," May, 1896-8; April, 1898, U. S. S. "Arnieria" to date. 

Charles Carlton Marsh. — Ap])ointed from Indiana. Naval Academy, 
September 14. 1875; Midshipman, June 10, 1881; Ensign (junior grade), 
March 3, 1883; Ensign, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant ( junior grade), Mav 14, 
1891 ; U. S. S. " Marion," July, 1879, to April, 1881 ; special duty Smith- 
sonian Institute, 1882-4; U. S. Coast Survey steamer "Patterson," April, 
1884, to December, 1887; Naval Observatory, 1888-9; "Alliance," 1890, to 
April, 1893; Naval Observatorv, April, 1893, to June, 1895. Promoted to 
Lieutenant, June, 1895 ; U. S. S. " New York," June, 1895, to date. 

John Bell Blish. — Appointed from Indiana. Naval Academy, Septem- 
ber 15, 1875; Midshipman, June 10, 1881 ; Ensign, (junior grade), March 
3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; Lieutenant, (junior grade), Mav 19, 1891 ; 
JAeutenanf, June 15, 1895. "Alaska," July, 1879, to March, 1881 ; Naval 
Academy, April, 1881, to July, 1881 ; " Constitution," July, 1881, to Decem- 
1881 ; "Alliance," December, 1881, to January, 1882 ; Smithsonian Insti- 
tute, January, 1882, to January, 1883; "Jamestown," January, 1883, to 
October, 1885 ; Naval Academy, October, 1885, to October, 1887 ; " Ranger," 
October, 1887, to September, 1888; "Independence," September, 1888, to 
November, 1888; leave of absence, November, 1888, to November, 1889; 
"Dolphin," December, 1889, to September, 1890; Coast Survey, September, 
1890, to October, 1892; Office Naval Intelligence, December, 1892, to May, 
1893; Assistant to the Inspector 13th Light-House District, Mav, 1893, to 
Februarv, 1895; "Mohican," February, 1895, to October, 1895; "Marion," 
October, 1895, to March, 1896; "Bennington," June, 1896, to Julv, 1896; 
"Philadelphia," July, 1896, to October, 1897; "Marion," October, ^897, to 
December, 1897; "^lichigan," Februarv, 1898, to April, 1898; U. S. S. 
" Vicksburg," April, 1898, to date. 

Charles \Villiam Jungen. —Appointed from Wisconsin. Naval Acad- 
emy, Septeml)er 24, 1.S74; Ciidcf Midshipman, i]uue 10,1879; Mid.-^hipman, 
June 10,1881; Ensign (junior grade), March 3, 1883; Ensign, June 24, 

1884 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), May 20, 1891 ; U. S. S. "Adams," Pacific 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 205 

Station, July 12, 1879, to March 5, 1881; U. S. school-ship " New Hamp- 
shire," July 20, 1881, to April 17, 1882; U.S. training-ship " Saratoga," 
April 18, 1882, to August 26, 1883; U. S. Coast Survey schooner "Silliman," 
steamers "Patterson " and "Hassler," August 27, 1883, to August 26, 1886 ; 
U. S.S. "Ranger," Pacific Station, August 27, 1886, to August 1, 1889; 
U. S. S. "Piuta," Pacific Station, August 20, 1889, to December 21, 1891 ; 
Naval Intelligence Office, January 23, 1891, to March 15, 1892 ; U. S. Coast 
Survey steamer "Patterson," April 1, 1892, to January 18, 1893; on leave, 
January 19, 1893, to January 19, 1894 ; awaiting orders ; training-ship " Con- 
stellation," June, 1894, to August, 1895. Promoted to Lieutenant, Septem- 
ber, 1895 ; U. S. S, "Maine," to February, 1898 ; April, 1898, commanding 
U. S. S. " Wompatuck " to date. 

Charles Henry Harlow. — Appointed from New York. Naval Acad- 
emy, September 15, 1875; Midshipynan, June 10, 1881; Ensign (junior 
grade), March 3, 1883 ; Greely Relief Expedition on U. S. relief-ship 
" Thetis," 1883. Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; Cincinnati Exposition, August, 
1884. Lieutenant (junior grade), May 29, 1891 ; special duty, Smithsonian 
Institute, 1883-4 ; Inspector of Steel, new cruisers, 1888-9 ; Naval Academy, 
July, 1889-80 ; World's Columbian Exposition, 1891, to May, 1892 ; training- 
ship "Portsmouth," May, 1892; special duty, Washington, D. C, War 
Records and establishing Naval Homing Pigeon Service, 1895-7. Promoted 
to Lieutenant, September. 1895; Flag Lieutenant, North Atlantic Squadron, 
1897-8; "Vixen," 1898.' 

\A(^illiam Andrew Gill. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Naval Acad- 
emy, June 21, 1875; Midshipman, June 10, 1881; Ensign (junior grade), 
March 3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant (junior grade), June 25, 
1891; training-ship "Portsmouth," 1883-5; "Ranger," Pacific Station, 
1887-90; Naval Ordnance Proving Ground, May, 1890, to June, 1893; 
" Yorktown," Pacific Station, June, 1893, to January, 1895 ; "Concord," to 
June, 1896. Promoted to Lieutenant, October, 1895; leave of absence, June 
13, 1896, to September, 1896 ; training-ship and station, Newport, September, 
1896, to February, 1897 ; branch Hydrographic Office, Philadelphia, Feb- 
ruary, 1897. to April, 1898 ; U. S. S. " Miantonomah," April, 1898, to date. 

Thomas William Ryan. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Naval 
Academy, June 13, 1873 ; Midshipman, June 4, 1880 ; Ensign (junior grade), 
March 3, 1883 ; En.'iign, May 19, 1884 ; Lieidenant ( junior grade), July 31, 
1891 ; U. S. flag-ship "Richmond," China Station, 1878-8D ; U. S. training- 
ship " Saratoga," 1881-3 ; U. S. S. " Ranger," 1883-6 ; Branch Hydrographic 
Office, New York, 1887; Inspection of Steel, new cruisers, 1887-8 ; on leave, 
1889; U. S. training-ship "Jamestown," 1889-91; coast survey steamer 
" Endeavor," 1891-2 ; in charge Branch Hydrographic Office, Savannah, 
November, 1892, to March, 1893; receiving-ship "Franklin," March, 1893, 
to January, 1895 ; U. S. S. " Castine," U. S. S. " Lancaster," January, 1895, 
to January, 1898. Promoted to Lie\denanX, October, 1895 ; leave of absence, 
January, 1898, to February, 1898 ; Navy Yard, New York, February, 1898, 
to May, 1898 ; U. S. S. "Peoria," May, 1898, to date. 

\A^alter J. Sears. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Naval Academy, 
June 21, 1875 ; Midshipman, June 10, 1881 ; Ensign (junior grade), March 
3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), August 4, 1891 ; 
"Marion," N. A. Station, 1879; S. A. Station, 1880-1 ; "Wabash," October 
to December, 1881 ; " Enterprise," N. A. Station and Asiatic Station, 1882 
to November, 1883 ; " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, November, 1883, to April, 
1884; "Trenton," Asiatic Station, April to July, 1884; "Essex," Asiatic 



206 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\^'. 

and N. A. Stations, July, 1884, to January, 1«85 ; Coast Survey, April, 1885, 
to May, 1887; "Trenton," N. A. and S. A. Stations, May, 1887, to Septem- 
ber, 1887 ; " Alliance," S. A. Station, September, 1887, to January, 1888 ; 
"Lancaster," European Station, February, 1888, to September, 1889; "New 
Hamp>bire." Newport, October, 1889, to June, 1890; "Vesuvius," N. A. 
Station, June, 189U, to April, 1891 ; " Fern," N. A. Station, April to Sep- 
tember, 1891 ; Inspector of Steel, Pittsburg, September, 1891, to January, 
1892; receiving-ship "Minnesota," Ne^y York, April, 1892, to July, 1894; 
" San Francisco," July, 1894, to August, 1897. Promoted to Lieutenant, 
November, 1895; Assistant Ordnance Inspector, Bliss & Co., November, 
1897, to date 

John Gibson — Appointed from Kentucky. Naval Academy, June 9, 
1874 ; irraihuited, June, 1879; Midshipman, June 10, 1881 ; Ensign (junior 
grade), March 3, 1883; Ensign, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant (junior grade), 
September 27, 1891 ; U- S. S. " Adams," Pacific Station, August, 1879, to 
March, 1881 ; receiving-ship " Independence," Mare Island, September, 1881, 
to February, 1882; U. S. S. "Jamestown," around Cape Horn, February, 
1882, to July, 1882 ; U. S. S. " Minnesota," July, 1882, to September, 1882 ; 
U. S. S. " Ranger," surveying Pacific Coast of Central America, September, 
1882, to July, 1883 ; Hydrographic Office, October, 1883, to June, 1885 ; 
U. S. S. "Galena." North Atlantic Station, June, 1885, to June, 1888 ; 
Cincinnati Exposition, July, 1888, to December, 1888; Compass Office, 
December, 1888, to March, 1891 ; Coast Survey steamers " Endeavor " and 
" Blake," March, 1891, to December, 1893 ; Naval Academy, December, 
1893, to June, 1896; promoted to Lieutenant, December, 1895; U.S. S. 
" Detroit," June, 1896 ; U. S. S. " Boston," July. 1896, to date. 

John Arthur Bell. — Appointed from West Virginia. Naval Academy, 
June 13, 1874 ; Midshij))nan, June 10, 1881 ; Ensign, (junior grade), March 
3, 1883; Ensign, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant, (junior grade), October 20, 
1891 ; " Brooklyn," Asiatic Station, 1883-5 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, 
1888-9 ; "Thetis," special service. May, 1889, to July, 1892 ; Electric duty. 
Navy Yard, New York, July, 1892, to 1894 ; U. S. S. " Minneapolis," De- 
cember, 1894-97 ; promoted to Lieutenant, December, 1898 ; Inspector of 
Equipment, January, 1898 ; May, 1898, U. S. S. " Resolute," to date. 

John Allen Dougherty. — Born in Liberty, Clay Co., Missouri, Septem- 
ber H, 1857. Appuiuted Cadet Midshipman from Eighth Congressional Dis- 
trict of Missouri by Hon. Abraham Consingo, M. C, June 12, 1874; de- 
tached from Naval Academy, June 10, 1879 ; ordered to " Constellation " 
(on arrival in Europe, to duty on that station — to duty on board the flag- 
ship "Trenton"), September 26,1879; graduated from Naval Academy, 
May 31, 1881. Promoted to rank of Midshipman, June 10, 1881 ; detached 
from Naval Academy, and placed on waiting orders, June 15, 1881 ; ordered 
on board U. S. S. "Constitution," June 30, 1881 ; detached from duty on 
board U. S S. "Constitution " and placed on waiting orders, December 14, 
1881 ; ordered to U. S. S. "Jamestown," February 1, 1882 ; ordered to duty 
in the Coast Survey, September 27,1882. Conunissioned Ensign (junior 
grade), March 3, 1883 ; detached from Coast Survey and ordered to the 
"Kearsarge," June 26, 1883. Commissioned as Ensign, June 26,1884; 
detached from " Kearsargc " and placed on waiting orders, November 26, 
1886 ; ordered for instruction in Torpedo Service, June 1, 1887 ; Naval War 
College— then to advanced course at Torpedo Station, September 2,1887; 
ordered to Torpedo Station, June 16, 1888; Bureau of Navigation, April 13, 
1889 ; ordered to the U. S. S. " Pensacola," August 16, 1889 ; detached from 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 207 

the " Pensacola " and ordered to the torpedo-boat " Gushing," May 26, 1890 ; 
U. S. S. " Richmond," August 25, 1891 ; Bureau of Navigation, October 20, 
1891-4. Commissioned as Lieidenant (junior gi'ade), November 5, 1891 ; 
U. S. S. "Columbia," June, 1894-7. Promoted to Lieutenant, January, 
1896; Navy Yard, New York, September, 1897-8; U. S. S. "Sterling," 
April, 1898, to date. 

Daniel Preston Menefee. — Appointed from California. Naval Acad- 
emy, September 25, 1874 ; Midshipman, June 10, 1881 ; Ensign (junior 
grade), March 3, 1883; Ensign, June 26, 1884; Lieidenant (junior grade), 
December 11, 1891; Coast Survey steamer "Scoresby," 1883-5; "Adams" 
and "Mohican," Pacific Station, 1887-90; waiting orders, December, 1890, 
to March, 1891 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, March, 1891, to March, 1894 ; 
"Monterey," "Yorktown," "Petrel," "Charleston," " Mcmocacy," March, 

1894, to May, 1897. Promoted to Lieidenant, February, 1896; leave of 
absence, May 23, 1897; Naval Academy, August, 1897, to May, 1898; U. 
S. S. " Monongahela," May, 1898, to date. 

John Henry Gibbons. — Appointed from Michigan. Naval Academy, 
September 15, 1875 ; Midshipman, June 10, 1881 ; Ensign (junior grade), 
March 3, 1883; Ensign, June 26, 1884; Lieidenant (junior grade), Decem- 
ber 16, 1891; "Adams," Pacific Station, 1879-81; training-ship "James- 
town," 1882-5; Naval Academy, 1885-8; "Mohican," "Vandalia" and 
"Adams," Pacific Station, 1888-^90 ; was a watch-officer on board the " Van- 
dalia " when that vessel was wrecked at Apia, Samoa, March 16,1889; 
Coast Survey steamer " Gedney," August, 1890, to September, 1891 ; Naval 
Academy, September, 1891, to September, 1892 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 
September, 1892, to July, 1894 ; " Chicago," European Station, to April, 

1895. Promoted to Lieidenant, February 28, 1896; "Raleigh," North 
Atlantic Station, 1895-7; aide to the Assistant-Secretary of the Navy, and 
in charge of Naval Militia, April, 1897, to May, 1898; ordered to U. S. S. 
"Newark," May, 1898, to date. 

Thomas Snowden. — Appointed from New York. Naval Academy, 
June 21, 1875 ; Midshipman, June 10, 1881 ; Ensign (junior grade), March 
3,1883; Ensign, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant (junior grade), January 10, 
1892; "Brooklyn," Asiatic Station, 1883-5; " Ossipee," N. A. Station, 
1887-9; Naval Observatory, 1889, to April, 1892; "Ranger," Pacific 
Station, April, 1892, to 1895 ; U. S. S. " Monterey," January, 1895 ; Naval 
Academy, April, 1895-7. Promoted to lieutenant, March, 1896 ; Naval 
War College, June, 1897 ; Navy Yard, Washington, December, 1897 ; 
April, 1898, U. S. S. " Dolphin," to date. 

Edwin Hord Tillman. — Appointed from Tennessee Naval Acad- 
emy, September 18, 1»75 ; Midshipman, June 10, 1881 ; Ensign (junior 
grade), March 3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), 
April 3, 1892 ; " Shenandoah," South Atlantic Station, September, 1879, to 
April, 1881 ; "Trenton," Asiatic Station, September 18, 1883, to September 
18, 1886; Coast Survey Office, 1886-89; "Petrel," unassigned, October, 
1889, to September, 1891 ; Coast Survey Office, October, 1891, to February, 
1893 ; Coast Survev Steamer " Endeavor," February, 1893, lo November, 
1893 ; Coast Survef Office, November, 1893, to 1894 ; U. S. S. " Montgom- 
ery," June, 1894; commanding C S. S. " Bache," January, 1895-7. Pro- 
moted to Lieutenant, March, 1896 ; Naval Academy, September, 1897-8 ; 
May, 1898, U. S. S. " Monongahela," to date. 

Robert Files Lopez. — Appointed from Tennessee. Naval Academy, 
September 20, 1874; Midshipman, June 10, 1881 ; Ensign (junior grade), 



208 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

March 4, 1883; Ensign, June 20, 1884 ; Lieutenant (juuior grade), April 
If), 18J)2; " Enterprise," Asiatic Station, 1883-5; " Thetis," special service, 
Korth Pacific, 1887-90; Nautical school-ship "St. Mary's," December, 1890, 
to July, 1893; Coa.st Survey steamer " Gedney," July, 1893, to November. 
1896. Promoted to JAeiUenant, April, 1896; leave of absence, December, 
1896 ; inspector ordnance, March, 1897, to date. 

Frank Woodruff Kellogg. — Appointed from Connecticut. Naval 
Academy, .June 21, 1^7"); Muhhipman, March 3, 1883; Ensign (junior 
graded March 3, 1883 ; Enttign, June 26, 1884 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), 
May 5, 1892 ; Coast Survey steamer '' Drift " 1883-5 ; " Yantic," N. A. Sta- 
tion, 1885-8; Naval Observatory, August, 1889, to October, 1890; "San 
Francisco," June, 1893, to July, 1894 ; Naval Observatory, October 10, 1894, 
to June, 1896. Promoted to Lieutenant, April, 1896 ; " Marion," June 3, 
189() ; " lialtimore," July, 18 1896, to date. 

John Lewis Purcell. — Entered the Naval Academy, September 29, 
1873; Mid.iliij J in an, June 16, 1881 ; Ensign (junior grade), March 3, 1883 ; 
Ensign, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant (junior grade). May 28, 1892; served on 
the "Constellation," "Trenton" and " Quinnebaug," October, 1879, to 
March, 1881 ; " Minnesota" and "Jamestown," August, 1881, to November, 
1882 ; coast survev and North Alaska exploring expedition, from August, 
1883, to July, 1887; "Nipsic," October, 1887, to October, 1890; "Minne- 
sota," January, 1891 ; recognition by Navy Department of efficient services 
on North Alaska exploring expedition ; commendation in special report of 
Rear-Admiral L. A. Kimberly, U. S. N., for meritorious service in Apia, 
Samoa, March 15 and 16, 1889, published in printed report of Samoan dis- 
aster ; U. S. receiving-ship "Minnesota," 1891-94; training-ship "Essex," 
February, 18 '4 ; U. S. S. " Atlanta," July, 1895 ; U. S. S. " Amphitrite," 
January, 1896-97. Promoted to Lieutenant, April, 1896; U. S. receiving- 
ship " Vermont," INIarch, 1897-98; commanding U. S. S. "Osceola," April, 
1898, to date. 

Reuben Oscar Bitler. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Naval Acad- 
emy, June 19, 1875; Midshipman, June 10, 1881; Ensign (junior grade), 
March 3, 1883 ; Ensvjn, June 26, 1884 ; Lieutenant (junior grade). May 29, 
1892; "Essex," Asiatic Station, 1883-5; coast survey steamer " Gedney," 
1885-90; "Yantic," August, 1890, to July, 1891; receiving-ship "Ver- 
mont," July, 1891, to April, 1894 ; " Marblehead," April 2, 1894, to Janu- 
ary, 1897. Promoted to Lieutenant, April, 1896 ; Branch Hydrographic 
Office, New York, Feb. 1, 1897 ; U. S. S. " Lebanon," April, 1898, to date. 

Herman George Dresel. — Appointed from Ohio. Naval Academy, 
September 22, 1876; Midshipman, June 22, 1882; Ensign (junior grade\ 
March 3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884; JAeutenant (junior grade), June 2, 
1892 ; special duty Smithsonian Institute, 1883-5 ; Naval Academy, 1888 to 
June, 1892; training-ship "Portsmouth," June, 1892, to 1894; U. S. S. 
"Raleigh," July, 1894; Naval Academy, June, 1895-8. Promoted to 
Lieutenant, May, 1896; U. S. S. "Puritan," April, 1898, to date. 

Harry Phelps. — Appointed from New Jersey. Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember 15, 1876, to June, 1880; " Quinnebaug," European Station, 1880-2 ; 
Midshipman, June 22, 1882 ; Coast Survey, 1882-4 Ensign (iunior grade), 
March 3, 1883. Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; " Ranger," North Pacific Survey, 
1884-8; Naval Academy, 1888-91; "Yantic," South Atlantic Station, 
1891-2. Lieidenaid (junior grade), June 19, 1892; "Bennington," Euro- 
pean Station, 1892-4; Naval Academy, 1894-7; Lieutenant, May 10, 1896; 
"Texas," North Atlantic Station, February, 1897, to date. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 209 

Patrick William Hourigan. — Appointed from New York. Naval 
Academy, June 24, 187G ; Midshipman, June 22, 1882 ; Ensign, (junior 
grade), March 3, 1883; Ensign, June 2(5, 1884; Lieutenant, (junior grade), 
June 30, 1892 ; " Juniata," Asiatic Station, 1883-5 ; training-ship " Con- 
stellation," 1886-9 ; assistant to Light-House Inspector, 1889, to March, 
1892; "Dolphin," special service, March, 1892, to April, 1895; Naval 
Academy, Ajjril 10, 1895, to May, 1897. Promoted to Lieutenant, June 12, 
1896 ; "Concord," May 22, 1897, to date. 

John Baptiste Bernadou. — Appointed at large. Naval Academy, 
September 22, 1876; MicUhipman, June 22, 1882; Ensign (junior grade), 
March 3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant, (junior gi'ade), July 1, 
1892; special duty, Corea, 1883-5; office Naval Intelligence, December, 
1887, to February, 1891 ; " Newark," special service, February, 1891, to 
May, 1893 ; sick leave. May, 1893, to July, 1893 ; " Bennington," European 
Station, July, 1893-4 ; Torpedo Station, September, 1894-7. Promoted to 
Lieutenant, June, 1896 ; commanding U. S. S. " Winslow," December, 1897, 
to date. 

Homer Clarke Poundstone. — Appointed from West Virginia. Naval 
Academy, September 24, 1874; Midshipman, June 22, 1882 ; Ensign, (junior 
grade), March 3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; Lieutenant, (junior grade), 
July 1, 1892; Asiatic Station, 1883-9; Coast Survey steamer "Patterson," 
1890, to December, 1892 ; special duty World's Exposition, December, 1892, 
to August, 1893 ; "New York," S. A. Station, August, 1893, to July, 1896 ; 
promoted to Lieutenant, July 4, 1896 ; Bureau of Ordnance, October 14, 
1896, to May, 1898 ; U. S. S. " Newark," May 1898, to date. 

Albert Ammerman Ackerman. — Appointed from New Jersey. 
Naval Academy, June 24, 1876 ; Midshipman, June 22, 1882 ; Ensign 
(junior grade), March 3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; Lieutenant (junior 
grade), July 21, 1892 ; special duty, Smithsonian Institute, 1882-3 ; Second 
Greely Relief Expedition, U. S. S. " Yautic," 1883 ; Fish Commission steamer 
" Albatross," 1883-4 ; Greely Relief Expedition, U. S. relief steamer 
" Alert," 1884 ; U. S. S. " Ranger," 1884-7 ; ordnance duty Navy Yard, 
Washington, D. C, 1887-90 ; "Philadelphia," N. A. Station, 'July, 1890, to 
June, 1893 ; leave of absence, June to August, 1893, Bureau of Ordnance, 
August, 1893, to November, 1895 ; Inspector of Ordnance, Iron Works, 
November, 1895 ; U. S. S. "Oregon," August, 1896, to date. Promoted to 
Lieutenant, October, 1896. 

Albert Parker Niblack. — Appointed from Indiana. Naval Academy, 
Septt-mber 22, 1876; Midshipman, June 22, 1882; Ensign (junior grade), 
March 3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), August, 
24, 1892; Pacific Squadron, 1880-1 ; North Atlantic Squadron, 1882; special 
duty, Smithsonian Institute, 1883 ; survey of Alaska, 1884-8 ; Ordnance 
Instruction, Torpedo Class and Smithsonian Institute, 1888 ; " Chicago," 
Squadron of Evolution, 1889-92 ; sick leave and waiting orders, to March, 
1893 ; Coast Survey steamer "Patterson," March, 1893, to November, 1893; 
temporary duty, Revision of Signal Book, Bureau of Navigation, to Febru- 
ary, 1894; V. S. S. " Dolphin," and Flag-Lieutenant North Atlantic Station, 
to May, 1895 ; Inspector of Naval Militia, September, 1896. Promoted to 
Lieutenant, September 5, 1896 ; Naval Attache Berlin, Rome and Vienna, 
1897-8 ; "Topeka," since April, 1898. 

\A/^illiam Truxtun. — Appointed at large. Naval Academy, June 24, 
1876 ; Midshipman, June 22, 1882 ; Ensign (junior grade), March 3, 1883 ; 
Ensign, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant (junior grade), November 18, 1892; 

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210 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Coast Survey steamer " Blake," 1883-5 ; " Quinnebaug," European Station, 
1886-9 ; Office Naval Intelligence, July, 1889, to December, 1890 ; sick 
leave, December, 1890, for one month ; February, 1891, ordered to Bureau 
of Equipment forCompat^s Instruction; "Lancaster," Asiatic Station, March, 

1891, to June, 1894 ; leave of absence, June 30, 1894 ; Assistant to Inspector 
Fifth Light-House District, October 13, 1894. Promoted to Lieutenatd, 
September 5, 1896 ; ordered to U. S. S. " Bancroft," July 15, 1896, to date. 

Stokeley Morgan. — Appointed from Arkansas. Naval Academy, June 
24, 1876; Mid!<hipm<in, June 22, 1882; Ensign, {]viu\oy grade), March 3, 
1883; Ensign, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant (junior grade), December 4, 
1892; "Juniata," Asiatic Station, 1883-5; Naval Academy, 1886-9; 
" Petrel," North Atlantic Station, 1889-91 ; " Thetis," sj>ecial service, March, 

1892, to July, 1893; Navy Yard, Washington, July, 1893-5; U. S. S. 
"Texas," August, 1895 ; " Monocacv," July, 1896. Promoted to Lieuten- 
ant, October, 1896; U. S S. " Yorktown," July, 1897 ; U. S. S. "Olympia," 
January, 1898, to date. 

Francis Joy Haeseler. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Naval Acad- 
emy, September 22, 1876; Midshipman, June 22, 1882; Ensign, (junior 
grade), March 3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; Liexdenant, (junior grade), 
January 9, 1893; "Juniata," Asiatic Station, 1883-5; Naval Academy, 
1886-9 ; " Boston," European Station, July, 1889, to September, 1892 ; 
Naval Academy, September, 1892, to June, 1895 ; " Amphitrite," June 24, 
1895. Promoted to Limtenant, October 11, 1896; "Texas," July, 1897, 
to date. 

Edward Simpson. — Appointed at large. Naval Academy, June 24, 
1876 ; Midshipvuin, June 22, 1882 ; Ensign (junior grade), March 3, 1883 ; 
Ensign, June 26, 1884; Liexdenant (junior grade), Januarj-^ 25, 1893; 
Lieutenant, November 1, 1896. "Richmond," Asiatic Station, 1880-2; 
Coast Survey sloop "Steadfast," 1882-3; Coast Survey steamer "Blake," 
1883-5; "Despatch," special service, 1885-7; "Thetis," special service, 
1887 to January, 1890 ; Office Naval Intelligence, February, 1890, to June, 
1893 ; " Baltimore," Asiatic Station, June, 1893, to September, 1895 ; " Con- 
cord," Asiatic Station, September, 1895, to May, 1896 ; Baltimore Branch 
Hydrographic Office, June, 1896, to February, 1898 ; Coast Survey steamer 
" Endeavor," February to April, 1898 ; "Brooklyn," April, 1898, to date. 

William Carpenter Pendleton Muir. — Appointed from Kentucky. 
Naval Academy, June 24, 1876; Midshipman, June 22, 1882; Ensign 
(junior grade), March 3, 1883; Ensign, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant (junior 
grade), February 7, 1893 ; "Essex," Asiatic Station, 1883-5 ; Naval Acad- 
emy, 1886-9; "Yantic,"N. A. Station, September, 1889, to July, 1890; 
Coast Survey steamer "Blake," July, 1890, to December, 1892 ; Bureau of 
Equipment, December, 1892, to September, 1893; " Linsley Institute," 
Wheeling. W. Va., September, 1893, to August, 1895 ; " Marion," August, 
1, 1895. Promoted to Lieutenant, November 10, 1896; "Detroit," July, 
1897, to date. 

Edward Faysson Leiper. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Naval 
Academy, June 25, 1875; Midshipman, June 22, 1882; Ensign (junior 
grade), March 3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884; Liexdenant (junior grade), 
February 25, 1893; Coast Survey steamer "Arago," 1883-4; "Dolphin," 
special service, 1886-9 ; special duty Electric Lights, December, 1889, to 
June, 1893; "Concord," Asiatic Station, June, 1893, to 1895; U. S. S. 
" Monterey," January, 1895-6 ; leave of absence, June, 1896. Promoted to 
Liexdenant, November, 1896; ordered to Naval Academy, August, 1896-8; 
U. S. S. " New Orleans," April, 1898, to date. 



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Joseph Hamilton Rohrbacher. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. 
Naval Academy, June 24, 1876 ; 3Iidshipman, June 22, 1882 ; Ensign (junior 
grade), March 3, 1883; Eimgn, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant (junior grade), 
March 7, 1894 ; "Juniata," Asiatic Station, 1884-5 ; Inspector of Steel, new 
cruisers, 1887-9; " Peusacola," special service, May, 1889, to July, 1890; 
Coast Survey steamer " Blake," July, 1890, to June, 1892 ; Inspector of Steel, 
Homestead, Pa, August, 1892, to September, 1894; " Machias," September 
18, 1894, to November, 1897. Promoted to Lieutenant, December 6, 1897 ; 
Inspector of Steel, December 23, 1897, to date. 

William Lowden Sims. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Naval 
Academy, June 24, 1876 ; MicUhipynan, June 22, 1882 ; Ensign (junior 
grade), March 3, 1883 ; E^isign, June 26, 1884 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), 
May 9, 1893; Lieutenant, January 1, 1897; "Tennessee," N. A. Station, 
1880-2 ; " Colorado," 1882, New York Navy Yard ; "Swatara," 1883-85, N. 
A. Station; " Yantic," N. A. Station, 1885-7; leave of absence, Paris, 1888- 
9 ; nautical school ship "Saratoga," December, 1889, to June, 1893 ; " Phila- 
delphia," Pacific Station, June, 1893, to August, 1894 ; " Charleston," China 
Station, August, 1894, to July, 1896 ; " Richmond," League Island, Septem- 
ber, L'^96, to February, 1897 ; naval attache, U. S. Embassies, Paris and 
St. Petersburg, March, 1897, to date. 

Miles Carpenter Gorgas. — Appointed at large. Naval Academy, 
September 18, 1875; Midshipman, June 22, 1882; Ensign (junior grade), 
March 3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), May 15, 
1893 ; coast survey steamer " Blake," 1883-5 ; " Thetis," special service, 1886 
to January, 1890; Midvale Steel Works, March, 1890, to August, 1892; 
training-ship " Richmond," August, 1892, to April, 1893 ; " Detroit," S. A. 
Station, April, 1893-95 ; U. S. S. " Philadelphia," January, 1895-6 ; leave 
of absence. May, 1896 ; Naval Academy, August, 1896. Promoted to Lieu- 
tenant, January, 1897 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, October, 1897, to date. 

Louis Sayre Van Duzer. — Appoiuted from New York. Naval 
Academy, September 22, 1876; Midshipman, June 22, 1882; Ensign 
(junior grade), March 3, 1883; Ensign, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant (junior 
grade), June 10, 1893; on leave, 1884; Coast Survey schooner " Eagre," 
1888-9; Hydrographic Office, August, 1889, to March, 1892; "Mianto- 
nomah," N. A. Station, March, 1892, to September, 1893; "Yantic," S. A. 
Station, September, 1893, to March, 1895 ; Officer of Naval Intelligence, 
June 1 to September, 1895, Linsley Institute, Wheeling, W. Va., September 
7, 1895, to June, 1897. Promoted to Lieutenant, January 5, 1897 ; "Iowa," 
June 28, 1897, to date. 

Wilson W^ildman Buchanan. — Appointed from Ohio. Naval Acad- 
emy, June 25, 1875 ; Midshipman, June 22, 1882 ; Ensign, (junior grade), 
March 3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), June 27, 
1893 ; " Alert," Asiatic Station, 1883-5 ; " Dolphin," special service, 1888 to 
July, 1890; Coast Survey steamer " Bache," July, 1890, to October, 1892; 
Bureau of Equipment, October, 1892, to February, 1895; " Olympia," Feb- 
ruary 5, 1895, to January, 1898. Promoted to Lieutenant, January 29, 1897 ; 
Bureau of Naval Intelligence, February, 1898, to dale. 

Augustus Newkirk Mayer. — Appointed from Iowa. Naval Academy, 
June 24, 1876 ; Midshipman, June 22, 1882 ; Ensign (junior grade), March 
3, 1883; E'/m^rn, June 26, 1884 ; Z/ie?(<enan^ (junior grade), June 27,1893; 
" Juniata," Asiatic Station, 1883-5 ; Naval Observatory, 1886-89 ; " Pensa- 
cola," special service, April, 1889, to July, 1890; Coast Survey steamer 
" Gedney," July, 1890, to December, 1892 ; leave of absence, December, 



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1892, to March, 1893; Naval Observatory, March, 1893, to 1894; U. S. S. 
"Cincinnati," June, 1894, to 1897. Promoted to Lieutenant, June, 1897 ; 
Naval Observatory, October, 1897, to date. 

Frederic Rowland Brainard. — Appointed from Illinois. Naval Acad- 
emy, June 24, 187G ; Midshipman, June 22, 1882; Ensign, ( junior gmde), 
March 3, 1883; Ensign, June 26,1^84; Lieutenant (junior grade), June 27, 
1893; Coast Survey steamer "Drift," 1883-5; " Ossipee," N. A. Station, 
1886, to 1889; waiting orders, March, 1889, to July, 1890; Insi)ector of 
Steel, Bethlehem, Pa., July, 1890, to December, 1892 ; " Kearsarge," N. A. 
Station, December, 1892, to 1894; school-ship " Enter])rise," June, 1894, 
to 1890; U S. S. "Brooklyn," December, 1896, to Ajml, 1898; U. S. S. 
" Uncas," April, 1898, to date. Promoted to Lieutenant, ISIarch, 1807. 

William Edwin Safford.— A])])ointed from Ohio. Naval Academy, 
September 22, 1<S7(J; Mlilshijjinaii, June 22, 1882; Ensign, (junior grade), 
March 3, L'^83 ; Ensign, June, 26, 1884; Lieutenant (junior grade), July 4, 
1893 ; special duty Smithsonian Institute, 1883-5 ; Naval Academy, 1888-90 ; 
W(jrld's Columbian Exposition, December, 1890, to May, 1893; "Alliance," 
Pacific Station, Mav, 1893, to August, 1893 ; waiting orders, August, 1893 ; 
U. S. S. "Alert," April, 1894-7. Promoted to Lieutenant, March, 1897; 
ordered to Naval Academy, June, 1897-8 ; April, 1898, U. S. S. "Saturn," 
to date. 

^A^illiam John Maxwell. — Appointed at large. Naval Academy, June 
9, 1874 ; Midshipman. June 22, 1882 ; Ensign ( junior grade), March 3, 1883 ; 
En)<ign. June 26, 1884; Lieutenant (junior grade), July 4, 1893; training- 
ship '• Jamestown," 1883-5 ; waiting orders, 1888, to April, 1889 ; " Galena," 
N. A. Station, Aj)ril, 1889, to May, 1890; " Dolphin," special service, July, 
1890, to March, 1891 ; " Vesuvius," N. A. Station, March. 1891, to July, 
1892 ; Assistant to In.'^pector 5th Light-House District, July, 1892, to 1894; 
U. S. S. "Charlestown," July, 1894-5; U. S. S. "Newark," January, 
1895-6; U. S. S. " Yantic," July, 1896. Promoted to Lieutenant, April, 
1897 ; U. S. S. " Columbia," July, 1897, to date. 

Franklin Swift. — Appointed from Massachusetts. Naval Academy, 
June 9, 1874 ; Midshipman, June 22, 1882 ; Ensign (junior grade), March 3, 
1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; Lieuttnant (junior grade), July 4, 1893 ; 
" Brooklyn," Asiatic Station, 1883-5 ; Coast Survey steamer " Bache," 1886- 
89 ; " Petrel," unassigned, November, 1889, to August, 1891 ; leave of ab- 
sence, August, 1891, to July, 1892 ; Coast Survey steamer " Blake," July, 
1892, to June, 1894; leave of absence, June 13, 1894; Coast Survey Office, 
September 13, 1894; commanding F. C. steamer "Fish Hawk," June 27, 
1895, to date, Promoted to Lieutenant, March 29, 1897. 

John Frazer Luby. — A])pointed from New York. Naval Academy, 
June 25, 1875 ; Midshipman, June 22, 1882; Ensign (junior grade), March 
3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), July 22, 1893 ; 
trainiiig-.^hip " Jamestown," 1883-5 ; Coast Survey steamer " Badie," 1888, 
to October, 1891 ; training-ship " Richmond," October, 1891, to June, 1892 ; 
Nautical school-ship " Saratoga," June, 1892, to June, 1895 ; " Essex," June 
20, 1895. Promoted to Lieutenant, May 16, 1897; "Iowa," July, 1897; 
" Detroit," January, 1898 ; " Newport," February, 1898 ; U. S. S. " Yank- 
ton," May, 1898, to date. 

Lewis Jacob Clark.— Appointed from Alabama. Naval Academy, 
Septeml)er 22, 1876; Midshipman, June 22, 1882; Ensign (junior grade), 
March 3, 1883 ; Ensign,, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant, (junior grade), Septem- 
ber 15, 1893; " Enterprise," Asiatic Station, 1883-6 ; "Ranger," N. Pacihc 



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Station, 1887-90 ; training-ship " Richmond," October, 1890, to September, 
1891 ; Coast Survey steamer " Hassler," September, 1891, to February, 1895 ; 
Naval War College June 1, 1895, to November, 1895; training-ship "Con- 
stellation," November 2, 1895, to June, 1897; "Detroit," June 8, 1897, to 
date. Promoted to Lieutenant, June 4, 1897. 

Theodore Gibbs Dewey. — Appointed from South Carolina. Naval 
Academy, June 25,1875; MicUhipman, June 22, 1882; Ensign, (junior 
grade) March 3, 1883; Ensign, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant, (junior grade), 
September 27, 1893; Coast Survey sloop " Steadfast," 1883-6; "Thetis," 
special service, 1887-9 ; receiving-ship "Independence," December, 1889, to 
December, 1891 ; "Chicago," S. A. Station, December, 1891, to 1894; U. S. 
S. "Bennington," July, 1894; leave of absence, December, 1894; Library 
of War Records, March, 1895-96; U- S. S. "Massachusetts," June, 1896 
(commissioned Lieutenant, June 1897), to date. 

Hugh Rodman. — Appointed from Kentucky. Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember 18, 1875; Midshipman, June 22,1882 ; Ensign (junior grade), March 
3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26. 1884 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), October 1, 1893 ; 
" Wachusett," Pacific Station, 1883-5; "Essex," 1886-9; Hydrographic 
Office, July, 1889, to October, 1890; Naval Observatory, October, 1890, to 
November, 1891 ; Coast Survey steamer " Patterson," April, 1891, to Novem- 
ber, 1895 ; Coast Survey Office, December 20, 1895, to April, 1897 ; " Raleigh," 
April 29, 1897, to date. Promoted to Lieutenant, June, 1897. 

John Adrian Hoogewerff. — Appointed at large. Naval Academy, 
June 27, 1877; Naval Cadet, August 5, 1882; Ensign (junior grade), July 
1,1883: Ensign, June 26, 1884; Lieutenant (junior grade), November 5, 
1893; Naval Observatory, 1883-5 ; "Brooklyn/' 1885-9; Naval Observa- 
tory, June, 1889, to July, 1892 ; "Charleston," Special Service Squadron, 
July, 1892-5; U. S. S. " Philadelphia," January, 1895; leave of absence, 
June, 1895 ; Naval Academy, July, 1895-7. Promoted to Lieutenant, July, 
1897 ; U. S. S. " Cincinnati," July, 1897, to date. 

Edward Everett Capehart. — Appointed from 16th District, Ohio. 
Naval Academy, June 22, 1877 ; Naval Cadet, August 5, 1882 ; Emign 
(junior grade), July 1, 1883; Ensign, June 26, 1881; Lietdenant (junior 
grade), December 26, 1893 ; " Lancaster," European Station, 1881-3 ; pres- 
ent at bombardment of Alexandria and landed with American troops, July, 
1882 ; " Galena," N. A. Station, 1883-6 ; ashore at Aspinwall during fight 
and burning of that city, April, 1885 ; Naval Academy, 1886-90 ; " Enter- 
prise," " Atlanta ' and Chicago," N. A. Station, July, 1890, to June, 1893 ; 
Torpedo Station, June, 1893, to date ; monitor " Terror," April 15, 1898, to 
July 15, 1898; then transferred to flag-ship "New York," present duty. 
Promoted to Lietdenant (senior grade), August 18, 1892. 

Henry B. "Wilson. — Appointed from New Jersey. Cadet Midshipman, 
September, 1876. Naval Cadet, August, 1882. Ensign, June, 1884. Lieu- 
tenant ( junior grade), February, 1894 ; leave of absence, October, 1893 ; 
Naval War College, March, 1894, to May, 1896 ; U. S. receiving-ship 
"Michigan," May, 1896, to September, 1896; U. S. S. "Bancroft," Septem- 
ber, 1896, to date. Promoted to lAeufenant, September, 1897. 

George P. Blow. — Appointed from Virginia. Cadet, 1876. Naval 
Cadet, August, 1882. Ensign, June, 1884 ; charge Branch Hydrographic 
Office, Chicaeo, May, 1893. Promoted to Lietdenant (junior grade), Feb- 
ruary, 1894 ; U. S. S. " Texas," December, 1895 ; U. S. S. " Katahdin ; " U. S. 
S. " Maine," to February, 1898 ; commanding " Potomac" to date. 



214 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Spencer Shepard Wood.— Born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 
7, l.H()l, but his parents soon removed to New York City, whore he spent the 
first eleven years of his life ; then he accompanied his grandparents to Flush- 
ing, N. Y., where he attended school at the Flushing Institute. In June, 
1877, he applied to enter a competitive examination for appointment to West 
Point, but was informed that he was too young; the following year, however, 
he was admitted to a competitive examination and was the successful candi- 
date for ai)|)()intnicnt to the vacancy from the First Congressional District of 
New York at the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. ; Hon. J. W. Covert 
gave him the apj)ointment, and he successfully passed the entrance examina- 
tion and became a Cadet Midshipman in June, 1878. lie was graduated No. 
.3 in his class after the course of four years at the Naval Academy, and went 
directly from the Academy to the " Vandalia," then lying at Hampton Roads, 
Va. ; serving on board this vessel for about a year, he was then transferred to 
the "Tennessee." for duty as an Aide on the .staff of Rear- Admiral G. H. 
Cooper. U. S. N. ; while on this duty he accompanied the Admiral to Caracas, 
Venezuela, on the occasion of the unveiling of the statute of General Wash- 
ington, in one of the plazas of that city. In May, 1884, Cadet Wood passed 
his examination at Annapolis, Md., for final graduation, remaining No. 2 in 
his class, and in July of that year he received his commission as an Ensign, 
and was ordered to duty at the Naval Experimental Battery at Annapolis, 
Md.. in connection with the development of the new guns and powders for 
the Navy. In May of the following year, he reported on board of the " Iro- 
quois," at Panama, United States of Colombia, and cruised on the west coast 
of South America until the fall of 1887, when the "Iroquois" proceeded to 
San Francisco, Cal , and was put out of commission, early in 1888. Ensign 
AVood then joined the Coast Survey steamer " Patterson," and performed 
survey work in Southeastern Alaska until October, 1888 ; during this season 
he took part in the survey of the Portland Canal. In November, 1888, he 
was one of a party of four ofhcers ordered to Mexico and Central America 
for astronomical observations for the determination of the longitudes of Coat- 
zacoalcoa, Salina Cruz, La Libertad and San Juan Del Sur. These observa- 
tions being completed, the party returned to Washington for the computation 
of the data obtained. In September, 1889, Ensign Wood applied for sea 
duty, and was ordered to the Asiatic Squadron ; there he served on the 
" Omaha," " Monocacy," and on the "Palos," as Executive Officer and Navi- 
gator, spending one winter at Tientzin, China, when he had opporturity to 
visit P»>kin and the Great Wall of China, The last year of his cruise he 
served on the staff of Rear-Admiral G. E. Belknap, U. S N., as Flag Lieu- 
tenant, and accompanied the Admiral home, early in 1892. For about two 
months p^nsign Wood awaited orders at his home in Flushing, N. Y . and 
then reported for duty in the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navv. 
In March, 1<S9;), he was appointed Naval Aide to the Secretarv of the Navy, 
and j)erformed tiiis duty for over a year. During this period he had charge 
of many of the details connected with the invited guests at the Naval Review- 
in New York, accompanying the Secretary on the "Dolphin" to the Naval 
Review, and was the officer flesignated to meet the President at Jersey City 
to accompany him to his hotel, and the following day to accompany him to 
and from the " Dolphin " for the Review. At Ensign Wood's request he was 
relieved from duty as Naval Aide to permit him to accompany Admiral 
Walker. U. S N., as his Flag Secretary to Honolulu when he took* command 
of the Pacific Station in the spring of 1894. In April of this year he 
received his commission as a Lieutenant (junior grade). He served on board 



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the " Philadelphia" in Honolulu, was present at the first meeting of the Con- 
stitutional Convention, and on July 4, 1894, was present when that Constitu- 
tion was proclaimed to be the law of the land. Lieutenant Wood returned 
to the United States with Admiral Walker, in September, 1894, and was then 
ordered as Flag Secretary to Rear-Admiral R. W. Meade, U. S. N. He 
served on board the " New York," with Admiral Meade until the Admiral 
retired from active service, when he joined the "Vermont "at the New York 
Navy Yard. In June of this year he married Miss Mary Margaretta Fryer, 
of New York. In September, he took the course in Torpedo Instruction at 
the Torpedo Station at Newport, and in October was ordered to Bristol, R. L, 
as Assistant Inspector of Torpedo Boats, Nos. 6 and 7 (the " Porter " and 
" Dupont ") to be built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company at that 
place. He was present during the entire construction of these boats and on 
all of their trials. Upon the detachment of Commander Converse, U. S. N., 
the General Inspector, from the duty in charge of the Torpedo Station, Lieu- 
tenant Wood remained in charge of the work on No, 7, and in September, 
1897, was ordered to assume command of the "Dupont" at Newport, R. I. 
In this month he received his commission as a Lieutenant. Since taking 
command of the " Dupont," this boat has visited most of the ports from 
Newport to Mobile, where she is now lying (March, 1898). 

Guy W. Brown. — Ap()ointed from Indiana. Cadet Midakipman, June, 
1875; Midfihipvian. June, 1882; Ensign, June, 1884; Lieidenant ( ixxmor 
grade), April, 1894'; August, 1892, U. S. S. " Monocacy," U. S. S. "Petrel," 
to May, 1895 ; leave of absence, November, 1895 ; June, 1896, U. S. S. 
" Philadelphia," Coast Survey steamer, " Patterson," to date. Promoted 
Lietdenant, September, 1897. 

William B. Fletcher. — Appointed from Vermont. Cadet^ 1877; 
Naval Cadet, August, 1882; Ensign, July, 1884; school-ship "Saratoga," 
May, 1893-5. Promoted to Lietdenant (junior grade), May, 1894 ; U. S. S. 
" Alliance," U. S S. Vicksburg," August, 1895-8. Promoted to Lieutenant, 
October, 1897 ; U. S S. " Massachusetts," April, 1898, to date. 

Marbury Johnston. — Appointed from New York. Cadet Midshipman, 
June, 1878; Naval Cac/e^, August, 1882; Ensign, ^wly , 1884; Lietdenant, 
(junior grade), June, 1894 ; April, 1892, U. S. S. "Concord," to June, 
1895; leave of absence, June, 1895 ; Naval War College, November, 1895, to 
August, 1897 ; " San Francisco," August, 1897, to date. Lieutenant, De- 
cember, 1897. 

William B. Whittelsey. — Appointed from New York. Cadet Mid- 
shipman, June, 1878; Naval Cadet, August, 1882; Ensign, July, 1884; 
Office Naval IntelHgence, October, 1893-4. Commissioned Lieutenant 
(junior grade), June, 1894; training-ship "Essex," December, 1894-7; 
U. S. S. " Puritan," January, 1897 ; Inspector of Ordnance, Bridgeport, 
Dec, 1897, to date (June, 1898). Commissioned Lieutenant, Dec, 1897. 

Joseph L. Jayne. — Appointed from Mississippi. Cadet Midshipman, 
June, 1878; Naval Cadet, August, 1882; Ensign, July, 1884; Lieutenant 
( jimior grade), 1894; Bureau of Equipment, September, 1893, to October, 
1895 ; U. S. S " Lancaster," October, 1895, to November, 1896 ; sick leave, 
November, 1896; Torpedo Station, Newport, June, 1897; Navy Yard, 
AVashington, September, 1897, to February, 1898 ; commanding U. S. tor- 
pedo-boat " Rogers," February, 1895, to date. Lieutenant, December, 1897. 

James G. Doyle — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Cadet Midshipman, 
June, 1877; Naval Cadet, August, 1882; Ensign, July, 1884; Lieutenant 
(junior grade), July, 1894; Coast Survey steamer " Patterson," July, 1891, 



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to June, 1H94 ; Cramp's Shipyard, June, 1894, to December, 1896 ; U. S S. 
" Brooklyn," December, 1896, to date. Lieutenani, April, 1898. 

John J. Blandin. — Appointed from Alabama. Cadet Midshipman, 
June, 1877 ; Nava/ Cadet, August, 1882 ; Ensign, July, 1884 ; Lieutenant 
(junior grade), July, 1894; Coast Survey steamer "Endeavor," October, 
1898, to June, 1897 ; U. S. S. " Maine," June, 1897, to February 15, 1898 ; 
charge Branch Hydrographic Office, Baltimore, April, 1898, to date. Lieu- 
tenant, :May. 1-^98 

Albert L. Key — Appointed from Tennessee. Cadet Midshipman, June, 
1877; A'(((v«/ ( (/r/e^ August, 1882; En.ngn, 3 [i\y, 1884; Lieutenant (junior 
grade), August, 1894 ; Navy Yard, Washington, February, 1>92, to July, 
1894; U. S. S. " Dolphin,"' July, 1894, to August, 1897 ; Naval Academy, 
August, 1897, to May, 1898. Promoted to Lieutenant, May, 1898 ; U. S. S. 
" Yale," May, 1898." 

William L. Howard — Appointed from Connecticut. Cadet Midship- 
man, September, 1877; Naval Cadet, August, 1882; Ensign, July, 1884; 
Lieutenant ( junior grade), September, 1894 ; Inspector of Steel, Pittsburg, 
July, 1893, to November, 1895 ; U. S. S. " Boston," November, 1895, to date. 
Promoted to Lieutenant, May, 1898. 

'Wiley R. M Field. — Appointed from Virginia. Cadet Midshipman, 
June, 1878; Naval Cadet, August, 1882; Ensign, July, 1884; Lieutenant 
(junior grade), September, 1894 ; Office of Judge- Advocate General, May, 
1898; Office of Naval Intelligence, June, 1894, to April, 1895; U. S. S. 
" Aniphitrite " and U. S. S. "Montgomery," April, 1895, to date. Promoted 
to Lieutenant, May, 1898. 

Edwin A. Anderson. — Appointed from North Carolina. Cadet Mid- 
shipman, June, 1^7-'^; Naval Cadet, August, 1882; Eyisign, July, 1884; 
Lieutenant, (junior grade), September, 1894; leave of absence, October, 
1898; Naval War College, June, 1894; charge Branch Hydrographic 
Office, New Orleans, February, 1894, to May, 1895 ; U. S. receiving-ship 
" Michigan," ^lay, 189.T,to November, 1895; Hydrographic Office, Novem- 
ber, 1895, to April, 1896; U. S. S. "Columbia," U. S. S. " Marblehead," 
April, 189(5. to date; Lieutenant, May, 1898. 

John M. Poyer. — Appointed from Wisconsin. Cadet, October, 1879; 
Naval Cadet, August, 1882; Ensign, February, 1884; promoted to Lieuten- 
ant, (junior grade), December, 1894 ; Navy Yard, Washington, January, 
1892-94; U. S. S. " :\Iontgomerv," August, 1894-97 ; Naval War College, 
June, 1897; Navy Yard, Washington, September, 1897-98; May, 1898; 
U. S. S. "St. Paul," to date; Lieutenant, Max, 1898. 

Charles P. Eaton.— Appointed from Maryland. C'det, October, 1879 ; 
Naval Cadet August, 1882; Ensign, Fehruary, 1884; pvomoted to Lieuten- 
ant {jumor grade), December. 1894; C S. S" " Hassler," June, 1891-94; 
leave of absence, December, 1894 ; U. S. S. "Bennington," May, 1895, to 
date; Lieutenant, ]\[ay, 1.S98. 

John M. Ellicott.— Appointed from Maryland. Cadet, June, 1879; 
Naval r^/f/tY, August, 1882; Ensign, i\\\\,\'6^\. Promoted to Lieutenant 
(junior graded, February, 1895; U. S.'S. " Bennington." July, 1891, and 
U. S. S. "Chicago," to 1894; Naval Academy, September, 1894; Naval 
War College, June, 1896; U. S. S. "Marion," October, 1896; U. S. S. 
"Baltimore." January, 1S98, to date. LAeutenant. May, 1898. 

Harry George.— Appointed from Michigan. Cadet, September, 1879; 
Naval Oh/«/. August, 1 SS2 ; JE';i.s-j>», July, 1884. Promoted to Lieutenant 
(junior grade), March, 1895 ; Assistant Inspector, Electric-Lighting, Cramps', 



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March, 1893 ; Navv Yard, Mare Island, February, 1894-5 ; U. S. S. " Mon- 
terey," March, 189o; U. S. S. "Thetis," U. S. S.'" Adams," to 1898 ; April, 
1898, Naval Academy, to date. Lieutenant, May, 1898. 

Frederic L. Chapin. — Appointed from Illinois. Cadet, September, 
1879 ; Naval Cadet, August, 1882 ; Ensign, July, 1884. Promoted to Lieu- 
tenant (junior grade), March, 1895 ; Bureau of Ordnance, April, 1893-5 ; 
U. S. a "Indiana," November, 1895, to April, 1898; May, 1898, U. S. S. 
"Lancaster," to date. Lieutenant, May, 1898. 

LIEUTENANTS ON THE RETIRED LIST. 

Betired under Act of August 3, 1861. 

Arthur Henry Fletcher — Born in England. Appointed an Acting 
Ilidshipman at Naval Academy, November 28, 1861; graduated, 1865; 
"Rhode Island," flagship. West India Squadron, 1865-6. Promoted to 
Ensign, December 1, 1866; "Iroquois" (third-rate), Asiatic Station, 1867- 
70. Promoted to Master, IMarch 12, 1868. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 
March 26, 1869 ; " Idaho," store ship, Asiatic Fleet, 1871 ; ordnance duty, 
Navy Yard, Washington, 1872 ; commanding receiving-ship " Relief," 1873 ; 
"Intrepid" (fourth-rate), 1874; "Kansas" (third-rate). North Atlantic 
Station, 1875; Asiatic Station, 1876; "Huron" (third-rate), 1876-7; under 
suspension, 1878-9 ; waiting orders, 1880. Retired, October 11, 1881. 

John C. Soley. — Born in Massachusetts. Appointed to Naval Acad- 
emy, September 20, 1862, and graduated in 1866 ; N. A. Station, 1867. 
Promoted to Ensign, April, 1868 ; ordnance duty, Boston, 1868 ; " Nipsic" 
(fourth-rate), N. A Station, 1868-9. Promoted to Master, March 26,1869; 
" Severn " flag-ship, North Atlantic Station, 1869-70. Commissioned as 
Ueutenant. March 21, 1870; Naval Academy, 1871-2 ; " Wabash," flag-ship, 
European Squadron, 1873, and '' Franklin," flag-ship, same squadron, 1874-6 ; 
"Marion," European Fleet, 1877; Naval Academy, 1875-80; training-ship 
" Saratoga," 1880-2. Retired, February 24, 1885.' 

Jerome E. Morse. — Appointed from Massachusetts. Midshipman, 
October 11, 1862; Ensign, March 12, 1868; blaster, March 26, 1869; 
Lieutenant, March 21, 1871 Retired July 22, 1874. 

H. R. Tyler. — Appointed from Vermont. N. A., July, 1866; Ensign, 
July, 1871 ; 3Iaster, September, 1874 ; Lieutenant, March, l88l ; "Nipsic," 
N. A. Station, 1870-3; " Monongahela," S. A. Station, 1873-6; receiving- 
ship " Wabash," 1876-7 ; '• Swatara," N. A. Station, 1877-8 ; receiving-ship 
" Wabash," 1878-9 ; " Swatara," Asiatic Station, 1879-83 ; Torpedo Station, 
1883 : receiving-ship" Wabash," 1883-6; " Alliance," S. A. Station, 1886-9 ; 
"Adams," Pacific Station, 1889-90; R. S. "Independence," July, 1893-5; 
waiting orders, December, 1895. Retired, April, 1896. 

H. P. Mcintosh, — Appointed from Indiana, June, 1867. Midshipman, 
June, 1871; Ensign, July, 1872; "California" and "Mohican," Pacific 
Squadron, 1871-2 ; " Lackawanna " and " Palos," Asiatic Squadron, 1872-4 ; 
3Ia>ter, June, 1875 ; " Monocacy " and " Kearsarge," Asiatic Squadron, 
1875-8; Hydrogra{)hic Office, Washington, 1878-9; "Shenandoah," South 
Atlantic, Flag- Lieutenant on staff" of Rear-Admiral Andrew Bryson, 1879- 
82. Lieutenant, October, 1882 ; Hydrographic Office, AVashington, 1882-5 ; 
" Pensacola," Europe, 1885-8 ; charge of Branch Ilvdrographic OflSce, 
San Francisco, 1888, to April 25, 1891 ; U. S. S. " Marion," Behring Sea 
and Asiatic Squadrons, April 27, 1891, to December 4^ 1891 ; U. S. S. "Alii- 



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ance," Asiatic Squadron, as Executive Officer and Navigator, December 4, 
1891, to Ai)ril 4, 1892; special service, Wagasaki, Japan, May 26, 1892, to 
July 20, 1892; retired, June 30, 1892, on account of color blindness. 

Retired from incapacity resulting from incident of service. 

Henry R. Baker. — Acting Ensign, August 11, 1862; Acting Master, 
July 6, 1864 ; tran.-^ferred to regular service, and retired as Lieutenant, De- 
cember 6, 1876. 

William Watts,— Born in New York. Entered Naval Academy, 
April 10. 1862; graduated, 1866; "Iroquois," Asiatic Station, 1866-9. 
Promoted to Ensign, April, 1868; practice-ship "Macedonian," 1869. Pro- 
moted to Muster, Alarch 26, 1869; "Congress" (second rate), North Atlantic 
Fleet, 1870-1. Commissioned as Lientenant, March 21, 1870; torpedo 
service, 1872-3; ''Brooklyn," flag-ship, South Atlantic Fleet, 1874-5; 
" Mouongahela," South Atlantic Station, 1876 ; ordnance duty, New York 
Navy Yard, 1877-8 ; " Alert," 1879-80. Retired, January, 31", 1883. 

William McC. Little — Born in New York. Entered Naval Academy, 
March 11, 1»63; graduated, 1866; North Atlantic Station, 1867. Promoted 
to Ensign, April, ^1868; "Franklin," flag-ship, European Fleet, 1868-71. 
Promoted to Master, March 26, 1869. Commissioned as Lieutenant, March 
21, 1870; leave in Europe, 1876; torpedo duty, 1873; " Swatara," North 
Atlantic Squadron, 1874-7; ordnance duty. Navy Yard, New York, 1878 ; 
"Minnesota," 1878-80; "New Hampshire/' 1881 ; "Adams," 1882; "Min- 
nesota," 1883. Retired, May 16. 1884. 

Charles H. Judd. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Academy, 
September 23, 1863; graduated, 1866; "Ossipee," North Pacific Fleet, 
1867-9. Promoted to Ensign, April, 1868 ; and to Master, March 26, 1869 ; 
" Miantonomah," special service, Europe, 1869-70. Commissioned as Lieu- 
tenan.f, March 21, 1870; "Michigan" (fourth-rate), 1871 ; " Nipsic," North 
Atlantic Squadron, 1872; receiving-ship " Vermont," 1873-4; "Plymouth," 
North Atlantic Station, 1875-8; Hydrographic Office, 1875-81; "Alaska," 
1881-3; torpedo station, 1883; "Galena," 1883-5. Retired, December 18, 
1885. 

Douglas Roben.— Born INIay 4, 1847, in Ohio. Appointed from Ohio ; 
entered Naval Academy as Midshipmaji, September 23, 1862 ; distinguished 
for proficiency in mathematical studies; was graduated, June 12, 1866; 
ordered to the "Ossi|)ee," October, 1866, then at Philadelphia; made a two 
years' cruise in the Pacific via Strait of Magellan. Was commissioned as 
Ensign, in March, 1868; served a short time on the " Cyane," while in the 
Pacific. Commissioned as Master, March 26, 1869 ; in 1869 was assigned to 
the "Supply," at Boston, as Navigator, being then only twenty-two years of 
age; made a cruise to the Mediterranean in that vessel on the occasion of 
establishing the present naval store-house at Villafranche; on return to the 
United States, was ordered to join the "Severn," but a serious difficulty 
having developed itself in his eyes, as a result of exposure on duty, requested 
duty on shore ; was ordered to Naval Station, Mound City, Ills.', as Execu- 
tive Officer ; ordered in 1871 to the " Shawmut," going to South Atlantic; 
while in West Indies, the trouble in his eyes became aggravated and he was 
granted sick leave ; in November, 1872, was placed on retired list for disa- 
bility incurred in the line of duty. 

Frank Turnbull.— Born in District of Columbia. Appointed from 
New Mexico; Naval Academy, September 20, 1861. Commissioned as 
Ensign, 1^66; Master, 1869; Naval Observatory, 1869-70; Lieutenant, 



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June 21, 1870 ; " Brooklyn," European Station, 1870-2 ; leave of absence 
in Europe, 1876-7 ; retired July 10, 1877. 

Richard Mason Lisle.— Born in Pennsylvania. Entered the Naval 
Academy, September 25, 1862 ; grpduated, 1866; " Yantic," N. A. Station, 
1866 ; " Rhode Island," N. A. Station, 1866 ; " Susquehanna," N. A. Station, 
1866-7 ; "Guerriere," flag-ship, S. A. Squadron, 1867-8. Promoted to jEn- 
sign, Ai)y\1, 1868; "Wasp," S. A. Station, 1868-9. Promoted to Master, 
March 26, 1869 ; " Terror " (iron-clad), N. A. Station, 1869-70. Commis- 
sioned as Lieutenant, March 21, 1870; Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 1871 ; 
Torpedo Station, 1871-2 ; " Lackawanna," Asiatic Station, 1872-3 ; " Hart- 
ford," flag-ship, Asiatic Station, l''^73-5 ; Navy Yard, League Island, 1876 ; 
" Alliance," European Station, 1877-9 ; Navy Yard, League Island, 1880-3 ; 
Retired, January 24, 1883. 

Charles P. Shaw.— Born in Virginia. Entered Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember 25, 1863; graduated, 1867; "Franklin," flagship, European Fleet, 
1867-9. Promoted to Ensign, 1868 ; "Portsmouth," S. A. Fleet, 1869-71. 
Promoted to Master, 1870. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1871 ; " Pensa- 
cola," flagship. South Pacific Station, 1873-6; "Hartford," flagship. North 
Atlantic fetation, 1876-8; Hydrographic Office, 1879-80. Retired, June 4, 
1883. 

John Thomas Sullivan. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, October, 1862; graduated, 1867; " Quinnebaug," July, 1867, to Sep- 
tember, 1868 ; flagship, " Guerriere," S. A. Station, September, 1868, to May, 
1869. Promoted" to Ensign, December 18, 1868; "Quinnebaug," May, 
1869, to July, 1870. Promoted Master, March 21, 1870; receiving-ship 
"Vermont," August and September, 1870; duty on staff" of Admiral S. H. 
Stringham, October to November, 1870; "Guard," Darien Expedition, No- 
vember, 1870, to July, 1871. Promoted to Lieutenant, March 21, 1871 ; 
" Wyoming," West Indies, October, 1871, to October, 1872 ; duty on Darien 
Expedition, December, 1872, to May, 1873 ; flagship " Frolic," August, 
1873, to January, 1874 ; " Ticonderoga," January 10, 1874, to February 22, 
1874 ; February 22, 1874, ordered to escort a commission of civil engineers 
over the Napipi Inter-oceanic Canal route ; •' Roanoke," May, 1874, to De- 
cember, 1874 ; Darien Expedition, December, 1874, to May, 1875; ordnance 
duty. Navy Yard, New York, July, 1875, to SeptemlDer, 1876 ; " Essex," West 
Indies, September, 1876, to April, 1877; ordered home from "Essex" and 
placed on sick leave ; special duty. Bureau of Navigation, December, 1879, 
to November, 1882 ; commanding Coast Survey steamer, " Endeavor, * 
November, 1882, to April, 1884 ; sick leave, July, 1884, to December, 1884 ; 
" Minnesota," December, 1884, to October, 1885 ; " Brooklyn," October, 
1885 ; sick leave, November, 1885, to April, 1886. Retired May 12, 1886.^ 

John William Hagenman. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval 
Academy, July 21, 1863 ; graduated, 1867 ; "Susquehanna," North Atlantic 
Station, 1867-8. Promoted to Ensign, 1868 ; " Portsmouth," South Atlantic 
Fleet, 1869-71. Promoted to Master, 1870. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 
1871 ; Coast Survey, 1872-5 ; "Marion," European Fleet, 1876-8 ; "Marion," 
1878; ordnance duty. Navy Yard, League Island, 1879-80; nautical 
school-ship "St. Mary's," 1880-3; "Marion," 1885-8. Retired, May 3, 
1889. 

Edwin Samuel Jacob. — Born in Virginia. Entered Naval Academy, 
October 14, 1862 ; graduated, 1867 ; Asiatic Station, 1867-70. Promoted to 
Ensign, 1868 ; to Master, 1870. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1871 ; Coast 
Survey, 1871-4 ; " Powhatan," special service, North Atlantic Station, 1875 



•220 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

-7: Hvdrographic Office. 1877-8; 'Marion," South Atlantic Squadron, 
1,h79-s2: Hydro^'raphic Office. 1S?<3— 4. Retired. January 7. 1885. 

William Little. — Born in Ohio. Entered Naval Academy, September 
29, 1863 ; graduated, 1867 ; " Minnesota." special crui?e, 1867-8. Promttted 
to Ensign, 1868; "Dictator," (iron-clad >, Xorth Atlantic Fleet, 1869-70. 
Promoted to Master, 1870. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1871 ; " Narragan- 
sett." special survey on Pacific, 1871-3 ; receiving-ship " Potomac," 187^5— 4 ; 
"Asluielot,"' Asiatic Fleet, 187.V8 ; " Minnesota," 1878-80 ; " Yantic," 18M) ; 
" Miantonomah," 1882; " Wachusett," 1885; receiving-ship " Vermont." 
ls^6-7; torf>edo station. 1887; receiving-ship "New Hampshire," 1887; 
"Richmond." l.s8s-9. Retired. June 26. 1889. 

Frederick NA^illiam Greenleaf. — Born in Maine Entered Naval 
Academy, July 29, 1863; graduated. 1867 ; "Quinnebaug." South Atlantic 
Station. 1867-70. Promoted to Ensign, 1868; and to Master, 1870; Darien 
E.Kpevlitiou, 1870-2. Commissioned as Lieutenant, 1871 ; " Monocacy," Asi- 
atic Squadron. 1873-7; "Wyoming." 1878-81; "Michigan," 1881-3. Re- 
tired. April 30, 1>84. 

James M. Grimes. — Born in Cadiz, Ohio. November 21, 1847. En- 
tered U. S. Naval Academy. July 23, 1863 ; graduated. June. 1867 ; joined 
TJ. S. frigate "Minnesota," July, 1867, on special cruise; detached from 
'• Minnesota," at Aspinwall. January, 1868, to join the Pacific Squadron ; 
went bv rail to Panama; passenger on "Wateree" to Callao. Peru, where 
joined the sloop-of-war "Dakota;" served on the Pacific Station till Febru- 
ary. 1871, on the " Dakota " and "Resaca ;" made the cruise oi' the South 
Pacific Islands on the latter in 1869-70. Promoted to Ensign, December, 
1868; to Master, March, 1870; ordered to Torpedo School. June, 1871; 
attended a course of lectures at the school. Commis.<ioned Litutenant, 
December, 1871; ordered to frigate "Powhatan," February, 1872. home 
station ; detached and ordered to monitor " Saugus, " Gulf Station, Decem- 
ber. 1873; detached from her at Pensacola, when vessel was laid up, July. 
1874; ordered to Coast Survey steamer " Blake," September, 1874; engaged 
in surveying and deejvsea soundings off the passes of the Mississippi, and 
deep-sea soundings from mouth of Rio Grande to Dry Tortugas, Gulf of 
Mexico, winter of 1874-5; July, 1875, ordered to command the Coast 
Survey steamer " Fathomer ; " engaged in surveying portions of the Dela- 
ware River, summer season, 1875. and in Core Sound. North Carolina, the 
winter season. 1875-6 ; detached from command of '• Fathomer," August, 
1876; joined the "Ranger," November. 1876, while fitting out at Philadel- 
phia for China ; went to China via Suez Canal and Red Sea ; detached from 
China Station, November, 1878; ordered to New York Navy Yard. June, 
1879; detached and joined "Powhatan." Home Station. St:'ptember, 1880; 
cruised on " Powhatan," thirty-one months, that commission beiuir detached. 
October, 1S83. Retired, May 22, 18S6. 

Hobart L. Tremain. — Born in New York. Entered Naval Academy. 
September 30, 1864; gradmited, 1868 ; Pacific Fleet, 1868-9. Promoted to 
Ensign, 1S69; "Terror" (iron-clad\ N. A. Fleet. 1869-70. Promoted to 
Master, 1870. C<unmissioned as Lieutenant, 1872; "Hartford." flag-ship, 
Asiatic Station, 1873-5; "Minnesota" (training-ship\ 1875-8; " Ticon- 
deroga," special service. 1878-81 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1881-4 ; training- 
ship " Jamestown," 1884 ; trainin<:-ship " Portsmouth." 1884-7 ; Navv Yard. 
New York, 18^7-90; retired May 19, 1891. 

Ambrose Barkley Wyckoff.— Entered Naval Academy from Illinois, 
Septeniber 29, 1.^64; detached, graduated. June 20,1868; "Portsmouth" 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 221 

and " Guerriere," South Atlantic Station, 1868-9. Promoted to Ensi(/)i, 
April 19, 1869 : " Nantasket," AVos^t Indie?, 1870. Promoted to Master, July 
12,1870; sick-leave, 1871; "Brooklyn," "Wyoming"' and •' Wachusett," 
AVest Indies, 1872— 1. Promoted to Z/t'«ft/(a»"/, October 2.3,1872; "Ports- 
mouth," Pacitic Station, 1875-6 ; Coast Survey, 1877-9 ; surveyed waters 
of Puget Sound; Torpedo School, 1880; "Swatara," " Ashuelot," " Rich- 
mond " and " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1881-4 ; when the " Ashuelot " 
was sunk on a dark and foggy night, in 1883, he voluntarily left his own 
boat and took all the sick and servants into a drifting steam-cutter without 
any boiler or compass, and saved thirty men in a boat in which onlv twelve 
were stationed at " abandon ship." The fog lifting for a few minutes the 
next day. the helpless boat was rescued when almost in the heavv breakers 
on a reef, where all would have been lost. In charge of the branch Hvdro- 
graphic Olticc at Philadelphia, 1885-6 ; was made a member of the American 
Philosophical SiK'iety and honorary member of the Franklin Institute, for ser- 
vices in connection with the Electrical Exhibition at Philadelphia ; '-Lancas- 
ter," •' Alliance " and " Tallapoosa," South Atlantic Station. 1887-8 ; Bureau 
of Yards and Docks. Navy Department, 1889. Under tlie law of March 2, 
1891, he was ordered by the Honm-able Secretary of the Xavy to proceed to 
Pngot Sound and select and purchase the lands for the Puget Sound Naval 
Station and locate the dry-dock authorized ; having performed this respon- 
sible duty to the satisfaction of the Honorable Secretary, he was ordered 
September 15. 1891, as the first Commandant of the new station ; in Feb- 
ruary, 1893, he was sent before the Retiring Board, on account of rheuma- 
tism, caused by arduous duties and exposure, a six months' sick leave was 
given him, but his promotion falling due, he was ordered up for examina- 
tion, and July 3. 1893, was honorably placed on the retired list of the Navy 
for disease incurred in the line of duty. 

Nathan Hale Barnes. — Born in Windham County, Conn., August 12, 
1846. Entered the V. S Naval Academy, July 27, 1863, from Illinois; on 
sick-leave. 1865-6 ; grailuated, June 2, 1868 : served on the " Tuscarora " 
and "Albany," in 1868-9. in the Pacific and N. A. Fleets Commissioned 
Ensign, April 19, 1869: ^faster. July 12, 1870. and Lieutenant, December 
12. 1872 ; served in the " Onward" and " St. Mary's," Pacific Fleet, 1870-3 ; 
" Canandaigua," " Plymouth," and monitor " Mahopac," N. A. Fleet, 
1873-6: traiuing-ship "Minnesota," 1877-9; ••Nipsic," European Fleet, 
1879-82; Torpedo Station. 1883 ; special duty at Illinois College, 1883-6 ; 
special cruise around the world in the "Juniata," 1886-89 ; Training Station. 
Newport. R. I., 1889-90. Retired. February 18, 1891 ; received the de- 
grees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy from Illinois College, and 
the commission of Lieutenant Colonel from the Governor of Florida : Com- 
mandant and Professor of Natural Sciences at the Florida State Military- 
Institute, 1894-5 ; Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, ^Military 
Science and Tactics, at the Norfolk College of Agnculture and Mechanic 
Arts. 1895-7 ; Professor of Hydraulic Engineering, Military Science and 
Tactics, at the University of Arizona, and Meteorologist and Irrigation Engi- 
neer, at the Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station, Tucson, A. T. 

Webster Doty, — Born in Wisconsin. Entered Naval Academy, July, 
27,1864; graduated. 1868 ; Pacific Fleet. 1868-9. Promoted to £7i.ngn, 
1869 ; " Yantic," N. A. Fleet, 1870-1. Promoted to Master. 1870 ; " Michi- 
gan," 1872 ; " Tuscarora," surveying on Pacific, 1872—4. Commissioned as 
Lieutenant, 1873; "Pensacola." Pacific Fleet. 1875; "Hartford." N. A. 
Fleet. 1875-6 : receiviug-ship " Wyoming." 1877; " Monongahela," 1878—9; 



222 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

"Shenandoah," 1880-2; "Minnesota," 1882; " Kearsarge," 1883-4. Re- 
tired, KebriKirv 2>'. 1>>>>7. 

Andrew Charles McMechan. — Born in Ohio. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy, February 24, iMio; irraduated, 18b-s ; Pacific Fleet, 1868-74. Pro- 
moted to Ensign, April, 19, l^iH9; and to J/(/.<./er, July 12, 1870; Asiatic 
Station, 1874-77. Commissioned a* Lieutenant, January, (.>, 1874 ; *• Quinue- 
bauff," European Squadron, 1878-bl ; R. S. " Independence," 1881-2. Re- 
tired, October 29, 18S3. 

James Franklin. — Born in ^Maryland. Entered Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember, 20, 18(Jo; graduated, 1809; 'Sabine," special cruise, 1869-70. 
Promoted to En.yign, 1870; signal duty, 1870-1; Asiatic Fleet, 1871-4. 
Promoted to Miuster, 1872; Coast Survey, 1874-6. Commissioned SiS Lieu- 
tenttnt, ls7") : torpedo duty. 1877. Retired, March 9, 1880. 

Charles Augustus Bradbury. — Born in Vermont. Entered Naval 
Academy, July 27, 1865; graduated. 1869 ; '-Sabine," 1869-70. Promoted 
to Ensiijn, 1870; signal duty, 1871 ; " Worcester," North Atlantic Station, 
1871-2. Promoted to Master, 1872; Coast Survey, 1873-6. Commissioued 
as Lieutenant, 1875 ; " Despatch," special service in Europe. 1877-9 ; '' Con- 
stellation " (training-ship), 1879-81; school-ship "St. ^Lary's," 1881-4; 
Bureau of Ordnance, 1884-9; " Yorktown." Squadron of Evolution, 1889- 
91 ; Bureau of Ordnance, October, 1891, to April. 1893; sick leave, April, 
1893, to May, 1^>94; training-ship "Portsmouth," training-ship " Alliance," 
Mav, 1894, to June, 1896 ; treatment Naval Hospital, New York, June, 
1896. Retired. September, 1896. 

William Couenhover Strong. — Born in New York. Entered Naval 
Academy, September 22, 1864; graduated. 1868; " Benicia," Asiatic Fleet, 
1869-72". Promoted to Eni<ign, l.s69 ; to Ma.^ter, 1870; South Atlantic 
Station. 1873 ; '• Monongahela," South Atlantic Station. 1874—6 Commis- 
sioned as iyJVH/f»a«^ 1874; Torpedo duty, summer of 1877 ; receiving-ship 
" Indepenilence." 1877-8 ; "Wyoming," European Station, 1878-81 ; Signal 
Office, Washington, 1881-2 ; "Wachusett." Pacific Station, 1882-3; "Clar- 
ion," Asiatic Station, 1885 ; '• Trenton," Asiatic Station. 1885-6 ; "Swatara." 
S. A. Station, 1888-9; "Ranger," Pacific Station. March, 1892, to 1895 ; 
Navy Yard, League Island, April, 1895 ; sick leave, April, 1896. Retired, 
July. 1896. 

Charles Ansyl Clarke. — Appointed from Iowa. Entered Naval Acad- 
emy. Julv, 1.S64; En.<i(jn, July, 1870; Master, March, 1873; Lieutenant, 
July, 1877; "Sabine," 1869-70; "Colorado," Asiatic Fleet, 1871-4; while 
attached to the " Colorado," took part in the attack on the Coreau forts in 
1872; "Saco," Asiatic Fleet, 1872-3; "Iroquois." 1874; "Michigan," 
1875-6; receiving-ship ''Franklin," 1876-7; "Portsmouth." training-ship, 
1877-8; 'Adams," Pacific Station, 1880-3; " Nipsic," S. A. Station. 1883-6 ; 
receiving-ship "Independence," 1887-9; " Iroquois," Pacific Station, 1889- 
92; receiving-shii) "Independence," October, 1892, to 1895; ordered to the 
"Thesis," ^fay, lSJt5, to l.s97 ; retired, Septemi>er 15, 1870. 

Harry Muhlenburg Jacoby.— Born in Pennsylvania. Entered Naval 
Academy. July 27, 1866 ; 'Shenandoah " and "Wachusett," Europe 1870- 
73; "Worcester," N. A. Station, 1873-4. Promoted i^'^/.s/f//*, Julv 13, 1871. 
Promoted Mistrr, April 9, 1874; "Yantic," Asiatic Station, 1874-7; Coa^^t 
Survey. 1878-80. Promoted Lieutenant, JuW 11, 1880 ; Navv Yard, League 
Island, 1881 ; " Lackawanna," 1881-2. Ret'ired, November 16. 1883. 

Samuel Lindsay Graham. — Born at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Ap- 
pointed from Pennsylvania to Naval Academy, July, 1866 ; graduated, June, 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\rv. 223 

1870 ; Ensign, July, 1871 ; Master, June, 1874 ; Lieutenant, November, 1880 ; 
U. S. S. " Guerriere," European Station, 1870-2 ; ran on Vado Rock, near 
Leghorn, Italy ; t'hip sent home, condemned and sold ; U. S. S. " Portsmouth " 
(surveying), Facitic Station, 1872-4 ; landed forces at Honolulu during riots 
attending election of King Kalakaua ; XJ. S. S. "Saranac," Pacific Station, 
from 1874 until wrecked at Seymour Narrows, British Columbia, June, 1875 ; 
transferred to U. S. S. '' Tuscarora," Pacific Station (deep-sea sounding), 
from September, 1875, to August, 1876; called at Apia, Samoa, to inquire 
about deportment of Steinburger, by an English man-of-war ; U- S. S. " Ply- 
mouth," 1876-9 ; during which time had two epidemics of vellow fever on 
board; U. S. Hydrographic Office, 1879-80; U. S. S. "'Constellation," 
March to June, 1880 — Irish Relief cruise; U. S. Hydrographic Ofiice, 
1880-1; U. S. S. "Lancaster," European Station, 1881-4; at bombard- 
ment of Alexandria, Egypt, and landed with forces to assist in restoring 
order until arrival of English troops ; at Croustadt, Russia, during the fes- 
tivities attending the coronation of the present Czar, Alexander III.; Branch 
Hydrographic Office, Baltimore, 1884-7 ; U. S. S. "Trenton," Pacific Station, 
1887, until her wreck at Apia, Samoa, March, 1889 ; at Apia, Samoa, in 
charge of wrecking party, April, May and June, 1889; inspector of steel at 
Linden Steel Works, September, 1{S89, to November, 1892 ; Navy Yard, 
Washington, November, 1892, to March, 1893; IT. S. S. " Bancroft,"' March, 
1893, to July, 1893 ; taking pan in Naval Review of 1893; condemned by 
Medical Survey, July, 1893, and granted sick leave ; incapacitated for further 
active duty by disease contracted at Apia, Samoa, while engaged in wrecking 
"Trenton" and " Vaudalia," and retired December 25, 1893. 
. Francis Winslow. — Born in Italv. Entered Naval Academy, July 
22, 1865; "Guerriere," 1869-72; R. S." " Sabine," 1873; "Alaska," 1874- 
76 ; Coast Survey, 1876-9. Promoted En&igu, July, 13, 1871. Promoted 
Master, October 7, 1874; "Saratoga," 1880; special duty. Fish Commission, 
1882-4; "Yantic," 1884-0 ; commanding C S. schooner" '-Scoresby," 1886- 
9. Promoted Lieutenant, May 11, 1881. Retired, jNIarch 14, 1889. 

T. G. C. Salter. — Naval apprentice. Naval Academy, September, 1866; 
Ensign, July, 1871 ; blaster, November, 1871 ; Lieutenant, August, 18*^1 ; 
"Congress," special service, 1870-1 ; Coast survey, 1875-80 ; "Marion," S. 
A. Station, 1880-3; Torpedo Station, 1883 ; Naval Station, New London, 
1883-5; training-ship "Portsmouth," 1885-8 ; Inspector of Ordnance, Mid- 
vale Steel Works, 1889. to June, 1892; "Chicago," N. A. Station, June, 
1892, until date of retirement. June 26, 1893. Retired, June, 1893. 

Albert Jonett Dabney. — Entered Naval Academy, October 1, 1867 ; 
graduated, June 6, 1871 ; served on European Station on board L^. S ship 
" Wachusett," flag ships " Wabash," and " Brooklyn," 1871-3. Promoted to 
Ensign, July 15. 1872 ; served on North Atlantic Station on board the U S. 
ships "Plymouth," " Shawmut," and "Dictator," 1874-7. Promoted to 
Master, April 6, 1875 ; served on board U. S. S. " New Hamj^shire," 1878 ; 
served on Asiatic Station, U. S. S. "Alert," 1879-82. Promoted Lieutenant, 
Februarv 16, 1882; served in Hydrographic Office, Washington, D. C, 
1884. Retired, July 1, 1885. 

John Downes. — Appointed at large. Naval Academy, 1867 ; Mid- 
shipman, June, 1871 ; Ensign, July, 1872 ; Master, April, 1875 ; Lieutenant, 
]May, 1882; "Franklin," Europe, 1875-6; "Alliance," European Station, 
1877-9; receiving-ship "Wabash," 1880-3; "Tennessee," North Atlantic 
Station 1883-5 ; Branch Hydrographic Office, Boston, 1885-91 ; retired the 
26th of January, 1891. 



224 RECORDS OK LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S, NAVY. 

J. C. Burnett. — Appointed from Indiana. Naval Academy, September, 
ISUI; Midi<hijwi<tn, June, 1871; Ensign, July, 1872 ; Masfer, July, 1875; 
Lieutenant, November, 1882 ; " California," Pacific Station, 1871-3 ; " Ports- 
mouth," 1874-G ; school-ship " Jamestown," 1876-8 ; " Lackawanna," Pacific 
Station, 1878-81 ; '' (^uinnebau^," European Station, 1881-3 ; receiving-ship 
"Independence," 1884-(j; commanding C. S. S. " McArthur," 188b'-9 ; 
" Iroquois," Pacific Station, 1889-92; charge Branch Hydrographic Office, 
San Francisco, October 3, 1892 ; sick leave, October, 1894 ; waiting orders, 
May, 1895; "Lancaster," September 12, 1895. Retired, May, 1896. 

Samuel Seabury. — Entered the service, October 3, 1865, at New York, 
enlir^tiiig as a naval a})preutice with a view to securing an appointment to 
the Naval Academy ; served on board training-ship " Sabine " until June 26, 
1867 ; at the Naval Academy from June 26, 1867, to June 6, 1871 ; served 
on "Iroquois," from July, 1871, to July, 1874, making cruise to China on 
the latter vessel. Promoted to Ensign, July 14, 1872 ; to Master, July 26, 

1875 ; served on '• Omaha," South Pacific Station, January, 1875, to July, 

1876 ; at Navy Yard, New York, and receiving-ship " Colorado," November, 
1876, to May, 1879, with interval of four months in summer of 1877 on train- 
ing-ship "Supply ; " from May, 1879, to May, 1881, on " Wachusett," attached 
to South Atlantic and to Pacific Squadrons, as well as four months' duty on 
North Atlantic, during which an attempt was made to reach St. Louis by 
the Mississippi, for the enlistment of naval apprentices; from June, 1881, to 
October, 1882, on duty at New York Yard, and on special inspection duty at 
New York ; during this time was engaged on plans for vessels of war, receiv- 
ing complimentary letter from Secretary of the Navy therefor; in the winter 
of 1881-2 was nominated by President Arthur as Naval Constructor, but not. 
confirmed by Senate. Commissioned Lieutena^it, January 9, 1883 ; from 
January 1883, to March, 1884, on the staff of Commodore Luce, command- 
ing Training Squadron ; from March, 1884, to November, 1885, on special 
duty with Admiral Porter, engaged in the preparation of designs for vessel 
of war; November, 1886, to October, 1888, attached to flag-ships "Tennes- 
see" and "Richmond," of the North Atlantic Squadron, under Rear- 
Admirals Jouett and Luce, taking part in all evolutions of that squadron, 
and in the camps of the Naval Brigade at Pensacola ; on duty in New York 
City, in connection with Board of Inspection of merchant vessels, from 
October, 1888, to Aj)ril, 1892 ; on furlough, April, 1892, to June, 1893. In 
June, 1893, joined the "Philadelphia" at New York ; went round by the 
Magellan Strait to Honolulu, was surveyed by Medical Board at latter j^lace 
and sent to Hospital at Mare Island, whence went to New York in June, 
1894. In October, 1894, was ordered to the "Castine," and went around 
Africa by way of Suez Canal and Cape of Good Hope ; from Cape Town, 
stopping at St. Helena, to Montevideo, where second survey condenuied him 
from active service ; was sent to New York by way of Southampton, Eng., 
and on April 28, 1896, was placed on retired list. 

C. D. Galloway. — Appointed from Maryland. Naval Academy, Sep- 
tember, 1866. Mid-^hipman, June, 1871 ; Ensign, July, 1872; Mwter, De- 
cember, 1875; Lieutenant (junior grade), March, 1883; Lieutenant, June, 
1883; "California," Pacific, 1871-3; " Shawmut," N. A. Station, 1875-7; 
" Monongahela," 1877; " Fortune," special service, 1877-8; Hydrographic 
Office, 1878-9; "Saratoga," training-ship, 1879-83; practice-ship "Con- 
stellation," 1883; Naval Academy, 1883-6; "Essex," Asiatic Station, 
1886-9 ; commanded a party of 25 marines and blue jackets for ten days in 
Corea, as a protection to our ^Minister and foreigners, and for this service 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 225 

was complimented by Admiral Chandler, in General Order No. 38, as 
follows : — 

General Order, No. 38. j^ , ^^''^S'^^P. " ^'"'j^l^^'A oo^ 
' i Yokohama, Japan, July /, 1888. 

The Commander-in-Cliief desires to express his appreciation of the commendable 
conduct of the body of blue jackets and marines of the U. S. steamer "Essex," Com- 
mander Theo. F. Jewell, commanding, in their forced march of thirty miles in twelve 
hours on June 19, 1888, under the immediate command of Lieutenant C. D. Galloway, 
U. S. N., First Lieutenant R. D. Wainwright, U. S. M. C, and Ensign W. B. Hoggatt, 
U. S. N., from Chemul})0 to Seoul, Corea, over a rough road, half of the march being 
made in the darkness of the night. The celerity of movement, combined with the 
steadiness of the men while employed on shore, reflects great credit upon the discipline 
and efficiency of the " PJssex," as well as upon the U. S. Navy in general. This order 
will be read on board all vessels of the Squadron at the first general muster after its 
receipt. 

Ralph Chandler, Rear- Admiral, U. S. N. 
Commanding U. S. Naval Force on Asiatic Station. 

Naval Academy, 1888-90 ; retired February, 1894. 

C. A. Foster. — Appointed from Minnesota. Naval Academy, August, 
1866; Mulshlpiaan. June, 1871 ; Ensign, July, 1872; Mader, March, 1876; 
Junior Lieutenant, March, 1883 ; Lieutenant, August, 1883 ; " California," Pa- 
cific, 1871-3 ; Asiatic Station, 1875-7 ; " Tennessee," Asiatic Station, 1877-8 ; 
" Canouicus," N. A. Station, 1878-9; Navy Yard, " Pensacola," 1879-83; 
" Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1883 ; " Wachusett," Pacific Station, 1883-5 ; 
Torpedo Station, 1885-6 ; receiving-ship "Minnesota," 1886-8; "Omaha," 
Asiatic, 1888-9 ; " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1889-90; school-ship "En- 
terprise," January, 1893-5. Retired, April, 1895. 

D. L. Wilson. — Appointed at large. Naval Academy, July, 1867 ; 
Midshipman, June, 1871; Ensign, July, 1872; Master, September, 1876; 
Junior Lieutenant, March, 1883; Lieutenant, December, 1884; "Guard" 
(store-ship), 1877-8; Hydrographic Office, 1878-81; training-ship "Ports- 
mouth," 1881-4 ; Hydrographic Office, 1884-6 ; Torpedo Station, 1886-7; 
" Marion," Asiatic Squadron, 1887-90 ; ordered to the " Baltimore," Jan- 
uary, 1893; sick leave, December, 1894. Retired in November, 1895. 

David Peacock. — Born in New Jersey. Entered Naval Academy, 
September 28, 1869 ; graduated. May 31, 1874. Midshipman, June 1, 1874. 
Promoted to Ensign, July 17, 1875. Promoted to Master, September 14, 
1881. Promoted to Ljieutenant (junior grade), March 3, 1883. Promoted 
to ljieutenant, August 25, 1887 ; flag-ship " Brooklyn," S. A. Station, 1874-6 ; 
" Enterprise," Amazon Siirvev, 1877-80; " Quinnebaug," 1880-1 ; Hydro- 
graphic Office, Washington, D. C, 1881 ; " Enterprise," 1882 ; " Swatara," 
1882-3; receiving-ships "Colorado" and "Vermont," New York, 1884; 
training-ship ''Jamestown," 1885; commanding C. S steamer " Hassler," 
1886-8 ; training-ship " Saratoga," as Watch Officer and as Navigator, 1888 ; 
training-ship "Constellation," 1888-9; " Jamestown, 1^89 ; duty at Ports- 
mouth Navy Yard, New Hampshire, 1889-90; in charge branch Hydro- 
graphic Office, Boston, Mass., 1889-90 ; in charge branch Hydrographic 
Office, Port and, Oregon, September, 1890, to March, 1892 ; " Pinta," special 
service, March, 1892, to April, 1894; Naval War College, June to October, 
1894; Pittsburg, Steel Inspector, October, 1894, to Ajiril, 1895; Naval 
Observatorv, Washington, D. C, in charge of Magnetic Observatory, April, 
1895, to July, 1896 ; " Monterey," July, 1896, to September. 1896 ; ' Pinta," 
September, 1896, to August, 1897 ; " Wheeling," August to September, 1897. 
Retired October 28, 1898. 

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226 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Milton Klinger Schwenk.— Entered Naval Academy, June 1, 1872 ; 
"Omaha," South Pacitic. l«76-8; " Alliance." N. A. Siaiion, 1878-81. 
Promoted Ensign, July 15, 1872. Promoted Master, October 23, lf>78; 
" Tallapoosa," 1882-3 ;' nautical school-ship "St. Mary's," 1884-6 ; " Alert," 
18''S»>-7. Promoted Lientennnt. July 31, 1885. Retired, May 14, 1889. 

Charles Macklin McCarteney. — Born in Philadelphia, August 16, 
1854. Appointed t'rom the Third Congressional District to the Naval 
Academy, September 22, 1870; graduated, June 21, 1^75 (lost one year 
from accident received at Fire Quarters Drill). Commissioned Ensign, July 
18, 1876; Master, June 20, 188J ; Lieutenant, (junior grade*, March 3, 
1883; Lieutenant, March 26, 1889; served on the following vessels : 
"Swatara," September, 1875, to September, 1877; 'Passaic," February, 
187.S, to July. 1878 ; " Nipsic," November, 1879, to :March, 1883 ; " Wyan- 
dotte," October. 18^3, to April, 1884; command of tug "Speedwell," 
August, 1884, to March, 18^5; "Omaha," March, 1885, to May, 188;S; 
intermediate shore duty, Torpedo Station, and various periods of service at 
the Hydrographic Office. Retired, December 10. 1891. 

Ridgely Hunt. — Appointed from Louisiana. Naval Academy, Septem- 
ber 21. 1870 ; graduated, June 21, 1875 ; Ensign, November 25, 1871 ; Lieu- 
tenant (jumor grade), December 1, 1.S83; " Swatara," North Atlantic Sta- 
tion, 1875-7 ; " Alaska," Pacific," Station. 1877-81 ; special duty. Navy 
Department, 1881-2; "Juniata," Asiatic Station, 1882-4; Hydrographic 
Office, 1JS84-6; special duty, 1886-7; "Boston," special duty, 1887-8; 
special duty. Marine Conference, 1889-90; "San Francisco," August 3. 
1893; "Atlanta," January, 1895, to September, 1895 ; Branch Hydrogra- 
])hic Office, New York, September 30, 1^95. Retired, September 15, 1897. 

Nich. J. Lane Trowbridge Halpine. — Born in New York. Entered 
Naval Academy, June 9, 1^S71 ; graduated. Cadet Midshipman, June 10, 
1877; "Alliance," 1877-9. Promoted Midshipman, June 18,1879; Relief 
Exj>edition, 1880. Promoted Ensign, October 1, 1880; receiving-ship " Pas- 
saic," 1^80-81; "Enterprise," 18^2; " Palos," 18^3-4 ; " Essex," l>'84-5 ; 
Hydrographic Office, 1885-7 ; C. S. S. " Eagre," 1887 ; C. S. S. " Blake," 
1887-8. Promoted Lieutenant (junior grade), October 31, 1888; "Talla- 
poosa," 1889, to January, 1892 ; receiving-ship " ^V abash," May, 1892-95. 
Promoted to Licuteuaiit, July 4, 1893 ; retired, November, 1895. 

Roswell H. Lamson. — Appointed from Oregon. Midshipman, Sep- 
tember, 185)5 ; Lieutenant, August, 1862 ; resigned, 1866 ; reappointed, Janu- 
ary, 18H5 ; retired. April. 1895. 

Lucian Flynne. — Born in Alabama. Entered Naval Academy, Se[>- 
tember 22, l.">70 ; graduated, June 1, 1874. Promoted Ensign, July 17, 
1875; Lieutenant (junior grade), March 3,1883; Lieutenant, Jixnunry '29, 
1887 ; Asiatic Station, 1874—6 ; " Canonicus," North Atlantic Station, 1877- 
8; '• Vandalia," 1879-80; Coast Survey, 1881-5; training-ship "Ports- 
mouth," 188.5-8 ; special duty, electric lights, 1888-90 ; commanding C. S. S. 
" Gedney," June, 1892-5 ; Cramps' Ship Yard, September, 1895-7 ; sick 
leave, Sejitember, 1897. Retired, February, 1898. 

O. E. Lasher. — Appointed from New York. Naval Academy. Septem- 
ber, 1868; Midshipman, June, 1872; Ensign, July, 1873 ; Mader, July, 
1878; Junior Lieutenant, March. 1883; jLjVw/t/ja/i^ March, 1885; Asiatic 
Station, 1872-5; "Vandalia," Europe, 1876—7; "Despatch" (despatch- 
boat), 1877-9 ; " Alliance," special service, 1881-5 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 
1885-6 ; comniauding tug " Fortune," 1886-9 ; training-ship " Jamestown," 
1889-92; waiting orders, April, 1893; U. S. S. "Petrel," May, 1894-96; 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. XAVY. 2'2 i 

leave of absence, June, 1896; U. S. S. "Bennington," January, 1897 : re- 
eeiving-sliip •' Independence," August, 1897-98 ; retired, April, 1898. 

Charles Stedman Kipley. — Appointed at large. Naval Academy, 
June 17, 1875; Midghipmait, June 10, 1881 ; A^isigu guuior grade), March 
3, 1883 ; Ensign, June 26, 1884 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), August 2, 1891 ; 
"Brooklyn." S. A. Station, 1883-4 ; " Moliican," Pacific Station. 1887-9 ; 
on duty Ea;^t Florida Seminary, 1889, to October, 1891 ; receiving-ship 
"Wabash," October, 1891, to May, 1892; Coast Survey schooner "Eagre," 
May. 1892, to 1896. Promoted to Lieutenant, November, 1895; charge of 
Branch Hydrographic Office, Chicago, January, 1896 ; ordered to the 
■' Marblehead." Sejitember, 1897; retired, April, 1898. 

Transferred from volunteer service and placed on retired list. 

Henry C. Keene. — Entered the Navy as Acting Master, September 21. 
1861. and was ordered to U. S. S. " Ottawa ; " lost right leg in the battle of 
Port Royal, the same year ; 1862, ordered to command the U. S. store-ship 
" Fredonia," at Callao, Peru, and served till 1863, and resigned, having in 
the meantime been promoted to Volunteer-Lieutenant ; May, 1864, was re- 
appointed with same rank, and ordered to command Naval Battery (eleven 
gunst, on Searey's Island, Portsmouth Harbor; was then on duty a short 
time at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, and then transferred to the Naval 
Rendezvous, at Portsmouth, as assistant, and shortly after assumed command 
until April, 1864. and honorably discharged ; re-appointed t^as Volunteer 
Lieutenant) the following June, and ordered to duty as Naval Storekeeper, 
at Navy Yard, Boston, until July, 1867 ; ordered to the rendezvous at the 
same yard as assistant, until July 1, 1868, and ordered to the receiving-ship 
" Ohio ; " ordered to duty at the rendezvous the following March, until 
ISIarch, 1873 ; transferred from the volunteer service to the regular navy, 
March 20, 1871, and placed on the retired list with the rank of Lieutenant. 

Betired as not recommended for promotion 

George McCuUy McClure. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Entered 
navy, September 29. 1859, as Acting Midshipman. Promoted to Midshipman, 
July 16, 1862 ; Ensign, October 1, 1863 : Master, May 10. 1866 ; Lieutenant, 
February 21. 1867; special duty, Erie, Pa., 1865; "Juniata," 1866; 
" Shamokin," 1868. Retired, November 9, 1868. 



MEDICAL CORPS 



MEDICAL DIRECTORS ON THE ACTIVE LIST. 

C. J. Cleborne. — Born in Scotland, December 16, 1838. A graduate 
of the University of Pennsylvania, March 15, 1860; elected a member of 
Academy of Natural Sciences, July 31, 1860 ; appointed from Pennsylvania, 
May 9, 1861, as an Assistant Surgeon with rank of Master ; and attached to 
sloop-of-war "Jamestown," North Atlantic Squadron, from May, 1861, to 
January, 1862 ; participated in the destruction of the '" Alvarado " under bat- 
teries at Fernandiua, August 5, 1861 ; ordered to sloop-of-war " Dale," South 
Atlantic Squadron, expedition to Stone River ; engagements on South Edisto, 



22S RECORDS OF U\TXG OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

and servicv with Forty-fifth Peunsylvania Regiment at Otter Island, S. C 
18t>2 : onlereil to gunboat " Arootito*.>k." West Gull" Squadron. 1863 ; opera- 
ti.ii^ 1^' "NCobile, l^tvx ComiuisBioned ihtnjtfoii, with rank of LiettttHaHt- 
I . November 24. 1^6o ; at Naval Rendeavous. Philadelphia. lSt>4 : 
oui-Li^vi ... U. S. S. " Ticouderoga."' South Atlantic Squadron, and coast of 
Brazil. li^»4— 3 ; preseut at both battles of Fort Fisher. December. lStv4 
(^where the " Ticonderoga," soon after _- ■ _- ■ to* actiou. lost, bv the bursting 
of her Parrot-gun, twenty-one kilUd a d) : present at ^nibarvlmeut 
and capture of Fort Fisher. Jaiv. ^' > ; ordereil as Judge Advocate 
of Naval Retiring R>arvl. PI .. I860; attached to flag-ship 
" Rh^^nle Island." West India Sviudun. u, I8tk>. and in charge of V. S. S. 
'• H;t">v«'!e." during epidemic of yellow fever. 18^> : -Tudje Advo<"ate of 
y ring Boan.1. l^t^T : elected member of Con, _ Sx'iety of 
1 ;a. March 7. 1867 ; on sWp-of-war *■ Sarai _ " ^-9 ; flag- 
ship " i'owhatau." 1870 ; member of Naval Medi^.'al Hxaiuining Boani. 
1870: orvlereil to Naval Station, League Island. 1871; elected member of 
Pennsylvania Historical SiKMety, September 2->. 1872 ; attached to sloopsnaf- 
war •* Juniata." " Plymouth." " Brooklyn," anvl " Congress," European 
Squadn>u. 1872-4 ; ordered to Navy Yard. Portsmouth, N. H., 1875-^$ ; 
delegate to American Medical Association. 1876. Commissioued as JffdiVti/ 
Jiisp'ctor with rank of Coinmamicr, January 6, 1878 : on special duty at 
Portsmouth from November, 1878. to April, 1879 : ordereil to flag-ship 
"Tennessee" as Fleet -Surgeon of North Atlantic Fleet, 1871^*^1 ; attached 
to Navy Yarvl. Portsmouth, 18'51— 4 : elei'tevl member of Historical S\.H.'iety 
of Virginia. I880 ; member of Medical liLxaiuiuiug B>ard. Philavlelphia. 
188-4-7: app^nnted one of the Vice-Presidents of the It h1 Medical 
Corjress. .Trive 4. lN<6; Chairman of the Meilical Co: :" the Cou- 
s ial. 1887 : organized Volunteer Mevvt*.^! V.orps of the 
I ^ 'er. 18S7. Comuitjsioueil J/^-'itcu/ />4rcc<'.>r with rank of 
i'api'iui., > . 1887; elected President of Volunteer Meiiit.-al Associa- 
tion of PI. - H. 1887 ; Director of Naval Hospital. Norfolk. Va., Jan- 
uary. 188<8, to April. 1891 : Director of Naval H«.ispital, Chelsea Mass>, 
April. 1891. to August. 1894: Director of Naval Hospital. Norfolk, from 
August, 1894. to date. 

Walter K. Scho&eld. — Bv-ru in Connecticut. Appointed frv>m Con- 
necticut, July 30. 1861. Entered the service as As^i^ant Suiyt^on ; attached 
to steam-gunK^at "Sagamore." East Gulf BWkading Squadrvni. 1861-3: 
steamer " Union." East Gulf Blockading Sijuadrv^u. 18t>4 : Naval Hospital. 
Norfolk. 186->-6 : steamer "Augusta." Euroj>eau Squadron. 1866-7. Com- 
missioned as Sttr^eon, June 19. 1866; Naval Rendeivocs, B<x>ton. 1868; 
sloop " Saratoga." North Atlantic S^^uadrvm. 1869 ; irvai-clad " Terrv>r." 
sjvcial ser\ice. 1870 : receiving-ship " Vermont." 1871-2 ; " Eackawanua." 
Asiatic Station. 1873-0 ; receiving-ship " Wab.nsh." 187-V9: Fleet-Surv^^>n. 
Pacitic Station. 1.S81-2; N.4vy Yard. Mare Island. 18->2-4>- Commissioned 
as Mt'iicii In^pi^i'tor, November. 1883 ; " I^ancaster." Eurv>pean Station. 
l'^'^7-i>: sj^ecial duty. New York. 18^9-92. Commissioned as Meiiieal 
D -fi>r, Febnunry 8. 1889 : leave of absence. April. 18i>2. to 1894 ; President 
Mt.viioal Examining R^arvl. Leairue Island. October. 18iM. to date. 

Grove S. Beardsley. — B*^>m in New York. Appointed fr<>m New 
York. July 30, 1861 Entenxi the service as Asfi^itut SHiytom : attacheil to 
steain-sivx>p " I^ncaster." Pacific Squadrvni. 1861—1: West Gulf BWkading 
Si|u.H«lrv>u. 18tv>: steam-sKx>p • Bn.x»klyn." flag-ship. Brazil Si)uadr\m. 1866, 
and S*^>uth Atlantic Squailrou. 1867. Commissioued as SttrtjfOH, Julv 25, 



RKCORDS OF LIVING Ol-KICKKS OK THK U. S. NA\"V. '22{) 

ISiUi ; tvcoivin4::;-jship ■■ Indepeiuioiu'e," S:\ii Fnnu'isoo. 18U8— J); "8t. Mary';?," 
Paoitio FUvt. l87l.>-o; Naval Hoj>pital. Norfolk. l8To: Navv Yard. Boston, 
1874-7; 2savv Yarvl, Now York. 1877-^0; "Galona," Eurojvan Station. 
1881^ — [. Conuui!v>iioned as Mcdiail [n.^pcdor. April. 1884; "Brooklyn." 
tlaiT-^hip. Asirtlio Station. 188t>-i^ ; Navy Yanl, Washington. May. 185»0, to 
June. 18i^K>. Commissioned as Medictil Durdor. January '22. 18iH ; luoniber 
Retiring Board. June. 18i)o, to date. 

John H. Clark. — Bora in New llan)j>shiiv. Appointed! from New 
Haiu^isliire. OoioIhm' 19. 18(51. Entereil the service a^ Am^tant SHnjeon ; 
attaeheil to West Gult* Blockading lSquadrv>n, 18t>l-4; Navy Yard, Ports- 
month. New llamj>shii\\ 18t5o ; steamer *' Mohongo," Bacitic Sijuadron. 
18tK»-7. Commissioned as Surgtron. ^[ay 14. 18t»7 ; receiving-shi|>. Ports- 
mouth, New Hamj^shire, 18(58—9 ; December 1. 18t59. to February 27, 1878, 
steamer "Alaska,"" Asiatic Station ; February 28, 187.'i. to ^larch ol, 1873, 
waiting orders at home (^Auiher^t, New Hampshire) ; April 1, 1873. to June 

14. 1873, Naval Kendezvous, New York City : June l'>. 1873, to November 

15. 187-3, Naval Hospital, Chelsea. Massachusetts; November IG, 1875, to 
January 17. 187t>. steamer ' Hartfoixl," North Atlantic Station : ^[arch 1, 
187t>, to OctoixM- 1. 1878, U. S. S. "New Hnmpshiiv." N. A. Station ; (>cti>- 
ber, 1878. to April, 1883, receiving-ship "Wabash," Boston Navy Yard; 
tempoi"ariIy onlertHi as member of Naval Medical F^samining Boaixi in 
l88l-;>; April, 1883, to November, 1884, U. S- 8. "Lackawanna," Pacitie 
Station ; November, 1884, to April. 188(5, Fleet-Surgeon, Facitic Station ; 
January 8, 1885, tx^mmissioned as }fedicftl In.^pector ; May, 1886, to Septem- 
Inrr. 188(5. waiting onlers ; September. 188(5. to January. 1888, special duty, 
Portsmouth. N. il.; January, 1888. to January, 1890. member of Naval 
Mevlit.'al Examining Board ; Fleet -Surgeon. Pacitic Station. January. 1890, 
to CVtober, 1892 : "waiting orders, October. 1892, to May, 1893 ; Medical 
DiirdLyr, March 4. 1893 ; Pi-esident Board of ^[edical Examiners. New York, 
Mav. 1893. to Mav, 1895; in char^re of Naval H^^spital, Chelsea, Mass., 
May. 1895, to ^[av■. 1898. 

William K. Van Reypen. — Born in New Jersey Appointed from 
New Jersey, IVcemb^r 25. 18(51 ; entered the service i\$ A^<istant Surgeon ; 
attacheil to Naval Hospital, New Y'ork. 18(52 ; frigtvte "St Lawrence," East 
Gulf Blockading Squadron. 18(53-4. Promoted to Pa^-^ed Ami^tanf Sunjeon^ 
May. 18(55; Naval H^>spital, Chelsea, Mass., March, 18(55 ; steamer 'Leua- 
^lee,*' Atlantic S<.|uadron, 18(>(>-7 ; steam-sloop " Ticonderoga," Eui'opean 
S<)uadrou, 18(58 ; steamer " Frolic." Euroj^>ean Si|uadron, 18(58-9. Promoted 
to Surgeiyfi, May. 1868; special duty. New Orleans, 18(59; Naval Hospital, 
Chelsea, ^Fass?., 1870; Naval Hvxspital. Nortblk. 1871 ; Naval Hospital. An- 
napolis. 1872; '' Iroquois," Asiatic Station. 1872-4; Naval Hospital. New 
York, 187^7; "Alaska," Pacitic Station, 1877-81 ; Naval Hospital, Brook- 
lyn. 1881-2; "Powhatan," special dutv. 1883-4; Assistant Bureau of Medi- 
cine, 1884 to May. 1892. Promoted to }ftdica,l Zn.*/)tWi>r. August, 18<?7; 
" San Fnvncisovv" Special Sen-ice Squadron, May, 1892-4. Promoted to 
Medical I>irector, Mart'h 30, 1895 ; member of Board of Inspection and Sur- 
vey, 1894-(5 ; Delea:ate to represent the Medical Department of the U. S. 
Navy at the Twelfth International Congress of Medicine, held at Moscow, 
Kussia. August li^2(5, 1897. Appointed Surgeon- General and Chief of the 
Bureau of ilevliciue and Surgerv. with relative rank of Commodore, October 
22. 1897. 

Thomas Cameron Walton. — Born in England. A graduate of the 
University of the City of New York (^1862) ; Associate Member of the Sociele 



230 RECORDS OF LniNG OFFICERS OF THE U. S. X.WW 

Fram^aise d'Hygiene (1<S^7) ; one of the Vice-Presidents of Section on Clima- 
toloey and Deiuographv of the Ninth International ^[edtcal Congress : Mem- 
ber of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Appoiuteii fn.>m Xew York. 
October o, 1861, commissioned an Ai^igtantSunjeon : October, 1>»*>S, com- 
missioned Sunjeon : September. 1877. commissioue^l Medioil Jn^j)€ctor: servetl 
on sloop ' Jamestown." N. A- Blockading Squadron. 1862; East Indies, 
1863-0 ; in charge of Small-pox Hospital. Yokohama, Japan, 18t>4 ; Exam- 
ining Board for Medical Officers, 1866; receiving-ship "Ohio," Boston, 
1867 ; sloop "Cyane." at Panama, 1867; steamer "Suwanee." N. P Squad- 
ron, wrecked on July 9, 186-8 : steamers " Mohican " and " Kesaca," Pacific 
Squadron. 1868^70: receiving ship "New Hamj>shire,'* Norfolk. Va., 1872: 
sloop " Juniata." searching for '' Polaris " survivors in Greenland. 1873 ; later 
in Cuba, rescuing prisv>ners from " Virginius : " Eur>pean S^|uadn.>n, 1874-0: 
receiving ships "Worcester" and 'Franklin," at Nortolk. 1876-9; steamer 
"Powhatan," special service, 18'8<)-o : Naval Academy, as Senior Medical 
Otficer and Head of Department of Physiology and Hygiene. 18"83-9 ; cruiser 
" Chic:\go," Si]uadron of Evolution. 1889-91; Naval Academy. 1892-97; 
promote«.l to J/f/tVa/ Z>j"rfdar. May. 1895: Naval Laboratory, New York. 
January. 1897. to date. 

Charles H. White. — Born in New Hampshire. Entered the service as 
A*si.*tant Surgeon, December 26. 1861 : Chelsea Naval Hospital, 1S62 : in 
steam gunboat "Huron," 1862-o; monitor " Lehigh." 1864. S. A. Blockad- 
ing Squadron: Navy Yard. Portsmouth, N. H.. 1864; Naval Academy, 
Newport, R. I., 1864 : " Roanoke " iron-clad\ 18t>4— 3 : Navy Yarvi, New 
York. 186.V-6 ; " Ashuelot," 1866-9, Asiatic Station. Commissioned <>»r- 
geon November 18, 1869 ; Navy Yard, B«.>ston, 1869 : Naval Laboratory, 
New York. 1869-72 : " Benicia." 1872-"^ ; Asiatic Fleet, 1872-:^ ; " Idaho," 
Asiatic Station. l87->-4 : " Mouocacy." Asiatic Fleet, 1874—3 : Naval Labor- 
atory, New York. l'^7->-8 ; Naval Hospital, Mare Island. Cal.. 1879 : '• Lacka- 
wanna," Pacific Sijuadron, 188«>-8; Museum of Hyirieue, Washington, D.C., 
1883-S : •' Trenton," Pacitic Squadron, 188-8-9 : "Pensacola," 188i^90 ; San 
Francisco Pacitic Squadron, 189iM>l : " Baltimore." Pacitic Squadron. 1891 ; 
" Pensaci>la." Pacitic S<^|uadron. 1891 ; " Charleston." Pacitic Squadron. 1881 
—2; waiting orders, January. 1892. to January, 1893; Smiths<.>nian Institu- 
tion, 1893 ; Naval Metiical Examining Board, 1893-97. Promoted to Medi- 
cal Director, June 8. 1895 ; at Museum of Hygiene, from October, 1897, to 
date. 

George Worth Woods. — Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, August 
24. 183>. Steamers -Mohawk" and "Ottawa," S. A. B S., 1862-3; 
" Roanoke," I'^^U ; receiving-ships " Allegheny " and " Winooski," 18t>o : 
Navy Yard. Mare Island. California, 186t>-7 : " Pensi\cv>la " and "James- 
town." Paoitic Squadron. 1867-70. Prvimoteil to Surgron, December 10, 
1869 : Naval Hospital. Mare Inland. California, 1871-;>: Naval Ren«lezvous, 
San Francisco. 1873; " Wachusett." 1873: North Atlantic S<|uadrvMi. 
" Benicia " and " Lackawauna," 1874-8 : Pacific Station. Navy Yani. Mare 
Island, Calitbrnia, 1878-82; "Juniata," special cruise, and Asiatic Station, 
1882-5 ; Navy Yanl, Mare Island. 188t>-iX). Commissionevl Medittil In- 
spector, 1888; U. S. tlagship "Charleston." as Fleet-Surgei^n. and "Pensa- 
cola." Pacific and Asiatic Stations, 1890-2 ; Naval Hi^spital. Mare Islam!, 
California, in charge. April. 1892. During the war. participitevi in the 
most prominent 0[>erations around Charleston including the Ixnubardment of 
the forts and fall of " Wagner : " those in northern Florida, up to the battle 
of Olustee, and including the capture of St. Mary's. Georgia ; and while 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE V. S. XAVV. 2U 

artai'luxi to ibo " Koauoko." in many niovonieuts on the Janie? River. 
Member of the M. O. L. L. U. S. and Soeiete Franeai^e d'Hygiene. Author 
of exhaustive rejx^rts on 0\>nntrie;^ visiteii in the speeial oruisie of the " Juni- 
ata," 18^2— 3. and of a sj^eeial re^njrt on lepaii'v, alter a prolonged residenee 
at the lejier ^^ettlemeut of Molokai, H. I. Comnii$;?ioneii Mtdiml I>iiei-toi\ 
June 15. ISJ^o : Xaval IVlegate to "• Fan-Ameriean" Medical Coiigi"e^, 
18iH»; Member of A:ij?ooiation Military Surgxvns, 1897; trani^ferred from 
charge of >^ aval Hi.^pital. Mare Inland, California, to Hospital }savv Yard. 
>'e\v York. June o. 1897. 

George Henry Cooke. — Born in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. Ap- 
].K>inted from New Jers^ey. Entereii the service as Acting A-^-^iiitant Sttnjt'on, 
S^^ptemWr 9. 18(^2. and ordertxi to duty at Xaval Hospital. Norfolk, Va. 
Commiss^ioneii _-l5^'jV/o«f Sitrpton, September 22, 1862. Flag-ship " St. 
Lawrence," bark " Jaraes L. Davis," and steamer? " Simierset " and " Saga- 
more " of the East Gulf BKvkading Squadron. 18ii2-4. Epidemic of yellow 
fever having appeareii on board V. S. S. " Tioga," at Key West, Florida, 
and, her me^lioal otHcer being stricken with the disease, volunteered services, 
was detaileii accorviingly. aud prvH^eedevi to Portsmouth, N. H.. where the 
ship was plaoeil out of commission and ofhcers and crew trausferivd to Sea- 
vey's Island in quarantine. When released from quarantine granted two 
weeks leave and tiien oniereii to Navy Yan.i, Philadelphia, 1864—3. Donble- 
ender " ^[endota." Kichmoud and James Eiver, Ya.. I860. Ordered to 
caj^vs of the F^elaware to search outwanl-bouud shiy^ for Pivsideut Lincoln's 
asstissiu and sulvjequeutly was placed out of commission at Philadelphia 
Navy Yarvi. Naval Hospital. New Y'ork. and snpply-ship " Ylassiichusetts/' 
186-3. Promoteil to Pu&W --l<i;fjV^an/ Surgeon. January 20, 1866. and on 
duty receiving-ship '"Ohio," Boston, Mass. Thence, the sajne year, to the 
Naval Academy. Annapolis, Md , and senior meiiical otficer during the prac- 
tice cruise of 1866. Wing attacheil to the tiag-ship '• Macedoitia," six vessels 
ov>mprisiug the squadn^n. and cruising along North Atlantic Coast. Steam- 
sloop " Kesi\ca," oommisisioned Portsmouth, N. H.. and assigned to Pacitic 
Squadrvm, 186t>-^. A virulent epidemic of yellow fever, atiecting quite one- 
half the ship's company, apf^eareii on board while anchored in the Bay of 
Panama, snmmer of 1867. The ship having been previously detailed to rep- 
resent the Navy at the ceremonies incident to the transfer of the territory of 
Alaska from Russia to the United States, accordingly proceeded to Sitka, 
stopping en route for supplies at various ports, including San Francisco. 
Wintered ju Alaska. 1867—8, in order to disinfect the ship, and in the follow- 
ing spring returned to Mare Island, atlbrvling passage to the Princess Mak- 
sontoff. wife of the late Russian Governor of Alaska, and family. Naval 
Academy. AnnajH>lis, 1868-70. Commissioned Surgeon February 20, 1870. 
Naval Station. Mound City. Illinois. 1870-1. Gunnery Prt\ctice Ship 
" Constellation," 1^71-2. Monitor " Tern r," North Atlantic Station. 1872 
-o. S{>ecial duty. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, 187-3. Marine Rendez- 
vous. Philadelphia, 1873- Swcial duty. Mound City Naval Station, Illinois, 
1874. Naval Hi\?pita1, Norfolk, Ya., 1874—3. " Vandalia " (^second rate) 
and "Alliance" tthirvl n\te^ European Station. 1876-9. General and Mrs. 
Grant, and suite, were receive^! on board the " Yandalia " at Yillefranche. 
France, and. after visiting the principal cities Ordering on the Mediterranean, 
including Jerusalem, Constantinople, etc.. took their tinal departure from the 
ship at Naples, Italy, en route to India. By personal invitation accompanied 
them while in Egrpt, on their tour of the Nile on the Khe<live Ismail's steam 
yacht '" Zinnt-el-Bachreen '* in charge of Sami Bey, aide-de-camp to the 



232 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Khedive, and attended by Doctor Emil Brug^'^h. Effvptologist, of the Bvnilak 
Museum. Cain->. The trip tvcupied about a month. :uid extended to Philje. 
aK^ve the First Catiiraot. W.-i^ suh^equeutly detaileii :u! Aid to the General 
while visiting Greece. Navy Yanl. League Island. 187i*— 82. Leave of ab- 
sence, 1883-4; Medical Examining Boarvl. Naval Academy. I8*j»4; "Lack- 
awanna." Pacific Station. 18^. until ship was phicevi out of commission at 
Mare Island. C.tl , April. 188o. on accv>unt of yellow fever. ci>ntracted at 
Panama. Ixing epidemic on bi^ard. thus making the sixth ship in which he 
serveil with that di^ea^e and the only occasion ujx^n which he. jvr^^nally, 
w:\s seiztxl with the malady. On reci^very was temp^>n\rily attnchtd to the 
Naval Hi^s[>iial. Mare Island. Cal., until " Mohican *' was ready for sea, and 
serveil in her on Pacitic Station. 188-3-7. Ha>'ing recx^ived on Inward U. S. 
Sj^cial Commissioner. Goo. H. Bates, under orvlers fnnu the State IVpart- 
ment to negotiate treatirs, etc : made a year's cruise thrv^ujrli Pacific Islands, 
and on return to Smith Atlantic iv:vst called at Eiister Island. Si^uth Pacific ; 
tcxik on bi^ard one of the ancient stone images, crown, etc.. now in the 
National Museum : formetl one of a party engageil thirteen days ashore ex- 
ploring the island, aud tninsmittevl extendetl rej^^rt to the Smithsonian In- 
stitution. Navv Yard. League Island. 1888— 1X> : e\>mmissioneil Medical In- 
spector, Sepieml>er lo. 1888 : tlag-ship - Pensacola," and Fleet Surgeon, 
South Atlantic aud South Pacific Stations, Acting Bear- Admiral McGann. 
1890-1; cruiser "Baltimore," Pacific Station and subsequently fiag ship 
s*|uadron for Special Service. Rear-Admind Gheranli. July. 1891. to May, 
1893 ; while attacheil to the two last-namerl ships, coast of Chile, the revolu- 
tion, culminatins in the subversion of the Balmaceda Government, and the 
attacks on the lil>erty parties from the •* Baltimore." in the city of Valj^- 
raiso, occurred ; subsequently Rear-Admiral Ghorardi joinoil the " Baltimore" 
at San Diego, Cal.. making her his fiag-ship. and. with the other shijv*. *' San 
Francisco" and " Charleston," of the SjxxMal Service Sipiadrvni, s;\iletl on 
return to the Athuitic coast, via Strait oi' Magellan, calling tit routr at the 
principal ports to invite the various nation:dities to take part in the pn^jei'teil 
Columbian Naval Review at Hampton Roads and New York, in which all 
the shij\? participated, April, 1893 ; leave of absemv, June. 1^93 ; Navy Yarvl. 
League Island. July to Octol^er, 1893; s{"»ecial duty. Philadelphia. Noveml>er 
1. 1893; conimissioneil Medical Director. St^pteml>er 29.1895: in charge 
Naval Ht^pital. Philadelphia. August 1. 1890, to date. 

Daniel McMurtrie. — Commissioned an Asi>u<{aiit Sunjfon. August 22, 
18(i2: attached to Naval Hospital. New York, fn^u September 2, 1802, to 
April 24. 1803 : attached to fiag-ship " Minnesota." North Atlantic Block- 
ading Squadron, i'rxmx April 29. 1803. till October 24. 1803; aitaclunl to 
irxm-clad "Sangamon." N. A. B. Sipiadron. from October 24. 1>03. to Sep- 
teml>er 14. 1804 ; service in this vessel was ofi" Charleston, fnmi early part of 
January. 1N04 until health imix'lled to request relief which was srranteil in 
September; was frequently under fire from Fort Moultrie and the batterits 
on shore, and the duty was rendered doubly hazardous at niirht. fnun the 
torpetloes ; wjiiting orders from September 20. 1804, to IVcember 10. 1804 ; 
attached to f. S. S. ** Musax^ta." from December 15, 1804. to April 28, 
1805 ; attached to iron-clad *' Monadnock," from April oO, 18(>5, to Septem- 
ber 28, 1805; this was one of the first iron-clads to enter a foreign {x^rt, 
IxMng one of a sj^ecial squadron, under comnumd of Rear-Admiial Godon, to 
visit Havana that June for the purpose of interct^pting the Confeilerate ram 
"Stonewall ; " waiting orders from September 28. 1805. to March 13. 18(>0 ; 
attached to receiving-ship " Vermont," Navy Yai\l, New York, from March 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 233 

14, 18(»(>, to June 14, 1S(U>; while at taehed, promoted to PiU-^scd AssiMant 
Sttr(jeoii, Mixy 11. 1S(U>; attaehed to U. S. 8. " AVinnepeg:," of the Naval 
Aeatlemy Practice Squadron, from dune l(\ 18(i0, to October 12, 1866; 
wailing- orders from October 12, 186<>, to N()vend>er 1, 1860; attached to 
11. 8. S. "Sut^quehanna," from November 2,1866, to January 14. 1868; 
during service on the vessel visited ^lexico, carrying newly-appointed Min- 
ister Lewis D. Campbell and General Sherman, with his chief-of-staff, 
Colonel Audenreid ; later was on tiag-ship of Rear-Admiral Palmer, AV. I. 
Squailron ; at St. Thomas at the time of tlie earthquake in December, 1867 ; 
contracted the yellow fever twice during the commission, and finally entered 
the port of New York in midwinter, carrying North the body of Admiral 
Palmer, who succundu'd to the disease on the date of sailing from St. 
Thoi\ias : out of commission : attached to U. S. S. " AVampanoag," from 
January 22, 1868. to February 17, 1868; detached at own request; waiting 
orilers from February 17, 18(i8, to June 1, 1868; attached to I". S S. 
" Mabeaska," at New Orleans, from June 8, 1868. to Septendier 15, 1868, 
when she was }nit out of commission ; attached to Navy Yard. Boston, from 
October 14. 1868, to ]\[ay 6, 1869 ; attached to U. S. S" "Sabine," European 
cruise, from May 2I-), 1869, to August -S, 1870 ; out of commission ; attached 
to receiving-siup "Potomac," at Philadeljdiia, from August 12, 1870, to 
November 8, 1870 ; detached at own request ; waiting orders till January 7, 
1871 : attached to Naval Acadelny, from January 14, 1871, to August 9, 
1871 ; detached at own request; attached to Navy Yard, New York, from 
August 12. 1871. to (October 28. 1871 ; attached to receiving-ship '* Vermont," 
at Navy Yard, New York, from October 20. 1871, to December 19,1871; 
attached to Navy Yard, New York, from December 19, 1871, to April 19, 
1872; attached to receiving-ship "Vermont," at New York, from April 19, 
1872, to April 27. 1872 ; detached and ordered to Asiatic Station, per mail 
steamer: attai'hed to U. S S. "Ashuelot," from July 14. 1872, having joined 
her at Kobe. Japan. Promoted to Surpt'oii. June 29, 1872; detached from 
" Ashuelot," at Shanghai. China, and ordered home, dune 2o, 1875 ; reported 
home. August 20, 1875 ; attached to Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass., from 
November 22, 1875, to April 22,1876; detached at own request; waiting 
orders till May 81. 1875; attached to receiving-ship "St. Louis," at League 
Island, Philadelphia, from June 1. 1876, to Septendier 9^ 1878; attached to 
U. S. S " Quiunebaug," European Station, from September 25, 1878, to 
June 25, 1881; waiting orders until November, 1881. at own request; 
attached to receiving-ship " Franklin," at Norfolk, Va., from November 7, 
1881, till July 18, 1888; detached at own request; waiting orders imtil 
January 7. 1884 ; attached to Naval Rendezvous. Philadelphia, from Jan- 
uary 11, 1884, to April 10.1884; attached to Navy Yard, AVashington, 
D. C.. from April 24, 1884, to January 10, 1885; detached and ordered to 
the charge of V. S. Naval Hospital, Yokohama ; attached to U- S. Naval 
Hospital Yokohama, Japan. July 20, 1885, till July 21, 1888; relieved and 
ordered home ; reported arrival home, September iO, 1888 ; waiting orders 
till Novend>er. 1888 ; attached to receiving-ship " Vermont," from Novem- 
ber 27. 1888, till September 28. 1889 : attai'hed to Navy Yard. New York, 
from September 28, 1889, to ^lay, 1891. Promoted to Medical Inspector, 
February 8, 1890; "Lancaster," Asiatic Station, ^lay, 1891, to September, 
1893; waiting ordei-s. September, 1893 ; special duty Smithsonian Institute, 
June, 1894; member of Medical Examining Board, ^lay. 1895, to date; 
Medical Director, September, 1896. 



234 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAX-Y. 

J. Rufus Tryon. — Born in New York. Appomied A mstant Surgeon, Sep- 
tember 22, 18()8 ; West GiilfS(|utulron, 18(i;>-5 ; after tlie fight at ^lobile Bay 
liad the wounded under his charge at Naval Hospital, IVnsacola, Fla.; Naval 
Hospital, Boston, 1 S(i5-() ; detailed to make a special report for the Department 
of the wounded treated there durint; the war; Assistant Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery, 18(i(i-70. Promoted to J*(ii*sed .•l.s.s/,s/a»^ Surgt^on, 18()(); to Surgeon, 
1873 ; Asiatic Station. 1870-3 ; had charge, during that time, of the temporary 
Small Pox Hospital at Yokohama, during the epidemic of that disea,se in 1(S71, 
and also appointed by Kear-Admiral John Rodgers, then in command of the 
Station, to superintend tlie building of the present U. S. Naval Hospital at 
Yokohania, Japan ; special duty, New York, and yellow fever epidemic, Navy 
Yard, Pensacola, Fla., l.S73-()"; N. A. Station, l'S70-!); special duty. New 
York, 1879-82 ; "Alaska," Pacific Station, South Pacific Coast and" Sand- 
wich Islands, 1882-3; mendier Examining Board, Philadelphia, 1883-4; 
delegate International ^Medical Congress at (Copenhagen, Denmark, 1884 ; 
afterwards " (^uinnebaug," European Station and African coast, until 1887 ; 
]\Iarine Rendezvous, New York, 1888 ; sjjecial duty and mendier of Medical 
Examining Board. New York, 1888-91 ; received the honorary degree of 
Ph.D., Union College, 1891. Promoted Medical Inspector, September, 22, 
1891 ; 1891-3, flag-ship " Chicago," N. A. Station ; duty at Montevideo, 
Uraguay, and La Guayra, Venezuela. Received the decoration of the 
" Busto del Libertadou " for services rendered the wounded of both parties 
at iNIacuto during the revolution in Venezuela. Promoted to Surgpon Gen- 
eral, U. S. Navy, with rank of Commodore, and Chief of Bureau of Medicine 
and Surgery, Navy Department, May 10, 1893-7 Promoted to Medical 
Director, Januarv, 1897 ; General Inspector of Hospitals, October, 1897, to 
date. 

James M. Flint. — Born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, February 7, 
1H38. Graduated from the Medical Department of Harvard University, 
March, 1860. Appointed an Acting Assistant Surgeon, April 14, 18(i2 ; 
served on board the barque "Ethan Allen," East Gulf Squadrtju, from May, 
1862, until September, 1863. Commission as Assistant Surgeon, dated Octo- 
ber 25, 1863 ; service from December, 1863, to July, 1865, on board gunboat 
"Hastings" (No. 15), ]\Iississip])i Squadron; October, 1865, to July, 1866, 
on receiving-ship "Alleghany," at Baltimore; August, 1866, ordered to 
U. S. S. " Pensacola," making a cruise to the Pacific ; ordered home for 
examination, August, 1867. Promoted to Passed Assistant Surgeon, to date 
from December 13, 1866 ; December, 1867, to November, 1868, at the Naval 
Hospitals, New York and Chelsea ; from November, 1868, to Ajiril, 1870, on 
board the U. S. S. " Franklin," European Station ; after a brief term of ser- 
vice at ]Mouud City, Illinois, and at the Naval Academy, was stationed at the 
Navy Yard, Boston, until October, 1871, ordered to the Pacific Station ; was 
one year on board the " Pensacola," the remainder of the cruise on the " Sara- 
nac ; " July, 1874, to May, 1876, at the Torpedo Station, Newport ; and from 
the latter date until September, 1877, at the Naval IIosi)ital, Chelsea; 
" Enterprise," European Station, 1878-80 ; special duty. Bureau of ^ledicine, 
1880-4; Fish Commission steamer " Albatross," 1884-7; special duty. Fish 
Commission, 1887; special dutv, Smithsonian Institution, 1887-91 ; " Mian- 
tonomah," N. A. Station, October, 1891, to jNIay, 1893. Promoted to Medical 
Instpector. March 4, 1893; " Baltimore," Asiatic Station, May, 1893, to Jan- 
uary, 1894; Smithsonian Institution, May, 1894, to date. Promoted to 
Medical Director, June 6, 1897. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 235 

George A. Bright. — Ai^pomted Acting A mtitant Surgco7i, May 16, 1861 ; 
attaclied to U. 8. 8. " South Carolina," (hi If Squadron and North Atlantic 
Squadron, from May, 1861, to March, 1864. Appointed Assistant Surgeon, 
August 8, 1864; "New Ironsides," 1864-5; Naval Academy, and practice- 
ship "Marion," 1865-6; "Susquehanna," 1866-7, special duty. Passed 
Assistant Surgeon, f^eptemher, 1867; Naval Hospital, Washington, 1867-8 ; 
"Kenosha," European Squadron, 1869-73; Naval Academy, 1873-6. Sur- 
geon, Se[)tember 12, 1874; unemployed, l'S76-8; " Tuscarora " (Mexican 
Coast Survey), 1878-80; Naval Hospital, Mare Island, 1880-3 ; "Galena," 
18^3-5 (N. A. Station); "Constellation," 1885; "Brooklyn," N. A. Station, 
1885-6 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., 1886-9 ; special duty, December, 1890, 
to June, 1891 ; "Newark," special service, June, 1891, to 1894. Promoted 
to Medical Inspector, May 11, 1893; Navy Yard, Brooklyn, 1894-5; Naval 
Hospital, Washington, 1895 to date. Promoted to Medical Director ^ October, 
1897. 

George F. "Winslow. — Appointed an Assistant Surgeon, July 26, 1862; 
ordered to report to llear-Admiral Charles Wilkes, commanding James 
River Flotilla; ordered to U. S. steamer " Morse," N. A. Blockading Squad- 
ron ; detached from U. S. steamer " Morse," January 8, 1864 ; different en- 
gagements on James River with the Army of the Potomac, under command 
of General McClellan ; White House Landing ; Brick House Point, General 
Franklin ; AVest Point, York River, General Gordon ; Pamunky and Matta- 
pony engagements; Nansemond River against General Longstreet, C S. 
Army; ordered to "Osceola," February 24, 1864; detached, August 25, 
1865 ; crossing of Grant's forces at Wilson's Landing ; James River ; both 
fights at Fort Fisher; Fort Strong and Fort Buchanan; Cape Fear River ; 
taking of Wilmington and capture of Richmond ; capturing prizes — block- 
ade-runners "Blenheim," "Charlotte " and "Stag;" frigate " Sabine," ap- 
prentice-system Septemlier 5, 1865 ; detached, June 25, 1867. Promoted to 
Passed Assistant Svrgeon, May, 1867; South Pacific Squadron, " Wateree," 
" Nyack " and "Powhatan," ordered, July 24, 1867 ; detached, December 
23, 1869 ; wrecked by eartlupiake, August 13, 1868, at Arica, Peru ; received 
thanks of Peruvian Congress for assistance rendered to the suflfering people 
of the Province of Moquega, after the earthquake; received the thanks of 
Her Maiesty's government for taking care of wrecked and frozen seamen in 
the Strait of Magellan ; Navy Yard, Boston, April 9, 1870, to January 5, 
1871 ; U. S. Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Massachusetts, ordered, January 6, 
1871 ; detached, April 10, 1871 ; practice-cruise U. S. S. " Saratoga," May 1 
to September, 1871 ; flag-ship " Wabash," European Squadron, ordered, Oc- 
tober 5, 1871 ; detached, April 17, 1874; Portsmouth Navy Yard, appren- 
tice-ship " Sabine," November 16, 1874, to November 13,1875. Promoted 
to Surgeon, April 2, 1875 ; I^. S. Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, 
1876-8 ; " Vandalia," N. A. Station, 1879-82 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1882-6 ; 
"Atlanta," N. A. Station, 1886-8; Marine Rendezvous, Boston, 1889, to 
August, 1891 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., August, 1891, to July, 1892 ; wait- 
ing orders, July, 1892, to February, 1893; " Monterey " and "Philadel- 
phia," Pacific Station, February, 1893-96. Promoted to Medical Inspector, 
August 21, 1893; Naval Station, New London, May, 1896-98. Promoted 
to Medical Director, April, 1898 ; member of Medical Examining Board, 
May, 1898, to date. 

Hosea J. Babin, — Appointed Acting Assistant Surgeon, February 10, 
1865. Commissioned as Assistaid Surgeon, May 13, 1865; receiving-ship 
" Ohio," 1865 ; practice-ship ," Marble'head," 1865 ; " Paul Jones," Gulf 



236 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\"i'. 

Squadron. 1800-7 ; appreiitice-s^hip "Sahine," 18<)7-8 ; receivinp;-slnp " Poto- 
mac," 18(58-9. Promoted to Pn.-<t<efl A^sijsUiut Surc/eon, 1869 ; " Severn," Hag- 
ship, N. A. Fleet. 1869-71 ; Navy Yard. Boston. 1871-2; 'Hartford." flag- 
ship, Asiatic Station, 1872-5 ; receiving-ship " Colorado," 1875-6. Commis- 
sioned as Sun/eon, ^larch 17.1876; Marine Barracks. Brooklyn, 1876-9 ; 
" ^[arion," South Atlantic Station, 1879-82 ; Marine Rendezvous, New York, 
1883-6; '• Vandalia," flas: ship. Pacific Station, 1886-9 ; receiving-ship "Ver- 
mont," 1889 to May, 1893; tomi)orary duty. Naval Academy. May, 1893, to 
September, 1893; waiting order.*, September, 1893-4; member Board of 
Inspection and Survey, January. l'S94. Promoted to Medical Inspector, 
June. 1894; U. S. S. "San Franci.<co," July, 1894—7; leave of absence, 
June, 1897; President of Board of ^Medical Examiners, October, 1897, to 
tlate. Promoted to Medical Director, May, 1898. 

Joseph B. Parker. — Native of Pennsylvania. Entered volunteer ser- 
vice as Acting A'<!<i.'<tant Surgeon, March, 1863, and served continuously in the 
Mississippi Squadron until October, 1865, date of honorable discharge ; pre- 
vious duty during the war, at army hospitals, Camden and T'niversity (Bal- 
timore), C'ampbell (Washington), Lawson (St. Louis, Mo). Appointed 
Assistant Surgeon, November 24, 1866; Passed Assistant Surgeon, December 
31, 1867; Surgeon Augu.*t 13, 1876. Miscellaneous .service in tbe following 
order: Naval Academy, " De Sota," North Atlantic Squadron; Rendez.vous, 
New York; "Tallapoosa," "Nanta*ket," North Atlantic Squadron; receiv- 
ing-ship "Potomac;" hospital, Chelsea; hospital, Brooklyn; " Yantic," 
Asiatic Sipuidron : special duty, Bureau INIedicine and Surgery ; assistant to 
Chief of Bureau Medicine and Surgery; " "NVachusett," Pacific Squadron; 
Torpedo Station ; " Swatara " and " Ossipee," North Atlantic Squadron ; 
Navy Yard, Boston, August, 1888, to October, 1891 ; waiting orders, Octo- 
ber, 1891, to January, 1892 ; " Charleston," special service, scpiadron, Janu- 
ary, 1892, to October, 1894; Medical Inspector, November, 1894 ; special 
duty with Senate Committee investigating Ford's Theatre disaster, ^larch, 
1895; iu charge of hospital and nav)'-yard, Portsmouth, N. H. ; January, 
1898, Member of Examining Board, AVashington, D. C, which duty con- 
tinues to date. Promoted to Medical Director, June, 1898. 

MEDICAL INSPECTORS ON THE ACTIVE LIST. 

Joseph G. Ayers. — Born in New Hampshire. Second and First Lieu- 
tenant, l-")th Regiment New Hampshire Vols., November 3, 1862, to August 
13, 1863; Acting Assistant Surgeon, U S. Army, June 28 to October 27, 
1864; Acting Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Navy, December 17, 1864, to Sep- 
tember 24, 1866. Appointed Assistant Surgeon, October 8, 1866; Naval 
Academy, 18(56-8 ; " Contocook," ' Monongahela " and " Penobscot," North 
Atlantic Fleet, 1.S68-9. Promoted to Passed Assistant Siirgeon, 1869 ; Naval 
Hospital Washington, 1869-70; " Resaca," Pacific Fleet;, 1870-2 ; Bureau 
Medicine and Surgery, 1872-3 ; " Saco," Naval Hospital, and " Ashuelot," 
Asiatic Station, 1S73-7. Promoted to Surgeon, Januarv 7, 1878; Naval 
Laboratory, New York. 1878-81 ; "Constellation," 1881 ;' "Adams," Pacific 
Station, 1882-4; Torpedo Station, 1885-7; " Galena," North Atlantic Sta- 
tion, 1887-90; receiving-ship "Wabash," November, 1890, to September, 
1891; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., September, 1891, to 1894; waiting 
orders, November, 1894 ; U. S. S. " Olympia," February, 1895-7 ; Ports- 
mouth, N. H., December, 1897, to April, 1898; Medical Inspector, Naval 
Hospital, Boston, Mass., May, 1898, to date. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U S. NA\^. 237 

Abel F. Price. — Born in Pennsylvania Appointed Assistant Surgeon, 
November 10, 18G8 ; Naval Hospital, Washington, 1869-70; "Juniata," 
]*]uropeau Fleet, 1871-8. Promoted to Passed Assistant Surgeon, 1872 ; 
"Powhatan," North Atlantic Fleet, 1873-4; receiving-ship "Potomac," 
1875 ; " Monacacy," Asiatic Station, 1877-81. Promoted to Surgeoii, August, 
1878 ; Naval Hospital, Chelsea, 1881 ; receiving-ship "St. Louis," 1881-4; 
" Ossipee," Asiatic Station, 1884-7 ; Naval Dispensary, Washington, 1887- 
90 ; special duty, December, 1890, to March, 1891 ; " Monongahela " (appren- 
tice-ship), March, 1891, to 1894 ; Torpedo Station, March, 1894. Promoted 
to Medical Inspector, March, 1895; ordered to Navy Yard, New York, Sep- 
tember, 1895 ; Fleet Surgeon, "Olympia," September, 1897, to date. 

M. C. Drennan. — Born in Pennsylvania. A\)po'uited sls Acting Assistant 
Surgeon in 1863 ; and served in Blockading Squadron during Rebellion. 
Appointed Assistant Surgeon in 1868 ; practice-ship " Macedonian," 1869 ; 
Naval Hospital, Norfolk, 1869-70; Naval Academy, 1871; " Nantasket," 
North Atlantic Station, 1871-2. Promoted to Passed Assistant Surgeon, 
1872; "Pawnee," North Atlantic Station, 1874; " Ashuelot," Asiatic Fleet, 
1875-7 ; Naval Hospital, Yokohama, 1877-8 ; Naval Station, New London, 
January, 1879-82. Promoted to Surgeon, April, 1879; " Kearsarge," 
European Station, 1882-5 ; receiving-ship "New Hampshire," 1885-7 ; " At- 
lanta," special service, 1888-91 ; leave of absence, October, 1891, to July, 
1892 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, July, 1892, to April, 1893 ; receiving-ship 
" Vermont," April, 1893, to 1895. Promoted to Medical Inspector, May, 
1895 ; ordered to the " New York," August, 1895, to February, 1898 ; wait- 
ing orders, March, 1898, to date. 

James Albert Hawke. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed Assistant 
Surgeon, June 24, 1866 ; Naval Academy, Philadelphia, 1867-8 ; " Dacotah," 
Pacific Fleet, 1869-70; "St. Mary's," Pacific Fleet, 1870-2. Promoted to 
Passed Assistant Surgeon, 1872; " Wasp," South Atlantic Fleet, 1873-6; 
Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, 1875-8. Promoted to Surgeon, May, 1879 ; 
"Monocacy," Asiatic Station. 1880-2; receiving-ship " Wabash," 1883-5 ; 
" Essex," Asiatic Station, 1886-9; Naval Hospital, WidoAv's Island, January, 
1894; waiting orders, to April, 1894; U.S. receiving-ship "Independence," 
April, 1894 ; US. S. " Baltimore," August, 1894-6. Promoted to Medical 
Inspector, June, 1895; U. S S. " Philadelphia," January, 1896-7; leave of 
absence, June, 1897 ; Navy Yard, New York, August, 1897, to date. 

Robert Augustine Marmion. — Born in Virginia. A]ii)ointed from 
West Virginia, Assistant Surgeon, March 26, 1868 ; Naval Hospital, New 
York, September, 1868, to April, 1869 ; U. S. S. " Galena," April to June, 
1869 ; "Ossipee," Pacific Fleet, July to September, 1869 ; " Cyane," Pacific 
Fleet, September, 1869, to August, 1871 ; " Pensacola," Pacific Fleet, August, 
1871 ; " Saranac." Pacific Fleet, September, 1871, to April, 1872. Exam- 
ined, October, 1872 and promoted to be Passed Assistant Sun/eon, to take 
rank from March 26, 1871 ; Naval Hospital, Washington, D. C", July, 1872, 
to August, 1873; "Alaska," European Fleet, August, 1873, to October, 
1876 ; Navy Y^ard, Boston, Mass, June, 1877; Naval Hospital, Mare Island, 
California, September, 1878, to October, 1879. Promoted to Surgeon, June 
3,1879; "Portsmouth," training ship, October, 1879, to November, 1882; 
Headquarters U. S. Marine Corps, December, 1882, to December, 1885 ; 
"Juniata," around the world, January, 1886, to March, 1889 ; receiving-ship 
" Franklin," April to June, 1889 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., June, 1889, to 
August, 1891 ; Navy Yard, Boston, Mass., August 15, 1891, to February, 
1894 ; special duty, Smithsonian Institution, February, 1894, to June, 1894 ; 



238 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Fleet Surgeon, South Atlantic Station, July, 1894, to June, 1896. Promoted 
to Medical In.yjedor, June 15, 1895 ; member of Board of Inspection and 
Survey, June, 1896, to July, 1896; Navy Yard, Wasliington, D. C, July, 
189(;, 'to date. 

Dwight Dickinson. — Born in New York. A-ppoiuted Assistant Surgeon, 
April 21, 1869; '• Yantic," N A. Fleet, 1870-1; Naval Hospital, N. A., 
1871-2. Promoted to Posset/ Assistant Surgeon, 1872; Naval Hospital, 
Yokohama, ls72-6; S. S. "Jamestown," 1876-7; Navy Yard, Boston, 
1877-8. Promoted to /S'uri/eon, December, 1879; " Adams," PaciKc Station, 
1879-82; Naval Hospital, xMare Island, 1883-5; training-ship "Ports- 
mouth," 1885-8; Naval Hos[)ital, Mare Island, 1888-9; Navy Yard, Mare 
Island, 1890-92 ; waiting orders, March, 1892, to .Mart-h, 1S93 ; " INIiantouo- 
mah," N. A. Station, March, 1893-4; ordered to the "Minneapolis," Decem- 
ber, 1894. Pr(jmoted to Medical Ini^pector, September, 1895 ; member of 
Retiring Board, Feliruary, 1896, to date. 

William G. Farwell. — Born in Canada. A\)iiOinted Assistant Surgeon, 
November 10, 1868; Naval Hospital, New York, 1869; "Lancaster," S. A. 
Station, l'S69-72. Promoted to Fashed Assistant Surgeon, 1872 ; Naval 
Hospital, Philadelphia, 1S73-4 ; " Pensacola," North Pacific Station, 1874- 
76; Naval lIos{)ital, Mare Island, 1876-9; Coast Survey steamer " Hassler," 
1879-81. Promoted to Surgeon, January, 1881 ; Naval Station, New London, 
1881 ; Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va., 1882-5; U. S. S. "Kearsarge," Euro- 
pean Station, 1885-7; training-ship "Saratoga," 1H87-8 ; receiving-ship 
"Franklin," 1888-9; Naval Hospital, Norfolk, 18«9, to December, 1«92 ; 
waiting orders, December, 1892, to June, 189o ; receiving-ship "Fianklin," 
June, 1893-4; ordered to U. S. S. " Columbia," April, l<S94-6. Promoted 
to Medical Inspector, February, 1896 ; ^Marine Rendezvous, Philadelphia, 
June. 1886 ; s|)ecial duty in Philadelphia, August, 1896, to date. 

John C. Wise. — Born in Virginia. Appointed Assista)it Surgeon, April 
28, 1870; "Guerriere," European Station, 1870-72; Naval Hospital, 
Philadelphia, 1873; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1874. Promoted to Passed Assist- 
ant Surgeon, 1874; S. S. "Despatch," 1875-9; training-ship "Minnesota," 
1881 ; training-ship "New Hampshire," 1881-4. Promoted to Surgeon, Sep- 
tember, 1882; training-ship " Jamestown," l'S84-7; Torpedo Station, 1887- 
90 ; " Alliance," Asiatic Station, October, 1890, to July, 1893 ; Navy Yard, 
Washington, D. C, July, 1893, to 1897. Promoted to Medical Inspector, 
March, 1896 ; Fleet Surgeon on the " Baltimore," June, 1897, to date. 

John L. Neilson. — Born in Ohio. Appointed Assistant Surgeon, April 
28, 1.S70; " Dictator" (iron-clad), N. A. Station, 1870-71 ; Naval Hospital, 
Phihulelphia, 1872. Promoted to Passed Assisiant Surgeon, 1S7S; " Tusca- 
rora," Pacific Fleet, 1872-5 ; Navy Yard, Phihulelphia", 1875-7 ; "Supply" 
(store ship), Havre, 1.S77-9 ; Naval Hospital, New York, 1879-81. Pro- 
moted to ^S'uri/eoji, October, 1882; receiving-ship " New Hampshire," Naval 
Academy and U. S. S. " Wyoming," 1881-83 ; U. S. S. " Ranger," Pacific 
Station, 1883-6; receiving-ship "New Hampsliire," 1886-9; trainiug-ship 
"Portsmouth," 1889 to April, 1892; member Board of INIedical Examiners, 
New York, A])ril 1892, to 1«94; Navy Yard, Boston, February, 1894-5; 
U. S. receiving-ship "Wabash," July, 1895; U. S. S. "Maine," September, 
l«95-6; waiting orders, November^ 1896. Promoted to Medical Inspector, 
September, 1H96 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., February, 1«97 ; Navy Yard, 
Boston, Octolter, 1S!)7, to date. 

George P. Bradley.— Born in Maine. Appointed Assistant Surgeon, 
September 7, 1870; "Severn," flag-ship, N. A. Station, 1870-1 ; Naval Hos- 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 239 

pital, Washington, 1872-3 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1874. Promoted to Passed 
Assistant Surgeon, 1874; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1876; "Hartford," N. A. 
Station, 1876-7 ; Naval Hospital, Chelsea, 1880-2 ; "Alliance," N. A. Sta- 
tion, 1882-5. Promoted to Surgeon, August, 1883 ; Naval Hospital, Phila- 
delphia, 1885-7; "Mohican," Pacific Station, 1889, to October, 1891 ; re- 
ceiving-ship "Wabash," October, 1891, to 1894; Navy Yard, Mare Island, 
August, 1894-5 ; U. S S. "Indiana," November, 1895, to 1897 ; Naval Hos- 
pital, Mare Island, May, 1897, to date. 

Charles U. Gravatt, — Born in Virginia. Appointed Assistant Surgeon, 
September 27, 1870; " Pawnee," N. A. Station, 1871 ; Naval Hospital, Phil- 
adelphia, 1872 ; receiving-ship " Ohio," 1873, and receiving-ship " Indepen- 
dence," 1874. Promoted to Passed Assistant Surgeon, 1874 ; " Yautic," Asi- 
atic Station, 1875-7 ; receiving-ship " Wyoming," 1877 ; Naval Hospital, 
Norfolk, 1877-80; " Kearsarge," N. A. Station, 1880-2; Naval Hospital, 
Chelsea, 1882-4. Promoted to Surgeon, November, 1883; "Michigan," 
Northwestern lakes, 1884-8; Naval Hospital, Yokohama, Japan, 18<'^9 to 
October, 1891 ; Naval Hospital, New York, October, 1891, to July, 1893 ; 
special duty, Smithsonian Institute, July, 1893 ; receiving-ship " Dale," Jan- 
uary, 1894, to March, 1894; "Charleston," January, 1895, to July, 1896; 
Naval Museum of Hygiene, January, 1><97, to May, 1897 ; Fleet Surgeon, 
European Station, June, 1897, to April, 1898 ; Fleet Surgeon, North At- 
lantic Squadron, April, 1898, to date. 

Paul Fitzsimons. — Born in Georgia. Commissioned Assistant Surgeon, 
December 19, 1871 ; Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, 1872, two mouths; 1872, 
" Saranac," Pacific Fleet, six months ; 1872-4, " Pensacola," same station, 
and " Tuscarora," same fleet, 1875. Promoted to Passed Assistant Surgeon, 
1875 ; Naval Hospital, New York, 1876 ; " Ashuelot," Asiatic Station, 1878- 
79-80 ; Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, 1880 ; receiving-ship " Vermont," 
1881-2 ; "Tennessee," North Atlantic Station, 1882-3. Promoted to Sur- 
geon, March 4, 1884; R. S. "Franklin," 1884-86 ; receiving-ship "Minne- 
sota," New York, 1886; "Marion," Asiatic Station, 1887-90; Torpedo 
Station, Newport, R. I., 1890-93 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, November, 
1893, to June, 1894 ; in charge Naval Hospital, Yokohama, Japan, 1894-7. 
Promoted to Medical Inspector, October 19, 1897 ; Board of Inspection and 
Survey, November 8, 1897, to March 15, 1898 ; U. S. S. " Brooklyn," March 
15, 1898. 

SURGEONS ON THE ACTIVE LIST. 

William S. Dixon. — Born in District of Columbia. Appointed Assist- 
ant Surgeon, January 27, 1871 ; " Wachusett," European Station, 1871-3 ; 
Naval Hospital, Washington, 1874-5 ; receiving-ship "Independence," 1875 
-7. Promoted to Passed Assistant Surgeon, 1875 ; " Powhatan," North At- 
lantic Station, 1877-9 ; special duty, Washington, 1879-82 ; Coast S. S. 
" Hassler," 1883-5. Promoted to Surgeon, June, 1884 ; Marine Rendezvous, 
New York, 1886-7 ; special duty, Baltimore, 1887-9; "Boston," Squadron 
of Evolution, 1889-91 ; waiting orders, December, 1891, to April, 1892 ; 
special duty, Smithsonian Institute, April, 1892, to January, 1893; Naval 
Dispensary, Washington, D. C, July, 1893-96; U. S. S. " Brooklyn," De- 
cember, 1896-98 ; May, 1898, Medical Inspector Naval Academy, May, 1898. 

Charles A. Siegfried. — Born in Northampton County, Pa. Appointed 
Assistant Surgeon, June 8, 1872 ; " Richmond," West Indies and Pacific Sta- 
tion, 1872-5. Promoted to Passed Assisfant Surgeon, 1875 ; Naval Hospital, 
N. Y., 1876-7; receiving- ship "Wyoming," Washington, 1877; "Alert," 



240 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Asiatic Station, 1878-81 ; James River iron-clads, 1881 ; receiving-ship 
" Colorado," N. Y., 1882 ; training-ship " Saratoga," 1882-4 ; Naval Hospi- 
tal, N. Y., 1884— G. Promoted to Sim/eon, January, 1885; " Quinnebaug," 
European Station, 1887-9 ; Naval Training Station, Newport, 188i) ; train- 
ing-ship " Richmond," December, 188!), to December, l89o ; leave of absence, 
December, l8!);i-!»4 ; U. S. S. " Cincinnati ; " U. S. S. " Texas ;" "Massa- 
chusetts," June, l8!»4-!)7; Torpedo Station, April, 1897, to date. 

Remus C. Persons. — Born in Alabama. Appointed Assistant Siirr/ron, 
INIarch ."), 1872; Naval Hospital, .Alare Island, April, 1872-3; store-ship '"' On- 
ward," Callao, 1872-5. ]*(tsxed Assistant Surgeon, 1875; receiving-ship 
"Sabine," l''^7(i; " Montauk," " Fas.<aic " and "Wyandotte," 1877; Navy 
Yard, Washington, 1S77-9; Coast Survey steamer " Blake," 1879-82 ; re- 
ceiving-ship "Wyandotte," 1882-4; training-ship "Saratoga," 1884-7. Pro- 
moted to Sun/con, 1885 ; in charge of Army and Navy Hospital, Hot Springs, 
Ark., Mav to" November, 1888 ; Naval Hospital, New York, 1888-90 ; waiting 
orders, October, 1890, to February, 1891 ; "Concord," N. A. Staticm, Feb- 
ruary, 1891, to June, 1893 ; leave of absence, June, 1893, to August, 1893 ; 
R. S. " Minnesota," August, 1893, to 1895 ; special duty, Naval Ho.«pital, N. 
Y., October, l.S!)5, to date. 

Nelson McP. Ferebee. — Born in North Carolina. Appointed Assistant 
Sun/eon, Se])tend)er 12, 1872 ; " Portsmouth " and " Pensacola," Pacific Fleet, 
1872-5 ; esj)ecially commended in letter to the Navy De])artment by command- 
ing officer of " Pensacola " for attention and care of sick during ])revalence 
of fever on that ship, at Panama, in 1873. Promoted to Fassed Assistant 
Surgeon, l'S75 ; receiving-ship " Worcester " and Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., 
187G-7; training-ship " Minnesota," 1878; " Jamestown," at Sitka, Alaska, 
1879-81 ; established a hospital and free dispensary for Indians and poor 
whites at Sitka; Hospital and Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1882-3; " Trent(m," 
Asiatic Station, 1884-G. Promoted to Surgeon, March 12, 1886; receiving- 
ship " Franklin," 1887-9 ; " Essex," S. A. Station, April, 1890, to July, 1891 ; 
"Atlanta," S. A. Station, and Naval Review Fleet, October, 1891, to July, 
1893; Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., July, 1893-7; "Indiana," March, 1897, 
to date. 

Franklin Rogers. — Born in Pennsylvania. Assistant Surgeon, j\Iarch 
29, 1872; "Tallapoosa," 1872; "Juniata," 1873 to 1876. Promoted to 
Fussed AssiMant Surgeon, in 1876; "Minnesota," 1876-7; receiving-ship 
" Franklin," 1877-8 ; C. S. steamer " Gedney," 1878-9; receiving-ship "St. 
Louis," 1<S79-H1 ; " Kichmond," Asiatic Station, 1881-4; Naval Academv, 
1884-6; ]\Iarine Rendezvous, New York, 1887; "Alliance," S. A. Station, 
1887-9; special duty, Norfolk, 1889 to July, 1891 ; Naval Hospital, Yoko- 
hama, Japan, July, 1M9], to 1894; U. S receiving-ship " Wabash," Decem- 
ber, 1894; Navy Yard, Boston, July, 1895-7; waiting orders, October, 
1897-8; May, 1S!»S. V. S. S. " Monterey," to date. 

James R. Waggener. — Born in Kentucky. Appointed ^s.sjsfanf /Sur- 
geon. July 29, 1,S72; "Vermont," 1872-3; "Worcester," N. A. Station, 
1873-5; Naval Hospital, Norfolk, 1875-7. Promoted to Passed Assistant 
Surqeon, 1875; to Surgeon. March, 1887; "Despatch," special service, 
187M-9; receiving-ship "Wabash," 1879-80; " Vandalia," N. A. Station, 
1880-1; iron-clads, James River, 1881-2; school-ship "St. Mary's," 
1882-4; "Hartford," Pacific Station, 1884-6; " Iroquois," Pacific Station, 
18H6-7; recruiting-ship" Minnesota," 1887-9; ' Kearsarge," N. A. Station, 
August, 1890, to Decendier, 1892; waiting orders, December, 1892, to 
March, 1893; Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., March, 1893, to July, 1893; 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 241 

Nautical school-ship " St. Mary's," July, 1893, to 1894 ; training-ship " Ports- 
mouth," May, 1894-5 ; U. S. receiving-sliip " Independence," April, 1895 ; 
Navy Yard, Mare Island, November, 1895, to date. 

Thomas H. Streets. — Born in Delaware. Appointed Amstant Surgeon, 
April 12, 1872; "Portsmouth," Pacific Fleet, 1872-5. Promoted to Passed 
Assistant Surgeon, 1876; special duty, Smithsonian Institution, 1876-7; 
"Speedwell." N. A. Station, 1877-8; Naval Hospital, Yokohama, 1878-80; 
Asiatic Station, 1880-1 ; special duty, Washington, 1881-4; C. S. S. "Pat- 
terson," 1884-7. Promoted to Surgeon, May, 1887 ; member of Examining 
Board, New York, 1888-91; " Bennington," S. A. Station, June, 1891, to 
1894 ; leave of absence, June, 1894 ; member Medical Examining Board, 
New York, November, 1894, to March, 1898 ; April, 1898, U. S. S. "Solace," 
to date. 

Manly H. Simons. — Born in State of New York. Resident of State of 
Ohio. Appointed; May 28, 1872. Promoted to Passed Assistant Stirgeon, 
1876; Surgeon, August, 1887; N. A. Fleet "Powhatan" and "Congress," 
July, 1872, to April, 1875 ; " Congress," while at Key West, January to 
March, 1874, during Cuban trouble; U. S. receiving-ship "Ohio" and 
Navy Yard, Boston, April, 1875, to May, 1877 ; U. S. receiving-ship "Col- 
orado," September, 1877, to April, 1878; C. S. steamer " Bache," April, 
1878, to September, 1880 ; Navy Yard, Boston, January, 1881, to October, 
1882; Naval Hospital, Chelsea, October, 1882, to April, 1883; Naval Hos- 
pital, Yokohama, June, 1883, to February, 1884 ; Asiatic Fleet, "Alert," 
February, 1884, to September, 1886 ; Naval Academy, December, 1886, to 
September, 1888; Naval Hospital, Widows' Island, October, 1888-90; " En- 
terprise," N. A. Station, July, 1890, to November, 1891; "Mohican," Pa- 
cific Station, November, 1891, to December, 1893 ; Naval Hospital, Widows' 
Island, Maine, December, 1893 ; special duty, Portsmouth, December, 1893 ; 
Torpedo Station, February, 1896"; U. S. S. "Iowa," June, 1897, to date. 

John C. Boyd. — Born in South Carolina. Appointed Assistant Surgeon, 
April 3, 1873 ; " Fortune," N. A. Station, 1873-4 ; practice-ship " Constella- 
tion," 1875 ; receiving-ship " Potomac," 1876. Promoted to Passed Assistant 
Surgeon, 1876; receiving-ship "Franklin," 1877; "Guard" (store-ship), 
1877-80; Naval Hospital, Washington, 1880-1; "Lancaster," European 
Station, 1881-4; Navy Yard, Washington, 1884-5; Bureau of Medicine 
and Surgery, 1885-9. Promoted to Surgeon, September, 1887 ; " Yorktown," 
Squadron of Evolution, 1889, to December, 1891 ; Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery, December, 1891, to April, 1892; Assistant Bureau of Medicine and 
Surgery, April, 1892, to date. 

George E, H. Harmon.— Born in Maryland. Appointed Assistant 
Surgeon, December 20, 1873 ; Naval Academy, 1874 ; " Franklin," flag-ship, 
European Station, 1874-6 ; Naval Academy, 1877-9. Promoted to Passed 
Assistant Surgeon, 1877; training-ship "Minnesota," 1879-81; "Alert," 
Asiatic Station, 1881-2; training-ship "Minnesota," 1882-3; "Michigan" 
(N. W. Lakes), 1883-4; Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va , 1884; Naval Academy, 
1884-5; " Pensacola," European Station, 1885-8. Promoted to Surgeon, 
March, 1888; Naval Academy, 1888, to September, 1891; "Yorktown," 
Pacific Station, September, 1891, to April, 1894; practice ship " Mononga- 
hela," to September, 1894; leave of absence, to March, 1895; Naval Dis- 
pensary, Washington, to April, 1896; Naval Academy, April, 1896, to date. 

Howard Wells. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed uissistant Surgeon, 
December 12, 1873; "Colorado," N. A. Station, 1874; "Worcester," N. A. 
Fleet, 1875 ; " Hartford," N. A. Fleet, 1875-7. Promoted to Passed Assist- 
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242 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

ant Surgeon, 1876; Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, 1877-8; training-ship "Con- 
stitution," 1879-81 ; Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, 1882-4 ; " Monongahela," 
store-ship, 1884-5; "Hartford," Pacific Station, 1885-6; January to May, 
1887, U. S receiving-ship "Independence;" training-ship "Jamestown," 
1887-8. Promoted to Snnjeon, June, 1888; Naval Hospital, Chelsea, 18.S8 
to Sej)teniher, 1891 ; s|)ecial duty. Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., Septem- 
ber, 1891, to May, 1892; training-ship "Portsmouth," May, 1892, to 1894; 
" Montgomery," September, 1894 ; leave of absence, April, 1895 ; U. S. receiv- 
ing-ship " Vermont," August, 1895 ; Member Medical Examining Board, 
N. Y., January, 1897, to date. 

Daniel N. Bertolette. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed Assidant 
Surgeox, June 2o, 1873 ; Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va., 1873 ; "Worcester," 
N. A. Station, 1873-6; "Constellation," practice-cruise, 1876. Promoted 
Passed Assistant Surgeon, 1877 ; training-ship " Minnesota," 1877-8 ; Naval 
Hospital, New York, 1878-9; "Wyoming," European Station, 1879-80; 
"Trenton," European Station, 1881; Naval Academy, 1881-4; "Dale," 
practice-cruise, 1884; " Dolphin," 1884; "Tennessee," N. A. Station, 1885- 
87; " Thetis," Pacific Station, 1887-9. Surgeon. September, 1888; receiv- 
ing-ship " Franklin," 1889 ; Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, 1889-90 ; World's 
Columbian Exposition, December, 1890, to December, 1893; U. S. S. "At- 
lanta," N. A. Station, 1894-5; U. S. S. "Minneapolis," European Station, 
1895-7 ; Headquarters U. S. Marine Corps, Washington, 1897 to date. 

Ezra Z. Derr. — Born in Maryland. Appointed Assistant Surgeon, 
March 3, 1873 ; Naval Academy, April, 1873 ; "Constellation," N. A. Station, 
June, 1873; monitor " Manhattan," N. A. Station, 1873-4; "Hartford," 
Asiatic Station, 1874; "Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1875-6. Promoted to 
Passed Assistant Surgeon, 1877 ; training-ship " Constitution," N. A. and 
European Stations, 1877-8; receiving-ship "Colorado," 1879; Naval Hos- 
pital, Norfolk, Va., 1879-80-81; coast-survey steamer " Bache," 1881-4; 
Navy Yard, New York, 1884-7 ; " Nipsic," Pacific Station, 1887-90. Pro- 
moted to Surgeon, September 15, 1888. On board " Nipsic " during hurricane 
at Samoa, March 15, 1889 ; receiving-ship " Minnesota," New York, 1890-3; 
Navy Yard, League Island. Pa., November 1, 1893; President Naval Ex- 
amining Board, League Island, December, 1893-94 ; " Raleigh," N. A. 
Station. April 14, 1894-6. "Columbia," N. A. Station, July 6, 1896-7; 
Naval Recruiting Office, New York, June 27, 1897, to date. 

Franklin Bache Stephenson. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed 
Assistant Surgeon, March 14, 1873; " Ossipee," N. A. Station, 1873-6. 
Promoted to Parsed Assistant Surgeon, 1877 ; "Shenandoah," S. A. Station, 
1879-82 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1882-3 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1883-4 ; 
C. S. S. " Bache," 1884-7 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1887-8. Promoted to Sur- 
geon, September. 1888; receiving-ahip " Wabash," 1888-90; waiting orders, 
November, 1890, to April, 1891 ; " Marion," Asiatic Station, April, 1891, to 
July 9, 1894 ; July, 1894, Marine Rendezvous, Boston ; August, 1894, to 
September, 1895 ; receiving-ship " "Wabash," September, 1895, to June, 1897 ; 
Marine Rendezvous, Boston, June, 1897, to the present time. 

Presley Marion Rixey, M. D. — Born in Culpeper County, Va., July 
14, 1852. A])]K)int(.'d A^^sifitant Surgeon January 28. 1874 ; " Sabine," 1874 ; 
"Congress," European Station, 1874-6; Naval Hospital, I'hiladelphia, 
1876-7. Promoted to Passed Assista7it Surgeon, 1877 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 
1877-9; "Tallapoosa," special service, 1879-81 ; special duty, "Washington, 
1882-4 ; " Lancaster," European and South Atlantic Station, 1884-7 ; spe- 
cial duty, Washington, 1887-93. Promoted to Surgeon, November, 1888 ; 



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"Dolphin," special service, February, 1893, to December, 1895 ; special duty, 
Washington, April, 1896, to date. Graduate University of Virginia, 1873. 
"W. A. McClurg.— Commissioned Assistant Surgeon, Februaij 8, 1874, 
Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, June 12 to November 18, 1874; tl. S. F. S. 
"Peusacola," N. P. Station, November 18, 1874, to February 16, 1875; 
"Tuscarora," February 16, 1875, to September 14, 1876; U. S. S. "Ply- 
mouth," N. A. Station, January 26, 1877, to July 7, 1877; store-ship "New 
Hamjishire," Port Royal, S. C., December 10, 1877, to January 6, 1879 ; 
Naval Hospital, Washington, January 6, 1879, to December 2, 1879; 
U. S. S. " Tennessee," N. A. Station, December 2, 1879, to December 2, 
1882; Naval Academy, Annapolis, December 7, 1882, to May, 1883; 
practice-ship "Dale," May to September 1, 1883; Naval Academy, Septem- 
ber 1, 1883, to October 7,1884; Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, October 7, 
1884, to January 6, 1886; " Tallapoosa," S A. Station, January 6, 1886, to 
March 7, 1889 ; Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, June 1, 1889, to June, 
1893. Promoted to Passed Assistant Surgeon, November 2, 1877 ; to Surgeon, 
January 25, 1889; "Concord," Asiatic Station, June, 1893, to 1896; Member 
of Medical Examining Board, July, 1896, to 1898 ; U. S. Receiving-ship, 
" Richmond," April, 1898, to date. 

C. G. Herndon. — Appointed from Virginia. Assistant Surgeon, Mrj 3, 
1874. Passed Assistant Surgeon, March 26, 1878 ; " Canandaigua," North 
Atlantic Station, 1874-7 ; receiving-ship "Colorado," 1877-8 ; Asiatic Station, 
1878-81 ; receiving-ship " Franklin," 1881-3 ; Fish Commission steamer 
"Albatross," 1883-4; special duty, Washington, 1884-7; "Enterprise," 
European Station, 1887-90; Marine Rendezvous, New York, October 1890, 
to June, 1893. Promoted to Surgeon, February 8, 1890; Bureau of Medi- 
cine and Surgery, June, 1893, to 1895 ; U. S. S. " Lancaster," September, 
1895 ; sick leave, February, 1897 ; waiting orders, November, 1897 ; U. S. S. 
"Columbia," March, 1898, to date. 

L. G. Heneberger — Appointed from Virginia. Assistant Surgeon, 
June 17, 1874. Passed Assistant Surgeon, November 9, 1877 ; Naval Plospi- 
tal. Mare Island, Cal., 1874-5 ; " Pansacola," North Pacific Station, 1875-7 ; 
irou-clads, James River, 1878 ; Naval Hospital, Washington, 1878-9 ; " Tren- 
ton," European Station, 1879-81 ; Naval Hospital and Museum of Hygiene, 
AVashington, 1882 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1883-4; "Despatch," special 
service, 1884-7; Naval Hospital, New York, 1887-8; special duty, New 
York city (attending physician to officers' families), 1888; "Minnesota," 
recruiting and training-ship, New York Harbor, 1888-9 ; " Iroquois," Pacific 
Station, 1889, to May, 1892. Promoted to Surgeon, May 5, 1890 ; leave of 
absence. May, 1892, to May, 1893; special duty, New York, July, 1893, to 
1896; U. S. S. "Maine," November, 1896; Bureau of Medicine and Sur- 
gery, March, 1898; U. S. S. "St. Paul," May, 1898, to date. 

E. H. Green. — -Appointed from Indiana. Assistant Surgeon, March 11, 
1875. Passed Assistant Surgeon, November 22, 1878; "Swatara," North 
Atlantic Station, 1875-8; leave of absence, 1879; "Swatara," Asiatic Sta- 
tion, 1880-2; Museum of Hvgiene, 1883-4; Greely Relief Expedition U. S. 
S. " Thetis," April 1884, to November, 1884 ; Museum of Hygiene, 1885-6 ; 
Naval Laboratory, New York, 1886-7; "Alert," Pacific Station, 1887-90; 
receiving-ship " Dale," May, 1890, to 1894 ; promoted to Surgeon, November 
11, 1890 ; U. S. S. " Marblehead," April, 1894 ; Naval Dispensary, January, 
1897, to date. 

S. H. Dickson. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Assistant Surgeon, 
March, 19, 1875. Passed Assistant Surgeon, April 30, 1880; S. A. Station, 



244 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

1875; *• Gettysburg," special service, 1876-8 ; Naval Hospital, Norfolk, 1878- 
80; Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, 1881-2 ; Asiatic Station, 1882-5 ; practice 
ship "Constellation," 1885-7; R.S " Dale," 1887-9 ; " Atlanta." Squadron 
of Evolution, 1889-90. Promoted to Surgeon, October 5, 1890; leave of 
absence and waiting orders, December 17, 1890, to May 6, 1891 ; May 18, 

1891, ordered as Surgeon on " Constellation ;" detached, September 1, 1891 ; 
waiting orders to October 5, 1891 ; Marine Headquarters, Washington, Octo- 
ber 5, 1891, to 1894; waiting orders, December, 1894; member Medical 
Examining Board, May, 1895; U. S. S. "Texas," July, 1896; U. S. S. 
"MiissDcluisetts," July, 1896, to date. 

D. O. Lewis. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Assistant Sttrgeo)i, A[)n\ 
8. 1874. Passed Assistant Surgeon, November 22, 1878 ; " Plymouth," N. A. 
Station, 1874-7 ; Naval Hospital, Chelsea, 3Iass., 1877-8 ; U. S. K. S. "In- 
dependence," 1879-80; U. S. S. "Jamestown," Alaska, 1880-81 ; U.S. C.S. 
steamer " G. McArthur," 1881-3; Recruiting Office, San Francisco, Cal., 
1883-5; C. S. steamer "Hassler," 1885-8; U. S. Naval Academy, 1889; 
XJ. S. Naval Hospital, Washington, D. C, June, 1889, to April, 1892. Pro- 
moted to Surgeon, January 22, 1891 ; Naval Hospital, Mare Island, April, 

1892, to June, 1893; Navy Yard, Mare Island, June, 1893. to November, 
1893; "]\Iohigan," Pacific Station, November, 1893, to 1896; U. S. S. 
" JMarion," January, 1896 ; Marine Rendezvous, Philadelphia, June, 1897; 
member of Examining Board, Philadelphia, February, 1898, to date. 

H. E. Ames. — Appointed from Maryland. Assistant Surgeon, A])r\\ 10, 
1875. FuKxt'd Assidant Surgeon, June 6, 1878; "Richmond," S. Pacific 
Station, 1875-7; receiving-ship "Passaic," 1878-80; training ship "Sara- 
toga," 1880-3; receiving-ship "Colorado," 1883-4; special duty, Baltimoie, 
1885-6 ; " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1886-9 ; Museum of Hygiene, March, 
1890, to November, 1893. Promoted to Surgeon, March, 19, 1891 ; Torpedo 
Station, November, 1893-4 ; ordered to U. S. S " Montgomerv," June, 1894; 
'• Detroit," January, 1895 ; {]. S. S. " Cincinnati," 1897 ; Navy Yard, Nor- 
folk, October, 1897, to date. 

L. B. Baldwin. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Assistant Surgeon, 
May 1, 1875. Passed Assistant Surgeon, May 6. 1879; Naval Hospital, 
Norfolk. Va., 1875; U. 8. S. "Lehigh," 1876; " Palos," Asiatic Station, 
1877-8 ; Naval Hospital, New York, 1879 ; U. S. Naval Hospital, Wash- 
ington, D. C, 1879-80 ; U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., practice-ships 
" Mayflower " and " Standish," 1881 ; U. S. flag-ship " Pensacola," Pacific 
Station, 1881-4; U. S. receiving-ship "Wabash," Bo!?ton,Mass.. 1884; U S. 
Naval Ho.s])ital, Philadelphia, Pa., 1885; U. S. Naval Hospital, Mare Island, 
Cal., 1885 and 1886; U. S. S. " Ranger," North Pacific Survey, 1868-9 ; 
U. S. S. " Michigan," on the lakes, 1890, to December, 1893. Promoted to, 
Surgeon, September 22, 1891 ; Navy Yard, Pensacola, December, 1893 ; U. 
S. Navy Yard and Hospital, Pensacola, Florida, December, 1893, to April, 
1895; U.S. S. "Montgomery," 1895; U. S. S. "Cincinnati," 1895-6; U. 
S. S. " Newark." 1896 ; U. S. S. " Puritan, 1897, to March 17, 1898. 

Frank Anderson.— Appointed from New York. Assistant Surgeon, 
May 24, 1875 Passed As.-iistant Surgeon, November 22, 1878; Naval Hos- 
pital, Chelsea, 1875-6 ; " Kearsarge," Asiatic Station, 1876-8 ; receiving-ship 
"Waba.sh," 1878-80; " Quinnebaug," European Station, 1880-3; Navy 
Yard, New York, 1884-6 ; '• Richmond," N. A. Station, 1887-8 ; " Doljihin," 
Squadron of Evolution, 1888-90; Naval Dispensary, AVashington, D C., 
October, 1890-95. Promoted to Surgeon, November 14, 1891; ordered to 
the "Amphitrite," April, 1895; " Dolphin," 1895 ; Naval Hospital, Yoko- 
hama, August, 1897, to date. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S, NAVY. 245 

P. A. Levering. — Appointed from Massachusetts. Assistant Surgeon, 
June 18, 1875. Fussed Assistant Surgeon, December 10, 1878 ; receiving-ship 
"Ohio," 1875; receiving-ship "Wabash," 1875; monitor " Nantasket," 
1875-6; monitor "Ajax," 1876; " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1876-8; 
Naval Hospital, New York, 1878 ; training-ship " Minnesota," 1879-81 ; 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, 1881 ; Naval Hospital, Washington, 1881-2 ; 
"Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1883-4; Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, 
1884-5; receiving-ship "Wabash," 1885; Navy Yard, New York, 1886; 
ship " Brooklyn," Asiatic Station, 1886-9 ; receiving-ship " Wabash," 1 889-90 ; 
"Philadelphia," N. A. Station. July, 1890, to October, 1892. Promoted to 
Surgeon, December 4, 1891 ; Marine Rendezvous, Boston, October, 1892, to 
March, 1893 ; Naval Hospital, New York, March, 1893-6 ; U. S. S " Oregon," 
July, 1896, to date. 

W. R. DuBose. — Native of and appointed from Georgia. Assistant 
Surgeon, October 16, 1875; Naval Hospital, Washington, D. C, 1875-6; 
"Trenton,' European Station, 1877-9; receiving-ship "Wabash," Boston 
Yard, 1879; Naval Hospital, New York, 1879-80. Promoted Passed 
Assistant Surgeon, February, 1879 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1880-2; 
" Wachusett," Pacific Station, 1882-5; Naval Hospital, Norfolk, 1885-8 ; 
"Jamestown," 1888-91; Naval Academy, 1891-6. Promoted Surgeon, 
November 1, 1892 ; U. S. S. " Terror," April, 1896 ; " Texas," 1897, to date. 

Charles T. Hibbett — Born in Sumner County, Tennessee, November 
20, 1851. Appointed an Assistant Surgeon, January 15, 1875 ; first duty at 
Naval Hospital, Washington, D. C. ; first cruise on North Atlantic Station, 
1875-7 ; on board store-ship " Pawnee," monitors and U. S. flag-ship " Hart- 
ford ;" attached to U. S. S. receiving-ship " Franklin," from November, 1878, 
to June, 1880. Promoted to Passed Assistant Surgeon, April 30, 1880 ; 
made practice cruise with midshipmen on board U. S. S. " Constellation," 
during summer of 1880; on board U. S. S. "Onward," at Callao, Peru, 
1881-3 ; U. S. S. " Ajax," at City Point, Va., 1884-6; made last cruise on 
board U. S. flag-ship " Lancaster," in S. A. and Mediterranean Stations ; 
U. S. receiving-ship " Franklin," October, 1889, to July, 1893. Promoted 
Surgeon, December 26, 1892 ; " Detroit," S. A. Station, July, 1893 ; ordered 
to the " Bennington," July, 1894; Navy Yard, Norfolk, December, 1896; 
U. S. receiving-ship " Independence," February, 1897, to date 

N. H. Drake. — Appointed from New Jersey. Assistant Surgeon, Feb- 
ruary 26, 1876. Passed Assistant Surgeon, July 6, 1880 ; " Hartford," S. A. 
Station, 1877-80; Navy Yard, New York, 1880-2; "Tennessee," N. A. 
Station, 1882 5 ; Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, 1886-7; nautical school-ship 
"St. Mary's," 1887-8; C. S. steamer "Hassler," 1888-90; Fish Commission 
steamer "Albatross," September, 1890, to December, 1891. Promoted to 
Surgeon, March 4, 1893; waiting orders, December, 1891, to July, 1892; 
Navy Yard, New York, July, 1892, to April, 1893 ; Marine Rendezvous, 
New York, April, 1893-4; IT. S. receiving-ship "Franklin," August, 1894; 
U. S. S. "Cincinnati," June, 1896; U. S. S. "Minneapolis," July, 1897, to 
date. 

H. G. Beyer. — Appointed from New York. Assistaid Surgeon, May 19, 
1876. Passed Assistant Siirgeon, A]ml 30, 1880 ; Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, 
1876-7; monitor "Passaic," July to August, 1877; training-ship "Ports- 
mouth." 1877-9; U. S. receiving ship "Colorado," New York, 1879-80; 
special duty, Washington, D. C. 1881-2; C. S. steamer" Blake," 1882-4; 
special duty, Smithsonian Institute, 1884-7 ; U. S. flagship "Trenton," 1887- 
88; training-ship "Portsmouth," 1889 ; "Yantic" (training-ship), 1889-91. 



246 RECORDS OF LIVIXG OFFICERS OF THE U. S. XAVV. 

Promoted to Surgeon, May 19, 1893 ; Naval Academy, October, 1891 ; U. S. 
S. " Raleigh," June (>, 18l"l6, to December 23, 1896 ; U. S. S. " Xewiu-k." from 
December 23, 1896, to March 17,1897; U. S S. "Amphitrite," August 2, 

1897. to date. 

John M. Steele. — Appointed June, 1875, as an Amsiant Surgeon : lirst 
duty at the Xayal Hospital, New York; detached in Xoyember. 1875; at- 
tached to the U.S. monitor " I'atskill," until July, lS7»i : in July, 1877, 
ordered to the U. S. steamer '• Peusacola," at San Francisco ; remained on 
this vessel until November, 1878; Naval Hospital, Phihulelphia. 1879. 
Passed Assistant Surgeon, April, 1880 ; shortly after promotion he ^vas de- 
tached from the Naval Hospital, Philadelphir., and ordered to the U. S. 
monitor " Passaic," receiving-ship at Washington ; continued on this duty 
until October, 1881 ; placed on waiting ordei-s, }>reparatory for sea duty ; 
joined the U. S. steamer " Brooklyn," in November, 1881, at New York, and 
sailed shortly after for the South Atlantic Station ; remained on the " Brook- 
lyn " during her cruise in the South Atlantic, and was detached in October, 
1884: in November, 1884, ordered to the Naval Hospital, New York, and 
remained until March, 1885 ; detached and ordered to the Naval Academy, 
Annapolis, ^Id. ; remained on duty at the Academy until November, 1886, 
"when detached and granted six months' leave; ordered to the Naval Hospi- 
tal, Philadelphia, in ^larch, 1887, and in March. 1888, detached and ordered 
to the U. S. C'oast Survey steamer " Bache," where he remained until June, 
1891; Nautical school-ship "'Saratoga," June. 1891, to December, 1892; 
receiving-ship " St. Louis," December, 1892-4 Promoted to Surgeon , ^iay 
11, 1893; Navy Yard, League Island, May, 1894; ^Marine Recruiting Ren- 
dezvous, New York. December, 1894 ; Torpedo Station. October, 1895; U. 
8. S. '• Monadnock," February, 1896, to date. 

J. E. Gardner. — Appointed from Kentucky. Assistant Surgeon, July 
3, 1876. Passed Assistant Surgeon, July 6, 1880 ; receiving-ship " \Vabash,'' 
1876-8 ; receiving-ship "' Colorado," 1878-80 ; Navy Yard. Norfolk, 1880-1 ; 
"Lancaster," Euro|>ean Station, 1881-4; Naval Hospital. Norfolk, 1885-7; 
Fish Commission steamer ''Albatross," 1887-90; waiting ordei"s, December, 
1890, to October, 1891. Promoted to Surgeon, Anga^t 15, 1893; Naval 
Station, New London, October. 1891, to 1895 ; U. S. S. "Amphitrite," Decem- 
ber, 1895; waiting orders, November, 1897; U. S. S. "Dolphin," March, 

1898. to date. 

Millard Henry Crawford. — Born in Mt. Crawford, ^'a. Etlucated 
at the University of New York. Appointed Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Navy, 
November 1, 1876- Promoted to Passed Assistant Surqeon, November 1, 
1879. Promoted to Surgeon, August 20, 1893; served on U. S. S. " Tus- 
carora." from 1877-9; cruising and surveying on the west coast of Mexico 
and Central America ; attached to U. S. S. " Tallapoosa," and U. S. S. 
" Shenandoah," from 1882-6 ; cruising in South Atlantic and South Pacific 
Stations ; attached to U. S. S. " Vandalia " and U. S. S. '• Monongahela," 
from 1887-90; was attached to the U. S. S. " ^Ioni>ngahela " on her cruise 
to the Samoan Islands, and thence from San Francisco to New York via 
Cape Horn ; in charge of U. S. recruiting rendezvous at San Francisco, 
Cal., from November. 1890. to November, 1894; training-ship " Constella- 
tion," October, 1894; V S. S. " Boston," November. 1895, to date. 

George Peebles Lumsden. — Appointed from Virginia. Commissioned 
Assistant Surgeon, November 2, 1876 ; served on the '• Minnesttta." at New- 
York, February, 1877, to December, 1877 ; "Fortune," December, 1877, to 
April, 1879; Naval Hospital, Norfolk, April, 1879, to June, 1879 ; U. S. S. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 247 

"Ajax,"and mouitors, James River, June, 1879, to December, 1879 ; Passed 
Assistant Surgeon, dates from November 2, 1879 ; Naval Academy, May, 
1880, to January, 1882 ; flag-ship " Peiisacola," Pacific Station, February, 
1882, to June, 1884 ; receiving-ship and Naval Hospital, Washington, July, 
1884, to April, 1886; Naval Hospital, Mare Island, August, 1886, to 
November, 1886; U. S. S. "Boston," August, 1887, to October, 1890 ; U. S. 
monitors, Richmond, Va., 1891-93 ; " Kearsarge," N. A. Station, December, 
1893 to 1894. Promoted to Surgeon, May, 1894; Ordered to the "York- 
town," April, 1894; Naval Station, Port Royal, June, 1897; special dutv, 
Norfolk, October, 1897 ; U. S. R. S. "Franklin," to date. 

E. H. Marsteller. — Appointed from Virginia. Assistayit Surgeon, 
January 12, 1876. Passed Assistant Surgeon, October 11, 1880 ; " Talla- 
poosa," special service, 1877-9 ; Naval Academy, 1879-80 ; Naval Hospital, 
Philadelphia, 1880-3; "Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1884; "Iroquois," 
Pacific Station, 1884-6 ; iron-clads. City Point, 1887-9 ; " Adams," Pacific 
Station, 1889-90; "Petrel," N. A. Station, November, 1890, to October, 
1891 ; special duty, Baltimore, Md., October, 1891, to March, 1892 ; Naval 
Academy, March, 1892, to 1894. Promoted to Surgeon, June, 1894 ; ordered 
to school-ship "St. Mary's," May, 1894; U. S. S. "Raleigh," December, 
1896, to date. 

William H. Rush. — Appointed from Fenusylyamn as Assistant Sm-geon, 
February 13, 1877 Passed Assistant Surgeon, April 28, 1881 ; " Constella- 
tion," special service, 1877-8 ; iron-clads, James River, 1878-9 ; receiving- 
ship "St. Louis," 1879-80; gunnerv training-ship "Minnesota," 1880-4; 
special duty, 1885-8; school-ship "Saratoga," 1889-91; " Yantic," S. A. 
Station, Se[)tembei', 1891-4; leave of absence, June, 1894 Promoted to 
Surgeon, November, 1894; Navy Yard, League Island, December, 1894; 
U. S. S. "Dixie," April,. 1898; steamer "City of Pekin," May, 1898. 

J. C. Byrnes. — Appointed from District of Columbia. Assistant Surgeon, 
November 2, 1876. Passed Assistant Surgeon, October 11, 1881 ; Naval 
Hospital, Chelsea, 1877-8; "Plymouth," North Atlantic Station, 1878-81; 
Naval Hospital, Norfolk, 1881-2 ; " Powhatan," special service, 1882-5 ; 
special duty, Norfolk, Va , 1885-9 ; " Chicago," Squadron of Evolution, 
1889-92 : special duty, Norfolk, June, 1892-7. Promoted to Surgeon, Feb- 
ruary, 1895 ; U. S. S. "Cincinnati," July, 1897, to date. 

S. H. Griffith. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Assista7it Surgeon, De- 
cember 15, 1877 ; Passed Assistant Surgeon, December 15, 1880; "Alaska," 
Pacific Station, 1878-80 ; special duty, Bureau of Medicine, July, 1881-3 ; 
" Lancaster," European Station, 1884— 5 ; "Lancaster," South Atlantic Sta- 
tion, 1885-7 ; Museum of Hygiene, 1887-90 ; " Dolphin," Squadron of Evo- 
lution, April, 1890, to June, 1891 ; U. S. training-ship " Jamestown, June 1, 
1891, to September 6, 1892; "Constellation," September 6, 1892, to May, 
1893; leave of absence, May, 1893, to November, 1893; Museum of Hy- 
giene, Washington, D. C., November, 1893, to March 26, 1898. Commis- 
sioned Surgeon^ 'MuvqXx 30, 1895 ; U. S. S. "Mayflower," March 29, 1898. 

Averley Claude Holmes Russell. — Assistant Surgeon, Ensign, June 3, 
1879; Naval Hospital, Brooldvn, N. Y., June 30, 1879, to September 27, 
1879 ; Naval Hospital, Mare Island, California, October 10, 1879, to Decem- 
ber 3, 1879 ; U. S flag-ship "Pensacola," Pacific Station, January 3, 1880, 
to February 7, 1882. Passed Assistant >urqeon (Junior Lieutenant^, June 30, 
1882 ; Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., May 15, 1882, to January 27, 1883 ; 
Navv Yard, Washington, D. C, January 30, 1883, to January 2, 1884 ; U. 
S. S' "Ossipee," Asiatic Station, January 28, 1884, to March 11, 1887; 



248 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. XA\^'. 

went through cholera epidemic on that vessel. August and September of 
1885; Naval Laboratory, Bro.)klyn, N. Y., May 2, 1887, to July IH, 1887 ; 
Naval Academy, Annapolis. Md., October 6, 1887. to January 15,1889; 
summer cruise, U. S. S. " Constellation," with naval cadets. June 1, 1888, to 
August 81, 1888; Navy Yard, Boston. Mass, January 21. 1889, to August 

13, 1889; Naval Hospital, Yokohama. Japan, October 28, 1889, to Novem- 
ber 11,1892; Lieutenant, May 28,1892; World's Columbian Exposition, 
Ciiicago. 111., in charge of exhibit of Medical Department, U.S. Navy, model 
battle-ship " Illinois," April (i, 189.S, to December, 1898 ; member Medical 
Examining Board and Instructor in ^Militaryand Operative Surgery and Re- 
cruiting, U. S. Naval Laboratory and Dejiartment of Instruction, Brooklyn, 
N. Y.. January 27, 1894, to Jan\iary 18, 1897 ; U. S. S. "Lancaster," South 
Atlantic Station, February 27, 18t>7, to December 81, 1897; special duty. 
Bureau Medicine and Surgery, Navy Department. AVashington, D. C. Feb- 
ruary 9, 1898, to April 15, 1S9S ; U. S. tiag-ship "San Francisco," Fleet Sur- 
geon, Northern Patrol Squadron, April 17, 1898, to date. 

A. G. Cabell. —Appointed from Virginia. Assistant Surgeon, February 

14, 1876. Passed A.-<si.-<tant Sun/eon, April 28, 1880-1 ; " Pensacola," North 
Pacific Station, 1876-9; practice-ship "Constellation," 1881; " Palos," 
Asiatic Station 1882-3; "Adams," Pacific Station, 1885-8; iron-clads, 
Richmond, Va., 1889, to February, 1891 ; " Kearsarge," N. A. Station, Feb- 
ruary, 1<'^91, to November, 1898; leave of absence, November, 1893-4; U- 
S. S. " jNIichigan," March, 1894. Promoted to Surgeon, June, 1895; leave 
of absence, December, 1896; P. S. " INIonongahela," May, 1897 ; sick-leave, 
October, 1897 ; Puuet Sound, Naval Station^ March, 1898, to date. 

Clement Biddle. — Ap})ointed from Pennsylvania. Entered service as 
Assistant Surgeon, June, 1878. Promoted Passed Assistant Surgeon, June, 
1882 ; served on the China Station in the following ships, making two 
cruises there, viz: "Richmond," " Ashuelot," " Monocacy." "Palos" and 
" Trenton," and at the Naval Hospital, Yokohama, Japan ; from March, 1889, 
to January, 1892, served aboard the "Tallapoosa," in the River Platte, 
South America. Shore Stations : Naval Hospital, Washington ; Naval Acad- 
emy; Navy Yard, League Island, Phila. ; Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, and 
Marine Corps Recruiting Office, Philadelphia ; Marine Rendezvous. Phila- 
delphia, May, 1894; waiting orders, December, 1894; Naval Station, New 
London, June. 1895. Promoted to Surgeon, July, 1895 ; practice-ship 
" Monongahela," May, 1896; special duty, San Francisco, November, 1896; 
U. S. S. " Newport, ' November, 1897-8 ; member of Board Naval Acad- 
emy, May, 1898, to date. 

H. T. Percy. — Born in Virginia. Appointed Acting Assistant Surgeon, 
May 81, 1878; " Canandaigua," 1873-4; receiving-ship "St. Louis," 1875-8. 
Assistant Surgeon, June. 1879 ; Coast Survey steamer " McArthur," 1879-81 ; 
Naval Hospital, New York. 1881-2. Passed Assistant Surgeon, 1882; Naval 
Hospital, Norfolk, 1882-8; "Galena," N. A. Station, 1888-6; Naval Acad- 
emy, 1886-S; Naval Hospital, Washington, D. C, 1888-9; C. S. S. "Pat- 
terson," 1889-92 ; Naval Academy, Annajiolis. member of Elxaminins: Board, 
May 12. 1892, until June 20, 1892; Naval Hospital, Washington,' 1892-5. 
Surgeon, September, 1895; member of Examining Board, Washington, D. C 
1895-6 ; " ^Monterey." Pacific Station, 1896 to date. 

James D. Gatewood. — A})pointed from Virginia. Assistant Surgeon, 
July, 1880; Passed Assistant Surgeoti, July, 1888; Surgeon, February, 1896; 
Museum of Hygiene, Washington. September, 1893; V. S. S. "Puritan," 
March, 1898, to date. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 249 

Oliver Diehl. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Assistant Stirgeon, July, 
1880; Pasxed Assistant Surgeon, July, 1888; Surgeon, March, 1896; Naval 
Hospital, Philadelphia, Miiy, 1893-7; IT. S. S. "Terror," April, 1897, to 
date. 

John M. Edgar. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Assistant Surgeon, 
July, 1881 ; Passed Assistant Surgeon, July, 1884; Surgeon, November, 1896, 
U. S. receiving ship ' St. Louis," October, 1893 ; U. S. receiving-ship " Rich- 
mond," 1894; school ship "Saratoga," May, 1895; U. S. receiving-ship 
"Vermont," December, 1896; U. S. S. "Prairie," March, 1898; U. S. S. 
" Panther," May, 1898, to date. 

Philip Leach. — Appointed from Illinois. Assistant Surgeon, July, 1881 ; 
Passed Assidant Surgeon, July, 1884 ; Surgeon, November, 1896. U. S. S. 
"Monocacy," December, 1891 ; leave of absence, June, 1895; Naval Labora- 
tory, New York, November, 1895 ; Naval Hospital, New York, June 1896, 
to date. 

Lloyd Curtis. — Appointed from New Jersey. Assistant Surgeon, July, 
1882 ; Passed Assistant Surgeon, July, 1885 ; Surgeon, February, 1897. 
Naval Academy, October, 1890; waiting orders, March, 1894; temporary 
duty, Chelsea, October, 1894 ; waiting orders, January, 1895 ; Naval Ord- 
nance, Proving Ground, November, 1895 ; U. S. S. " Montgomery," Febru- 
ary, 1896, to date. 

Henry B. Fitts. — Appointed from Virginia. Assistant Surgeon, July, 
1882 ; Pas><ed Assistant Surgeon, July, 1885 ; Surgeon, March, 1897 ; Hos- 
pital, Hot Springs, Ark., February, 1891 ; training ship " Essex," January, 
1894 ; Hospital, Portsmouth, December, 1896, to date. 

Victor C. B. Means. — Appointed from North Carolina. Assistant 
Surgeon, June, 1884 ; Passed Assistant Surgeon, June, 1887 ; Surgeon, June, 
1897 ; nautical school-ship " Saratoga," December, 1892 ; Naval Hospital, 
New York, Mav, 1895 ; U. S. S. " xAIaine," September, 1895 ; U. S. S. " New 
York," January, 1897 ; "Detroit," July, 1897, to date. 

Frederick J. B. Cordeiro. — Appointed from Massachusetts. Assistant 
Surgeon, June, 1884. Passed Assistant Surgeon, June, 1887. Surgeon, Octo- 
ber," 1897 ; U. S. S. "Adams." March, 1892; leave of absence. November, 
1894; training-ship "Con.stellation," November, 1895; U S. S. " Michigan," 
December, 1896 ; U. S. S. "New Orleans," March, 1898, to date. 

Francis "W . F. Wieber. — Appointed from New York. Assistant Sur- 
geon, November, 1884. Passed Assistant Surgeon, November, 1887. Surgeon, 
November, 1897 ; Naval Hospital, Norfolk, June, 1893-8 ; U. S. S. " Mian- 
tonomah," March, 1898, to date. 



MEDICAL DIRECTORS ON THE RETIRED LIST. 

WITH RELATIVE RANK OF COMMODORE. 

William Grier. — Born in Ireland. Appointed from Maryland, March 
7, 1838 ; entered the service as Assistant Surgeon ; attached to sloop " Cyane," 
Mediterranean Squadron, 1838-41; store-ship "Erie," Pacific Squadron, 
1842-4; schooner "Shark," Pacific Squadron, 1844-6; Hospital New York, 
1848; razee "Independence," Mediterranean Squadron, 1849-52. Com- 
missioned as Surgeo)! , April 14, 1852 ; Fleet-Surgeon, North Pacific Surveying 
Expedition 1853-6; Naval Academy, 1859 ; sloop "Macedonian," 1861; 
receiving-shij), Baltimore, 1862; Naval Hospital, Memphis, Tenness?>e, 
1863-5 ; special duty, Hartford, Connecticut, 1867 ; member Board of Ex- 



250 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\^-. 

arainers, 1868-9; ppccial duty, Baltimore, 1869-71; member of Examining 
and Retiring Boards, l?S71-2 ; Xaval Hospital, Annapolis, 1M72 ; nieinher of 
Naval Medical Board, 1872; President of Naval Medical Board, 1872-6; 
Chief of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (Surgeon-General), 1877-8. Re- 
tired, October 5. 1878. 

Samuel Jackson — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from North 
Carolina, June 20, 1838, as Assistant Sun/eon. Attaclied to frigate "Con- 
stitution," 1839-41; U. S. S. frigate "Mississippi," 1841-2; frigate "Con- 
gress," Mediterranean Squadron, 1842-3; sloop "Fairfield," frigate "Cum- 
berland," ^lediterranean Squadron, 1843-5 ; razee " Independence," flag-ship. 
Pacific Squadron, during Mexican War, 1846-9; Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 
1849-50; receiving ship '• Franklin," at Boston, 1851 ; sloop "John Adams," 
1851 ; sloop " Decatur," 1851-2. Commissioned as Surgeon, September 2, 
1852; Rendezvous, New York Citv, 1854-5; sloop " St. Louis," coast of 
Africa, 1855-8 ; Navv Yard, New York, 1858-61 ; steam-fricrate " Wabash," 
1861; frigate -Cumberland," 1861; steam-sloop "Brooklyn," 1862-3. 
AVhile attached to the ''Cumberland," was present at the bombardment and 
capture of the Confederate forts, at Hatteras Inlet ; doing service on board 
the '• Brooklyn," was with Admiral Farragut in the passage and bombard- 
ment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and the Chalmette batteries below 
New Orleans, and in the destruction of the Confederate Fleet, and subse- 
quently in his operations before Vicksburg and Galveston; Naval Academv, 
at Newport, R. I., 1863-4; Navy Yard,"Boston, 1864-5-6; Fleet Surgeon, 
North and South Pacific Squadron, on board flag-ship " Pensacola," and 
" Powhatan," 1867-9 ; Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, 1869 ; Naval Hospital, 
New York, 1869-72. Commissioned as Medical Director, ISIarch 3, 1871 ; 
Naval Hospital, Norfolk, 1873-5; Naval Hospital, Chelsea, 1875-6-7-8-9, 
which completed his service on the '' active list." Having attained the age 
of sixty-two (62) years, April 1, 1879, he was placed on the retired list, in 
accordance with tlie law of Congress on that subject. 

Francis M. Gunnell, — Born in District of Columbia. Appointed from 
District of Columbia, March 29, 1849 ; entered the service as Assistant Sur- 
geon; attached to sloop "Falmouth," Pacific Squadron, 1849-51 ; store-ship 
"Supply," Pacific Squadron, 1852 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 1853 ; frigate 
" Independence," Pacific Squadron, 1855-7 ; eteam-frigate "Niagara," Atlan- 
tic Cable Expedition, 1858; receiving-ship at New York. 1858-9; steamer 
" Fulton " (wrecked^ 1859 ; steam-sloop " Pawnee," 1860-2, North and South 
Atlantic Blockading Squadrons. Commissioned as Surgeon, April 28, 1861 ; 
Naval Hospital, Washington, 1863-5 ; steam-sloop " Ticonderoga," European 
Squadron, 1866-8; Naval Hos])ital, Washington, 1869-72 Commissioned 
as Medical Inspector, 1871 ; Fleet-Surgeon. N. A. Fleet, 1872-3 ; " Roanote," 
1874; member Board of Examiners, 1875-6. Commissioned as Medical 
Director., 1875; Naval Hospital, Washington, 1875-9 ; Fleet-Surgeon. Asiatic 
Station, 1879-81; member of Retiring Board, 1881-2; President Medical 
Board, Washington, 1882-4 ; Chief of Bureau of Medicine and Surgerv, 
1884-8 ; Surgeon General U. S. Navy. Retired, 1889. 

Albert Leary Gihon.— Born in Philadel])hia, Pa., Sejitember 28, 1833. 
Received degrees of A.B. (Philadelphia), 1850; M.D. (Philadelphia). 1852; 
A. jNI. (Princeton), 1854, and Philadelphia. 1855; Professor of Chemistry 
and Toxicology, in Philadelpliia College of Medicine and Surgery, 1853-4; 
entered Navy as Assistant Surgeo7i, May 1, 1855; first duty on board 
receiving-ship "Union," Navy Y^ard, Philadelphia; attached to sloop-of-war 
" Levant," East India Station, 1855-8 ; was with Commander (Admiral) 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 251 

A. H. Foote, and Lieuteuant (Commodore) W. H. Macomb, in the sloop- 
of-war "Portsmouth's" boat, November 15, 185(5, when fired upon by the 
Chinese, wliile attempting to pass the Barrier Forts, on the Pearl River, 
near Canton, and participated in the subsequent engagements, which resulted 
in the capture of these forts, November 16, 20, 21 and 22, 1856; attached 
to brig " Dolphin," l'S58-9, during Paraguay Expedition ; and to sloop- 
ofwar "Preble," 1859, on the coast of Central America and Panama. 
Passed Assidant Surgeon, May 1, 1869; U. S. Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, 
N.Y., 1860-1; brig '"Perry," 1861, on the blockade of Fernandina, Fla., 
and cruising off the Atlantic coast of the Southern States, when the Rebel 
privateer "Savannah" was captured, May 1, 1861. Promoted io Stir g eon, 
August ], 1861 ; Naval Rendezvous, New York; sloop-of-war " St. Louis," 
1862-5, on special service upon European Station, and cruising among the 
Atlantic islands, after Confederate steamers "Alabama," "Florida," and 
" Georgia ; " and in the latter part of 1864, on b'ockade of coast of South 
Carolina; Senior Medical Officer, Navy Yard. Portsmouth, N. H., 1865-8; 
attached to store-ship "Idaho," 1868-70, anchored oil Nagasaki, Japan, as 
hospital sliip for Asiatic Station, and was on board during the memorable 
typhoon of September 21, 1869, when ship was wrecked by passing through 
centre of the cyclone with barometer at 27.62 ; for services rendered Portu- 
guese colony at Dilly, Island of Timor, and the Portuguese men-of-war 
" Principe Dom Carlos " and " Sa da Bandeira," received from the King of 
Portugal, with consent of Congress, the decoration of Knight of the Mil- 
itary Order of Christ ; for services to H. B M. ships " Flint " and " Dawn," 
the thanks of the British Government ; and for similar services to the French 
gunboat " Scorpion," those of the commander-in-chief of the French East 
India Station; special duty at Brooklyn, New York, 1870; subsequently 
Marine Rendezvous, Philadelphia ; and later, member of Naval Medical 
Board of Examiners, at Philadelphia, 1870-2, and at Washington, 1872-3. 
Promoted to Medical Inspector, November 7, 1872 ; special duty at Bureau 
of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Department, 1873, and same year ordered to 
flag-ship ■' Wabash," as surgeon of the fleet, on the European Station ; at 
Key West, Fla., with Naval Expedition of 1874, and returned to European 
Station as surgeon of the fleet, on board flag-ship " Franklin," 1874-5 ; head 
of Medical Department, Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., 1875-80; at re- 
quest of Chief of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, designed and superin- 
tended construction of model of hospital-ship for Centennial Exhibition, at 
Philadelphia, 1876, and at same exhibition presented "Aaibulance Cot," 
bearing his name, which was approved by Board of Officers, July 5, 1877, 
and adopted for use in the Navy ; a]ipointed Inspector of Recruits and Re- 
cruiting Stations, November 20, 1878. Commissioned as Medical Director, 
August 20, 1879, and ordered in charge of Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va., 
1880 ; member of Board of Inspection of the Navy, 1880-3 ; in charge of 
Naval Hospital, Washington, D. C, 1883-6; of Naval Hospital, Mare 
Island, California., 1886-8 ; and of Naval Hospital, Brooklvn, N. Y., 1888- 
92; special duty. New York, 1892-3; in charge of NavafHospital, Wash- 
ington, July, 1893, to September 28, 1895, when, having reached the consti- 
tutional limitation of age, he was placed upon the retired list with the relative 
rank of Commodore, having been forty years and five months upon the active 
list, of which an aggregate of only one year and ten months was unem- 
ployed ; has represented the Medical Department of the Navy in the Ameri- 
can Medical Association, as delegate and permanent member, annually, since 
1876 ; elected Chairman of Section on State Medicine, 1882, and Yice-Pres- 



252 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

ident of the AsjH)ciation, 1884; Chairman of the Rush Monument Committee, 
1885-98; delegate and permanent member of the American Publio Heahli 
Association, since 1876; elected Second Vice-President, 1881; First Vice- 
President, 1882, and President. 1883; Fellow of the American Academy of 
Medicine since 188.">, and elected Vice-President, 1883, and President, l'^84; 
President of the Naval Medical Society. 1883-4; member of the American 
Cliinatoloirical Association since 1887 ; elected First Vit-e-Presidont, 1889 ; 
President of Section on Climatology and Deinography of the Ninth Inter- 
national Medical Congress convened at Washington, September '>. 18S7 ; 
appointed delegate to rtipresent tlie Medical Department of the Navy, at the 
annual meeting of the British Medical As.sociation held at Birmingham. Eng- 
land. July 29. 1890 ; delegate to the Tenth International Medical Congress 
convened at Berlin, August 2. 1890 ; and elected Honorary President of the 
Section on Medical Geography and Climatology, and of Section on Military 
and Naval Hygiene; member of Triennial Congress of American Physicians 
and Surgeons, Wa.<hiugton. September. 1891 ; President of Section on Hy- 
giene, Climatology and Demography of the Pan-American Medical Congress 
convened at Washington, September 5, 1893; member of The Association 
of Military Surgeons of the United States since 1894 ; elected Second Vice- 
President," 1895^; First Vice-President, 1896: President, 1897; of the State 
Medical Societies of New Hampshire. West Virginia, and California, and of 
the Medical Society of the District of Columbia ; Fellow of the New York 
Academy of Meilicine : member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of 
Philadelphia ; of tlie Pennsylvania Historical Society, of tlie American Phil- 
osophical Society, of the Biological Society of Washington, of the Trinity 
Historical Society of Dallas. Texas, of the ^Military Drder of the Loyal 
Legion of the United States, and of the National Academy of Medicine of 
Mexico ; Honorary Member of the Societe Francaise d'Hvgiene ; and corres- 
ponding member of the Societe des Sciences Physiques, Naturelles et Clima- 
tologiques de I'Algerie ; Associate Editor of the "Annual of the Univei'sal 
Medical Sciences," 1887-93 ; of " Wood's Handbook of the :\[edical 
Sciences," 1894, and of "The Twentieth Century Practice of Medicine." 
1895; a»//(or of "A Look at Lisbon." 1866; "A Night in a Typhoon," 1870; 
" Practical Sng<restions in Naval Hygiene," 1871-2-3 ; "A Summer Cruise 
among the Atlantic Islands," 1875 ; '" Sanitary Reform in Ship Life," 1876 : 
"Sanitary Commonplaces Applied to the Navy." 1877; " Statistics of Ado- 
lescent Growth." 1879; "Transportation of Sick and Wounded," 1879; 
"The Prevention of Venereal for the Protection of the Innocent and Help- 
less." 1879-82; "Health the True Nobility," 1881; "State Medicine," 
1882; "Medical Education the Fundamental Fact in Medical Ethics." 
1883; "The Higher Plane in Medicine," 1883; "Vital Statistics as Sani- 
tary Monitors." 1883 ; " Thirty Years of Sanitary Proirress in the Navv," 
1884; "The Sanitary Responsibilities of the Citizen." 1884; "The Trade 
Aspect of Medicine," 1884 ; " The Dignity and Importance of the Individ- 
ual." 1885; "Sanitary Ignorance among High and Loav," 1885; "What is 
Medicine ? " 1885 ; " Economic Sanitation." 1886 : " The Domain of Clima- 
tology and Demography." 1887; "The Therajn' of Ocean Climate." 1889 ; 
"The Place of Naval aiid Military Medicine in the Profession." 1890; "The 
Hospital ; an Element and Exponent of Medical Education," 1892 ; '■ In- 
tellectual Progress in Medicine." 1892 : " Sanitary Motes and Beams." 1893 ; 
" On Doctors in General, and one in Particular. Surgeon-General Benjamin 
Rush, of the Revolutionary Armv." 1894; "The Status of the Medical 
Officer in the Military and Naval Establishments," and " Grade, Rank, and 
Title," 1897. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 253 

WITH RELATIVE RANK OF CAPTAIN. 

Phineas J. Horwitz.— Born at Baltimore, INId., March 3, 1822; grad- 
uated as doctor at the University of i\Iarylaiid, ]\Iarch, 1-S45. Apjiointed an 
Ai<si,-<tant iSiin/eoii in the Navy, November 8, 1847, and immediately there- 
after as;<igued to duty in the Gulf Squadron, then operating against Mexico. 
Dr. Ilorwitz Avas at once placed in chaige of the Naval Hospital at Tahasco, 
and remained there until the close of the war. This duty was j)erformed so 
ethciently and energetically as to receive the personal commendation and 
thanks of the commander-in-chief of squadron, Commodore M. C. Perry. 
He was next detailed for the frigate '• Constitution," bound for the ^Nlediter- 
raneiui Station ; at the termination of the cruise was ordered to the '■ Relief," 
destined for Brazil ; he was examined and passed for promotion, January, 
1853 ; he was then assigned to the steamer " Princeton," aboard which vessel 
he served some two years ; after this he was ordered to the ''Supply," belong- 
ing to the African and Brazilian Stations; on reaching the United States, in 
1859, he was offered the position of assistant to the ISureau of JNIedicine and 
Surgery, which office he held until appointed Chief of the Bureau of Medi- 
cine and Surgery, July 1, 1865, a position which he held until his term of 
service expirtd, July 1, 1869; on the nineteenth of April, 1861, Dr. Horwitz 
was promoted to the grade of Surgeon, but his services in the bureau were 
considered so important that he v.as not i)ermitted to vacate his ai)pointmeut 
as assistant, and Congress, in acknowledgment of the immense amount of 
work he was performing, voted to give him the highest shore-pay of his 
grade; during the entire period of the Avar of the Rebellion the labor of the 
bureau fell almost wholly upon the shoulders of Dr. Horwitz, and his was 
the only buieau in which the clerical force was not increased. The whole 
system of tabulating the casualties of the war, of indexing the books of refer- 
ence, reports of survey, certiticates of disability and of diseases, was designed 
and carried forward by Dr. Horwitz, so that there Avas probably no case of 
injury, disease or disability that occurred during the doctor's connection A\'ith 
the bureau that Avill not be found in its a])i)roj)riate place in the Surgeon- 
General's office ; the immense uund)er of pension cases accruing during the 
Avar Avere all examined, adjusted and {)repared by the doctor, and everv official 
letter that left the bureau Avas AViitten by him. All this Avas done Avithout 
the aid of a single additional Avriter or clerk. On leaving the bureau in 1869, 
Dr. Horwitz Avas placed in charge of the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, since 
which time he has been assigned to various duties on that station. He Avas 
promoted to the grade of Medica/ Lt-^pectuv, ^larch 3, 1871, and to the grade 
of Medical Director, December 19, 1873 ; Naval Asylum, Philadelphia, l<s77- 
83; President of Examining Board, Philadelphia, "1883-4. Retired, 1884. 

Edward Shippen. — Born in Ncav Jersey. A.B. and A.M., Princeton ; 
M.D., University of Pennsylvania; FelloAv of the College of Physicians, 
Philadel[)hia ; Member Historical Society of Pennsylvania ; President of Gene- 
alogical Society of Pennsylvania ; De})nty Governor of the Society of Colo- 
nial Wars of Pennsylvania ; Companion of the Loyal Legion, etc., etc. ; 
ap})ointed from Pennsylvania, August 7, 1849, entered the service as Assist- 
ant Surgeo)!.; attached to sloop " JNIarion," East India Squadron, 1849-52; 
receiving-ship "Ohio," Boston, 1852-3; steamer "Fulton," Fishing-Banks 
Squadron, 1853; steamer " Hetzel," Coast Survey, 1854 ; brig " Dolphin," 
coast of Africa, 1855-7 ; Rendezvous, Philadelphia, 1857 ; Naval Asylum, 
Philadelphia, 1858; steamer "Caledonia," Paraguay Expedition, 1859 ; flag- 
ship "Congress," Brazil Squadron, 1859-61. Commissioned as Surgeon, 



254 RECORDS OF LIVIXG OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

April 26, 1861 ; frigate "Congress," North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 
1861-62 ; in the " Congress " when attacked by the rebel ram " Merrimac," 
at Newport News and injured by shell ; recorder of Medical Examining 
Board, Philadelphia, 1862 ; receiving-ship and special recruiting duty, New 
York, 1862-4; frigate " New Ironsides," North Atlantic Squadron, 1864-5 ; 
at both battles of Fort Fisher, and at Bermuda Hundred ; steam-sloop 
" Canandaigua," European Squadron, 1866-8; diu-ing which made tlie Rus- 
sian cruise, under Admiral Farragut; member of Naval Retiring Board, 
Philadelphia, 18()8; surgeon of the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., 1869- 
71 ; Fleet-Surgeon, Euro])eau Station, 1871-3 ; Navy Yard, Phihulelphia, 
1873; Naval Hospital, Pliiladelphia, 1874-9. Commissioned as Medkni 
Director, 1876 ; president of the Naval Medical Examining Board, Philadel- 
phia, 1880-1 ; president Board of Examiners, March. 1881-83; Naval Hos- 
pital, Philadelphia, 1883-6; special duty, Philadelphia, 1886-8. Retired, 
1888. 

Samuel F. Coues. — Born in New Hampshire. Appointed from New 
Hampshire, February 25, 1851. Entered the service ^^i■s,Assktant Surgeon; 
Coast Survey, 1851 ; attached to sloop " Portsmouth," Pacific Squadron, 
1851-5; Bureau Medicine and Surgery, 1855; hospital, Ciielsea, JNIass., 
1857; laboratory, New York, 1858-9; steamer "Saginaw," 1861. Com- 
missioned as Surgeon, April 26, 1861 ; steam-sloop " Hartford," 1863 ; 
receiving-ship " Ohio," Boston, 1863 ; steam-sloop " Housatouic," South 
Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1863 ; steam-sloop "Saranac," Pacific Squad- 
ron, 1864-6; Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass., 1866-8; steam-sloop " Rich- 
mond," Eu'-opean Squadron, 1868-71. Commissioned as Medical Inspector, 
1871; leave, Europe, 1872; frigate "Colorado," North Atlantic Station, 
1872-3 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1873-5 ; Fleet-Surgeon, North 
Atlantic Station, 1875-6. Commissioned as Medical Director, 1876 ; Naval 
Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1876-9; special duty, Boston, 1879-80; Naval 
Laboratory, New York, 1880-3; President ISIedical Examining Board, 
1884-5 ; Naval Hospital, Chelsea, 1885-7. Retired, 1887. 

Jacob S. Dungan.— Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsyl- 
vania, February 25, 1851 ; entered the service as Assistant Surgeon; attached 
to steamer " \'ixen," Home Squadron, 1852; Coast Survey, 1853; steamer 
"Fulton," Home Squadron, 1854-5; Naval Hospital, Norfolk, 1857-8; 
Paraguay Expedition, 1859; receiving-ship "Philadelphia," 1861; sloop 
" Portsmouth," West Gulf Squadron, 1861-4. Commissioned as Surgeon, 
May 1, 1861 ; Naval Asylum, Philadelphia, 1865; Naval Acaden)y, 1866; 
Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1867-8 ; steamer " Ossipee," Pacific Squadron, 1869-71 ; 
Naval Hospital, Mare Island, 1871-5. Commissioned as Medical Inspector, 
1871, and as Medical Director, 1876; Fleet Surgeon, Pacific Station, 1876- 
82 ; Naval Hospital, Yokohama, 1882-5 ; Recruiting Office, San Francisco, 
1885-6. Retired, 1886. 

George Peck. — Born at Orange, New Jersey; graduated at College of 
Physicians and Surgeons, New York, March 6, 1847 ; received, June 27, 
1857, honorary degree of A. M. from College of New Jersey; examined by 
Board of Naval IMedical Officers, and found qualified for appointment, Janu- 
ary 3, 1851. Commissioned Assistant Surgeon, February 25, 1851 ; ordered 
to the "Cyane," Home Squadron, August 23, 1851 ; cruised in the Gulf of 
Mexico, Caribbean Sea and West Indies; crossed the Isthmus of Panama 
before the construction of the railroad ; assisted the survivors of Strain's 
Expedition to Darien ; journeyed to the Pacific, via the San Juan River and 
Lake Nicaragua to San Juan del Sur ; carried despatches to the United 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S, NAVY. 255 

States Minister at Leon, and visited the principal cities and towns of Nica- 
ragua ; participated in the bombardment of San Juan del Norte ; detached 
from the " Cyaue," September 1, 1854; ordered to the Naval Rendezvous, 
New York, September 13, 1854; detached, October 15, 1855; examined and 
recommended for promotion, April 10, 1856; ordered to frigate "St. Law- 
rence," Brazil Station, September 20, 1856 ; joined the Paraguay Expedition ; 
detached from the "St. Lawrence," May 11, 1859; ordered to the receiving- 
ship "North Carolina," New York, July 2, 1859; detached and ordered to 
the steam sloop-of-war " Seminole," Brazil Station, March 9, 1860. Com- 
missioned Surgeon, May 30, 1861 ; returned to the United States in the 
"Seminole," and joined the North Atlantic Blockading Fleet; served on the 
Potomac River during the attempted blockade by rebel batteries, and took 
part in the capture of Port Royal, Fernaudina and Norfolk, and the batteries 
at SewelFs Point ; witnessed the burning of the rebel ram " Merrimac " ; de- 
tached from the " Seminole," July 9, 1862; ordered to the Marine Rendez- 
vous, New York, August 18, 1862 ; detached, September 24, 1864, and 
ordered to the " Dictator," North Atlantic Blockading Fleet ; detached, 
September 2, 1865, and ordered to the "Vanderbilt," convoy of the "Monad- 
nock," via Strait of Magellan, to San Francisco; en route witnessed the bom- 
bardment of Valparaiso and Callao by the Spaniards ; volunteered to aid in 
care of the wounded after the actioii at Callao, and assisted the medical officer 
in charge aboard the " Villa de Madrid," of the Spanish fleet ; visited the 
Peruvian Hospital ashore, and tendered service to the medical officer in 
charge ; detached June 28, 1866, and accompanied Commodore John Rodgers 
from San Francisco to the Atlantic coast before the completion of the railway, 
escorted by a squadron of United States cavalry ; ordered to Navy Yard, 
New York, April 1, 1867 ; detached May 20, 1869, and ordered to the fri- 
gate " Sabine," May 25, 1869 ; received aboard from the Naval Academy the 
graduated class of midshipmen, and sailed on a practice-cruise to Europe and 
Brazil ; detached, July 28, 1870 ; ordered to the Navy Yard, New York, Sep- 
tember 15, 1870. Commissioned Medical Inspector, May 28, 1871 ; detached 
May 11, 1872, and ordered to the North Atlantic Fleet; reported on board 
the flagship " Worcester," at Key West, for duty as surgeon of the fleet ; de- 
tached, December 26, 1873 ; ordered as member of the Retiring Board and 
for examination of officers for promotion, Washington, February 25, 1874 ; 
detached, April 10, 1877, and appointed member of Naval Medical Examin- 
ing Board. December 1, 1877 ; ordered to examination for promotion, Janu- 
ary 14, 1878. Commissioned Medical Director, of the grade of Captain, from 
January 7, 1878 ; detached and ordered, April 30, 1879, as member of Re- 
tiring Board and President of Medical Examining Board ; detached, and 
ordered as President of Board of Physical Examination of officers for promo- 
tion, September 3, 1879 ; detached, February 29, 1880, and ordered as member 
of Naval Medical Examining Board, Philadelphia, Pa., March 1, 1880; 
ordered JNTedical Director of Naval Hospital, Mare Island, California, July 2, 
1880 ; detached, October 8, 1883, and on leave ; ordered as member of Naval 
Board of Inspection and Survey, December 15, 1888, and detached, June 3, 
1885, and on waiting orders; ordered as member of Court of Inquiry, 
Washington, June 20, 1884; court dissolved, December 31, 1884; ordered 
as delegate from Medical Department of the Navy to annual meeting of 
American Medical Association, April 9, 1884, Washington, and April 23, 
1885, at New Orleans ; ordered as delegate to represent the Medical Depart- 
ment of the Navy at the Ninth International Medical Congress, Washington, 
August 28, 1887 ; ordered as member of the Examining Board, Navy 



256 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Department, Washington, November 5, 1887, and detached, July 9 1888 ; 
and from length of service, in conformity with Chapter III., Section 1444, 
Revised Statutes of the United States, transferred to the retired list of officers 
of the navy. He is a member of the American Medical Association, Ameri- 
can Academy of Medicine, American Public Health Association, New York 
Acadtmy of Medicine, New York Society for the Relief of Widows and Or- 
phans of JNIedical Men, IMilitary Order of the Loyal Legion of the United 
States, New Jersey Historical Society, Washington Head(|uarters Association, 
Morristown, New Jersey, and Sons of the American Revolution, Society of 
New -hrsey. 

Thomas J. Turner. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Penn- 
sylvania, December 16, 18.')3. Entered the service as Amdant Surgeon; 
attached to Pacific S(iuadron, 1854—5; frigate "Independence," Pacific 
Squadron, 1856; sloop "John Adams," Pacihc Squadron, 1857-8; rendez- 
vous, Philadelphia, 1859; Laboratory, New York, 1861-2. Commissioned 
as Surgeon, June 10, 1861 ; steam sloop " Ossipee," North Atlantic Squadron, 
1863; Naval Hospital, Pensacola, 1864-5 ; special duty, Philadelphia, 1866 ; 
member Board of Examiners, 1867 ; Recorder Board of Examiners, 1868-9 ; 
attached to steam-sloop " Juniata," European Squadron. 1869-72. Com- 
missioned as Medical Inspector, A\)Yi\ 2(). 1872; special duty, Washington, 
1872-5 ; Fleet-Surgeon, Asiatic Station, 1875-7 ; Secretary of National Board 
of Health, 1878-82. Commissioned as Medical Director, April 2, 1879 ; 
member of National Board of Health, 1882-3 ; member of Medical and 
Retiring Board, 1884-6; in charge of Museum of Hygiene, 1886-9; wait- 
ing orders, February, 1889, to date of retirement, September 21, 1891. 

John Y. Taylor. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Delaware, 
September 26, 1853. Entered the service as Assistant iSurgeon ; attached to 
sloop ''Decatur," Pacific Squadron, 1853-7 ; rendezvous, Philadelphia, 1858 ; 
sloop "Preble," Brazil Squadron, 1859; brig "Dolphin," Brazil Squadron, 
1860; Naval Hospital, New York, 1861 ; steam-sloop "Oneida," West Gulf 
Blockading Squadron, 1861-4; in engagement with the rebel batteries at 
Vicksburg, June, 1862. Commissioned as Surgeon, August 1, 1861 ; steam- 
sloop " Tuscarora," South Atlantic Blockading Scjuadron, 1^65 ; Recorder 
Examining Board, Philadelphia, 1866 ; Naval Hospital New York, 1867-8; 
steam-sloop " Plymouth," European Squadron, 1868-72. Commissioned as 
Medical Inspector, June 29, 1872; member Board of Examiners, 1872-7. 
Commissioned as Medical Director, April, 1879 ; Naval Hospital, Washing- 
ton, 1879-83 ; Naval Hospital, Norfolk, June, 1883-6 ; Naval Hospital, New 
York, 1887-8; member of Medical Examining Board, 1888-9; President 
IMedicid Examining Board, 1889, to date of retirement, January 21, 1891. 

William T. Hord. — Born in Kentucky. Apjiointed from Kentucky, 
November 1, 1854 Entered the service ns Assistant Surgeon; went to Medi- 
terranean in frigate " Congress," July, 1855 ; transferred to frigate " Saranac," 
on that station, September 28, 1855 ; returned to United States, and detached, 
June 28, 1856; ordered to store-ship "Relief," Brazil Squadron, Augu.st 14, 
1856 ; detached, Maich, 1857 ; ordered to store-ship "Sup[)ly," Brazil Squad- 
ron, March, 1857 ; detached, August. 1857 ; ordered to Coast Survey steamer 
" Walker," October 28, 1857 ; detached, June, 1858 ; ordered to Naval Hos- 
pital, Norfolk, June 14, 1858 ; detached, December 22, 1858. Promoted to 
Passed As.^idant Surgeon, April, 1859; ordered to steam-sloop "Lancaster," 
Pacific Squadron, April 9, 1859; transferred to sloop " Cyane," Pacific 
Squadron, at Acapulco, July 16, 1861. Promoted to Surgeon, August 1, 
1861 ; detached from " Cyane," at Panama, and ordered home, November 11, 



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1861 ; volunteer aide on General Nelson's staff, from the battle of Pittsburg 
Landing to the evacuation of Corinth, Mississippi, by General Beauregard ; 
ordered, June 14, 18(32, to receiving- ship "Ohio," at Boston; detached, De- 
cember, 18(52, and ordered to steam-sloop " Pawnee," attached to South Atlantic 
Blockading S(![uadrou ; participated in all the operations against the enemy's 
works at Charleston, South Carolina, during the year 1863, by Admirals Du 
Pont and Dahlgren and General Gilmore ; ordered to steam-frigate "Wabash," 
off Charleston, South Carolina, August 10, 1863 ; detached, sick, December, 
1863 ; ordered to recruiting service, June 15, 1864, at Jersey City, New Jer- 
sey ; detached and ordered to Mound City, Illinois, August 31, 1864; 
detached and ordered to steam-sloop " Mouongahela," November 8, 1865, 
West India Squadron ; wrecked in an earthquake at Santa Croix, West 
Indies, November 18, 1867; Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia, October, 12, 
1868 ; detached, October, 1871. Commissioned as Medical Tufipedor, July 6, 
1872; Fleet-Surgeon, South Atlantic Station, March 28, 1872, to April 1, 
1874; member of Board of Examiners, 1874-6; Navy Yard, Boston, Sep- 
tember 1, 1876, to April 1, 1879. Commissioned as Medical Director, May 
1, 1879; Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass., April 1, 1879, to April, 1882; 
member of Medical Examining Board, Washington, D. C, April, 1882, to 
October, 1886 ; Naval Hospital, Philadel])hia, October 6, 1886, to October 6, 
1889 ; member of the Medical Examining Board, Washington, D. C, Novem- 
ber 27, 1889 ; President of Examining Board, January 22, 1891, until his 
retirement for age, March 3, 1893. 

Richard C. Dean. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from New Jersey, 
April 17, 1856 ; entered the service as Assistant Surgeon; attached to sloop 
" Dale," coast of Africa, 1857-9 ; steamer " Crusader," Home Squadron, 1860 ; 
steam-sloop "Wyandotte," 1861; steam-sloop " Tuscarora," special service, 
1861-3. Commissioned as Surgeon, August 1, 1861 ; steam sloop " Tuscarora," 
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864 ; Naval Academy, 1865-6 ; steam- 
sloop " Sacramento," special service, l''>67 ; steamer " Michigan," on the lakes 
1868-9 ; assistant to Chief of Bureau of Medicine, 1870-4. Commissioned as 
Medical Infpector, June 8, 1873 ; frigate " Congress," European Station, 1874- 
6 ; member of Examining and Retiring Boards, 1877-8 ; member of Board of 
Inspection, 1879. Commissioned as Medical Director, June, 1880; Naval 
Hospital, Phi hadelphia, 1880-3 ; Naval Hospital, New York, March, 1883-6 ; 
member of Examining and Retiring Boards, 1886-7 ; Naval Hospital, Chel- 
sea, 1887-91 ; member of Examining Board, January, 1891, to June, 1893 ; 
special duty in Europe, June, 1893, to December, 1893; President Medical 
Examining Board, December, 1893, to May, 1895. Retired May, 1895. 

Delavan Bloodgood. — Born in New York State. Commissioned Assist- 
ant Stirgeoii, March 13, 1857. Promoted to Passed Assistayit i^urgeon, Decem- 
ber 24, 1861 ; to Surgeon, January 24, 1862; to 3Iedical Inspector, February 
3, 1875; to Medical Director, August 22, 1884; retired on 20th of August, 
1893, in compliance with the statutory law. His first cruise was aboard the 
flag-ship, " Merrimac,"on the Pacific Station, 1857-60 ; his next aboard the 
steamer " Moliawk," 1860-1, about Cuba and adjacent islands, for the sup- 
pression of the slave trade. Several vessels with their cargoes of slaves from 
the coast of Africa were captured. In anticipation of the great impending 
conflict the " INIohawk " played an essential role in the strategic movements 
which saved the " Keys of the Gulf," in which he was engaged, from seizure 
by the secessionists. The next succeeding affairs were the evacuation of 
the Pensacola Navy Yard, the convoying from Texas of the troops surrendered 
by Twiggs, and the establishment off Santa Rosa Island of the first blockade 
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258 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

of the war. After passing the summer of 1861 in the Gulf, Assistant Surgeon 
Bloodgoutl was ordered North for examination preliminary to promotion, 
and arriving oti' Port Koyal at the time oltliat battle wa^ diverted to another 
transport and put in eharge of a lot of the wounded and siek for eonveyance 
to hospital. After promotion he was detailed to the sloop-of-war " Dacotah," 
on which he served till near the close of the war : participating in the various 
operations about Hampton Roads, from the tirst appearance otthe rebel ram 
" Merrimac," till its /Wo-rfc-sf ; uj) the rivers in conjunction with the tii-st 
Peninsular campaign; for awhile with Farrngut, in the Mississippi; then in 
the Flying Squadron; but the most of the work was in blockading oti' the 
Carolinas. and in minor engagements with shore batteries. During this ser- 
vice the " Dacotah " was visited by an epidemic of yellow lever and by 
another of small-jiox. En route homeward after this cruise Surgeon Blood- 
good was captured by railroad raiders in Maryland, but etlected his escape, 
sine impaltminta. from the cavalcade of prisoners bound to Libby. In the 
two years succeeding the war Surgeon Bloodgood made the lake cruise 
aboard the steamer " Michigan," and next was attached to tiie receiving-ship 
"Vermont," until the breaking out of yellow fever aboard the "Jamestown," 
when he was ordered in mid-winter from New York to that inl'ected ship in 
the tropics, aboard which the mortality proved phenomenal, and he was one 
of the tew who survived an attack of the ]iestilence. From Panan)a Bay (for 
disinfection! the ''Jamestown," sailed to Sitka, and there participated in the 
ceremonies of the transfer of Alaska from Russia to the United States. The 
"winter of 1867-8 was passed in Alaska, and in the spring following the 
" Jamestown," was put out of commission at iNIare Island Navy Yard, and 
Dr Bloodgood transferred to the " Lackawanna " on the Mexican ct»ast, 
there completetl his second Pacific cruise. He was next on shore duty at 
New York, until May, 1872. when he joined the "Plymouth" on the Euro- 
pean Station ; but after a few months again took passage and proceedeil by 
the India route to the Asiatic Station, where as Fleet-Surgeon he served, suc- 
cessively, aboard the tiag-ships "Colorado," "Lackawanna" and " Hartford." 
At the end of two years he exchanijed to the Pacific Station as Fleet-Surgeon ; 
but soon afterwards was ordered home ; and so as a i)assenger, ami on duty, 
accomplished the circuit of the globe. After a tour of shore duty in New 
York his next and last service afloat was as Fleet-Surgeon <ui the European 
Station, aboard the flag-ship " Trenton," 1877-9. Returned from the Medi- 
terranean, he was placed in charge, first of the Naval Hospital, in Brooklyn, 
and next of the Laboratory ; these duties continued till the autunni of 188t), 
when he was sent in charge of the Naval Hospital at Norfolk ; but on the 
1st of July following, he was recalled to the directorship of the Naval Labor- 
atory, which position, together with that of Head of the Department of Instruc- 
tion (when that establishment was instituted and joined to the Laboratory), 
he retained until his retirement. Dr. Bloodgood's home is in the Borough 
of Brooklyn, with a summer residence on an island in Lake George. He is 
an alumnus of Colgate University, at Hamilton, N. Y., and of Jetter.^on 
Medical College, in Philadelphia. He is a mend)er of the Military Order of 
the Loyal Legion; of the Holland Society ; of the Society of Colonial Wars; 
of the St. Nicholas Society of Nassau Island ; and of the Universitv, and the 
Yacht, and the St. Nicholas Clubs of New York, and of the Oxford Club of 
Brooklyn. 

David Kindleberger. — Born in Ohio, September 2, 1834. Appointed 
from Ohio, May 20, 1859; entered the service as Assistant Sun/con; 
attached to steam-sloop "San Jacinto," coast of Africa, June 10, to Decern- 



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ber 20, 1859; sloop "Portsmouth," coiist of Africa, December, 1859, to 
October, 1861; Navy Yard, Pliihulelpliia, December, 1861, to February, 
1862; steamer "Miami," West Gulf Blockadiug S(iua(lroii, February to 
May, 1862 ; i)resent at tlie passage of Forts Jacksou and ^t. Philip, and 
ca])ture of New Orleans; Navy Yard, Philadelphia, July to August, 1862. 
Commissioned as /Surgeoib, August 14,1862; steam-sloop " Monongahela," 
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, December, 1862-3 ; West Gulf 
Blockading Squadron, 1864-5 ; was in the actions of Port Hudson, Donald- 
sonville, forts of Mobile Bay, and the rebel ram " Teniiessee ; " gunboat 
"Itasca," April to September, 18(55; leave of absence, September, 1865, to 
October, 1866 ; steamer " De Soto," North Atlantic S(iuadron, October, 
1866, to January, 1868; was in her during the great earthcpuike at St. 
Thomas, October, 1867, when she came near being lost by the tidal waves; 
Marine Kendezvous, Washington, May to .July, 1869; receiving-ship "Inde- 
pendence," Mare Island, California, July to August, 1869 ; Naval Rendez- 
vous, San Francisco, California, 1869-71 ; " Wachusett," European Station, 
1872-4; member Retiring and Examining Boards, 1874-7 ; Fleet Surgeon, 
Asiatic Station, 1877-80. Commissioned as Medical Inspector, 1877 ; mem- 
ber of Examining and Retiring Board, March 2, 1880-4. Commissioned 
Medkal Director, August, 1884; Fleet-Surgeou, Pacific Station, 1884; 
Naval Hospital, Washington, 1886-8 ; member Medical Examining Board, 
1888-91; si)ecial duty, Philadelphia, June, 1891, to May, 1893; Naval 
Hospital, Philadelphia", May, 1893, to 1896. Retired, September, 1896. 

Philip S. Wales.— Born in Maryland. Appointed from Maryland 
August 7, 1846 ; entered the service as Assistant Surgeon; attached to Naval 
Academy, 1857 ; steam-frigate " Mississippi," East India Squadron, 1858-60 ; 
steamer "Water Witch," 1861. Commissioned as Suryeon, October 12, 
1861; Naval Hospital, Norfolk, 1863; steamer "Fort Jackson," Noith 
Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864 ; steamer " Fort Jackson," West Gulf 
Blockading Squadron, 1865 ; Examining Board, 1868 ; sloop " Portsmouth," 
South Atlantic Squadron, 1868-9; steam-sloop "Guerriere," Eurojeau 
Station, 1870-2 ; member Board of Examiners, 1872-4. Commissioned as 
Medical Inspector, June 30, 1873; special duty, Washington, 1874-8; 
appointed Chief of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, January 1880, and 
remained in that position until his term expired in 1884 ; special duty 
Washington, 1884-7. Commissioned as Medical Director, October, 1881. 
Charge Museum of Hygiene, Washington, D. C, August, 1890, to June, 
1893; member of Retiring Board, June, 1893-6. Retired, February, 1896. 

Henry M, Wells. — Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from Massa- 
chusetts, July 30, 1861. Entered the service as Assiitant Surgeon ; attached 
to Naval Rendezvous and Hospital, Boston, 1861 ; sloo]) "Portsmouth" and 
steamer " Tennessee," West (Julf Blockading Squadron, 1861-3 ; ])articipated 
in engagements with Forts Jackson and St. Philip, in April, 1862; batteries 
at Donaldsonville, Grand Gulf, Port Hudson and Vicksburg, on the Missis- 
si])pi River, in 1862-3; receiving-ship and hospital, Boston, 1864 ; frigate 
"Sabine," 1864; iron-clad •' Onondago," North Atlantic Blockading Squad- 
ron, 1865; batteries on James River, Virginia, 1865 ; Navy Yard, Washing- 
ton, District of Columbia, and steamer " Shamokin," Brazil Squadron, 1865-8. 
Commissioned as Surgeon, October 9, 1866; Naval Hos])ital, New York, 
1869-71; "Canandaigua," 1872-5; receiving-ship "Colorado," 1876-8; 
" Ticonderoga," special service, 1878-80 ; U. S Naval Laboratory and Hos- 
pital, New York, 1881-4. Promoted to Medical Insjjector, August, 1884 ; 
flagship "Lancaster," European and South Atlantic Stations, 1884-7; in 



260 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

charge of Museum of Hygieue, Washington, D. C, 1888-90; Naval Hospi- 
tal, Wasbiuirton, July, 1890, to July, 1893. Commissioned Medical Director, 
September 22, 1891 ; member Medical Examining Board, July, 1893, to 
August, 1893 ; Naval Laboratory, New York, August, 1893-7. Retired, 
January, 1897. 

Thomas N. Penrose. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed Assistant 
Surc/fon, November 11, 1861; steamer "Harriet Lane," South Atlantic 
Station, 1862-8; steamer " Massachusetts," 1863-4. Promoted to Passed 
Assistant Surgeon, 1866; "Hartford," East India Squadron, 1866-7; 
" Wachusett." North Atlantic Station, 1868 ; League Island Station, l<S(!8-9 ; 
" Swatara," North Atlantic Fleet, 1870-1. Promoted to 6'»rr/eo;t, May 28, 
1871 ; Naval Hosi)ital, Phihidelphia, 1873; " Ticonderoga," South Atlantic 
Station, 1873-5 ; practice-ship '' Constellation," 1^75 ; " Marion," European 
Station, 1876-8 ; Naval Hospital, Norfolk, 1878-80; "Michigan," North- 
western Lakes, 1881-2 ; " Swatara," North Atlantic Station, 1882-5 ; Navy 
Yard, Boston, 1885-8 ; " Richmond," South Atlantic Station, 1888-90. 
Commissioned as Medical Inspector, Januarv, 1889; waiting ordei"s, Septem- 
ber. 1890, to April, 1891 ; Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Ya., xVpril, 1891, to 
1894 ; speciui duty. New York, August, 1894; Naval Hospital, New York, 
November, 1895-7. Promoted to Medical Director, February, 1896. Re- 
tired, June, 1897. 

Benjamin H. Kidder. — Born iu Massachusetts. Appointed from Mas- 
sachusetts, September 20, 1861 ; entered the service as As,4stant fSurgeon ; 
attached to steam-gunboat " jNIarblehead," South Atlantic Blockading Squad- 
ron, 1862-4 ; steam frigate " Colorado " (flag-ship). North Atlantic S(juadron, 
1865; steamer " De Soto," special service, 1866, and North Atlantic Squad- 
ron, 18t)7. Commissicmed as Surgeon^ March 2, 1868 ; special duty, Boston, 
1869-70 ; " Terror" (iron-clad), N. A. Squadron, 1870-1 ; " Ossipee," N. A. 
Station, 1873-6; Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, 1877-8; October, 1878, to 
October, 1881, on store-ships " New Hampshire" and " Wyoming," at Port 
Royal, S. C. ; April to November, 1882, on receiving-ship "Wabash," at 
Boston ; November, 1882, to September, 1883, at Naval Station, Port Royal, 
S C; September, 1883, to March, 1885, at Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. ; May, 
18.^5, to June, 1886, on "Powhatan," N. A. Station ; June, 1886, to June, 
1888, Fleet-Surgeon, N. A. Station ; Naval Academy, June, 1889, to October, 
1892 ; Naval Staticm, Port Royal, October, 1892, to September, 1893. Pro- 
moted Medical Director, August 21, 1893 ; waiting orders, September, 1893- 
94 ; special duty. August, 1894; President INIedical Examining Board, Jan- 
uary, 1895-S. Retired, February, 1898. 

Edward S. Bogert. — Born iu New York. Appointed from New York, 
July 30, 1861. Entered the service xx^ Assistant Surgeon ; attached to frigate 
"Congress," 1861 ; attached to steam-gunboat "Cayuga," West Gulf Block- 
ading Squadron, 18(il-3 ; participated in the passage of the forts below New 
Orleans, and action with rebel gunboats, and subsequent campaign in the 
Mississippi River ; Naval Hospital, New York, 1864 ; steam-frigate " Nia- 
gara," special service, 1864 ; Naval Hospital, New York, 1866. Commis- 
sioned as Surgeon, April 7, 1866; Naval Laboratory, New York, 1867-70; 
" Congress," special service, 1870-2 ; Recorder Board of Examiners, 1873 ; 
Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1873-7; " Monongahela," Asiatic Squadron, 
1877-9 ; INIariue Barracks, Brooklyn, 1879-82. Commissioned as Medical 
Inspector, September, 1882 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, June, 1882-3 ; Fleet Sur- 
geon, Asiatic Station, 1883-6 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1886-9 ; President 
Medical Examining Board, New York, 1889 to April, 1892. Commissioned 



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as Medical Director, November, 1889 ; Naval Hospital, New York, April, 
1892, to November, 1895; special duty. New York City, to date. Retired, 
May, 1898. 

Michael Bradley. — Born in Pennsylvania. Commissioned as Assistant 
Surgcm., July 10, 1861 ; August following, ordered to the gunboat "Louisi- 
ana," North Athvntic Squadron ; present at the battle and ca])ture of Roan- 
oke Island, North Carolina, February 7, 1862 ; in the naval engagement, 
Pasquotank River, that ended in the destruction of the Confederate fleet 
under Commodore Lynch, February 11, 1862; battle and capture of Eliza- 
beth City, North Carolina, February 11, 1862 ; capture of Edenton, Albe- 
marle Sound, North Carolina ; battle and capture of Newbern, North Carolina, 
March 14, 1862; capture of Washington, on the Pamlico River, and at the 
battle and capture of Winton, on the Chowan River, North Carolina. In 
the fall of 1862 ])art of the Southern Army of Vii'ginia made a furious 
attack on Washington, Noith Carolina, and for a time held possession of the 
town. In the engagement that followed, the army gunboat " Picket," before 
firing a shot, blew up, killing thirty-nine of her crew (eighty men), including 
the commanding officer. Captain NichoUs, of the Revenue service. The 
"Louisiana" alone succeeded in driving the enemy out, with great loss. 
April 1, 1863, the enemy held all the approaches to Washington, North 
Carolina, and for twelve successive days the "Louisiana" was the target 
for shifting swamp batteries. In the summer of 1863, detached from the 
" Louisiana " and ordered to the flag-ship " Minnesota," on blockade duty off 
Fort Fisher, North Carolina; December, 1863, detached from the "Minne- 
sota," and ordered to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; spring of 1864, promoted 
to Passed Assista^it Surgeon; July 4, 1864, reported for duty on the Hag-ship 
" Black Hawk," Mississippi Squadron ; December, 1864, temporarily detached 
and ordered to the iron-clad, " Reindeer," to engage the field batteries placed 
on both sides of the Cumberland River by General Hood, to protect his 
columns in crossing when pursued by General Thomas ; a few days afterward 
transferred to the iron-clad, " Neosho," Admiral S. P. Lee in command, and 
engaged the batteries on both sides of the Tennessee River, at Florence, 
Alabama; detached from the "Black Hawk," February 14, 1865, and 
ordered to the hospital ship "Red Rover," as aide to Fleet-Surgeon Ninian 
Pinkney. Commissioned Surgeon, June 12, 1865 ; at the breaking up of the 
Mississippi Squadron, July, 1865, detached, and waiting orders; January, 
1866, ordered to the steamer " Michigan ; " detached, March, 1868, and the 
following month ordered to San Francisco, California, by sea, to join the 
steamer "Tuscarora," for duty in the South Pacific; ship remained on the 
stati(m about one year, when she was ordered, ma Strait of Magellan, to the 
West India Station; detached from the "Tuscarora," January, 1871, and 
waiting orders; November, 1871, ordered to Mound City Station, Illinois; 
detached, r>ecember, 1872; January, 1873, reported for duty at the Navy 
Yard, New York ; detached the following May, and waiting orders ; August, 
1873, ordered to steamer "Alaska," European Station; detached, September, 
1876; January 21,1878, ordered to the flag-ship "Powhatan," as Fleet- 
Surgeon of the North Atlantic Fleet ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1878-9. Com- 
missioned Medical Inspector, December, 1884 ; Fleet-Surgeon, S. A. Squadron, 
September, 1879-82 ; Navy Yard, League Island, June, 1882-6 ; Naval Hos- 
pital, Norfolk, 1886-8. Promoted to Medical Director, June, 1888; special 
duty, Philadelphia, 1889-91 ; Member Medical Examining Board, June, 
1891-95. Retired, March, 1895. 



262 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY, 

A. A. Hoehling. — Appointed an Assistant Snrgeon by Hon. Gideon 
Wells, Secretary of Navy, August 14, 1861 ; became Passed Amstant Surgeon, 
April 24, 1865, and commissioned as such from January 24, 862, by the 
President and Senate of the United States. Comn)issioned a Surgeon from 
the 2d of October, 1867 ; Medical Inspector, from the 31st of January, 1885. 
Promoted Medical Director, May 11, 1893 Reported for duty at the Navy 
Yard, Washington, D. C, on October 22, 1861 ; on December 11, 1861, re- 
ported for duty in the Bomb Flotilla, under the command of Commander D. 
D. Porter, and while therein served on board the U. S. schooners " T. A. 
Ward " and " Dan Smith," which latter joined the Potomac Flotilla in 1862 ; 
on January 26, 1863, reported for duty on the U. S. steamer "Jacob Bell ;" 
on July 21, 1863, reported for duty on board the U. S. iron-clad '' Roanoke ; " 
on July 26, 1864, reported for duty at the United States Naval Asylum, 
Philadel[)hia; on May 10, 1865, reported for duty on board the U. S. S. 
" Dacotah ; " on December 24, 1868, reported for duty as member of the 
Retiring Board, sitting at the Navy Yard at Philadel|)hia ; on May 22, 1869, 
reported on board the U. S. receiving-ship " New Hampshire," at Norfolk, 
Va. ; on September 4, 1869, reported on board the U. S. S. "Frolic ;" on 
November 17, 1870, reported at New York Navy Yard for duty in attending 
officers unattached living in Brooklyn ; from this duty was detached on Feb- 
ruary 14, 1871 ; on May 1, 1871, reported on board the U. S. practice-ship 
"Constellation;" on November 29, 1871, reported at the Naval Station, 
League Island, Philadelphia; on February 5, 1873, reported on board the 
U. S. S. "Juniata;" on February 21, 1873, was placed on sick leave; on 
June 21, 1873, reported for duty at the United States Naval Academy, 
Annapolis, Md. ; on September, 3, 1873, reported for duty on board U. S. S. 
" Monongahela ; " December 31, 1893, was appointed Fleet Surgeon on board 
the flag-ship, which appointment terminated on July 11, 1874, by a relief ; on 
the 19th April, 1876, reported for duty at the Navy Yard, League Island, 
Philadelphia; on August 22, 1879, reported at Navy Yard, AVashington, 
D. C, for special duty in that city ; on February 12, 1884, reported for duty 
on board the U S. S. "Powhatan ; " on March 20, 1885, reported on board 
the U. S. steamer " Pensacola," as Medical Inspector ; on March 7, 1888, was 
detached from the U. S. S " Pensacola," and arrived at home in AVashington, 
D. C, on the day after to await orders ; Navy Yard, League Island, July, 
1890, to September, 1891 ; member Examining Board, New York, Septem- 
ber, 1891, to May, 1893; waiting orders. May, 1893, to 1894; temporary 
duty, May, 1894; Naval Hospital, Boston, Augiiet, 1894. Retired, June, 1895. 

MEDICAL INSPECTORS ON THE RETIRED LIST. 

WITH RELATIVE RANK OF COMMANDER. 

Retired from incapacity resulting from long aud faithful service. 

AVilliam E. Taylor. — Born in Virginia. Appointed from Virginia, July 
3, 1859. Entered the service as Assistant Surgeon; attached to sloop "Sa- 
vannah," Home Squadron, 1859-60 ; sloop "St. Mary's," 18H1. Commissioned 
as Surgeon, Sei)teraber 5, 1<S62; steam-sloop 'Iroquois," North Atlantic 
Blockading Squadron, 1863-4; receiving-ship ''Boston," 1864-5; ironclad 
" IMiantonomah," European Squadron. 1867 ; Navv Yard, Mare Island, 
California, 1869-71; " Pensacola." N. Pacific Station, 1871-2; "Saranac," 
same station, 1872-4 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, 1875-8. Commissioned as 
Medical Inspector, 1877. Retired, 1881. 



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John C. Spear. — Born near Middletown, Delaware, March 12, 1839. 
Was graduated at the University of Pennsylvania as Doctor of Medicine, 

1861. Commissioned Assistant Surgeon in the U. S. Navy, May 9, 1861 ; 
joined U. S frigate " Roanoke," May, 1861 ; engaged blockading Charleston 
and Wilmington ; participated in the engagement between the United States 
vessel-of-war and the rebel ram '■ Merrimac," Hampton Roads, March 8 and 
9, 1862 ; was ordered on board the '' Monitor " directly after the fight to help 
to dress wounds of Captain John L. Worden, aiding Acting As;?istant Sur- 
geon Logue of the " Monitor ; " joined the U. S. steamer " Mahaska," April, 

1862, and was employed on the blockade of the Atlantic Coast for several 
months ; present at the battle of Malvern Hill, and aided there in caring for 
wouuded soldiers, both on board ship and on shore ; present at the shelling of 
Ruggle's Point and other minor engagements with rebel battcies on the 
James and the York Rivers; served as Surgeon and Adjutant of a land ex- 
pedition under Commander Foxhall A. Parker, U. S. N., to Matthews' 
Court-House, Va. ; engaged with rebel batteries mouth of Cape Fear River, 
N. C. ; ordered to U. S. flag-?hip " Minnesota" in the autumn of 1862, and 
served on board of her, North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, till the sum- 
mer of 1863. Promoted to Passed Assistant Surgeon, Octoher 2Q, 1S6S ; on 
duty at Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 1863-4. Commissioned Surgeon, June 23, 
1864; attached to U. S. S. "Seminole," West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 
1864 ; present at the bombardment and surrender of Fort Morgan, Mobile 
Bay ; transferred to U. S. S. " Monongahela," November, 1864, and served 
on blockade off the coast of Texas, until spring of 1865, when ship was 
ordered home to New York at close of the war; was Attending Surgeon in 
the city of Washington, 1865, and also did duty as Assistant to the Chief of 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery in the Navy Department at the same time ; 
ordered to U.S. S. " Swatara," October, 1865; cruised in West Indies, 
1865-6; in Europe and West Coast of Africa, 1866-8 ; "Swatara" captured 
John H. Surratt in Alexandria, Egypt, and brought him to Washington; 
autumn of 1868, detached from " Swatara " and transferred to flag-ship 
" Franklin," Admiral Farragut, and returned to United States ; on duty at 
Naval Rendezvous, Philadel})hia, 1869-70; in the winter of 1870-1, served 
as geologist of the Tehuantepec Surveying Expedition, and wrote a report of 
the geology and general resources of the Isthmus with reference to the con- 
struction of a ship-canal there; ordered to Naval Hospital in Philadelphia, 
1871 ; served on the U. S. S. "Omaha," 1872-4, cruising on coast of Brazil, 
and in the South Pacific ; went as one of the boats crew of volunteers to 
pick up an officer and man overboard at sea, off coast of Patagonia, heavy 
sea running at the time ; attached to the U. S. receiving-ship " Potomac," 
1874-5 ; served on the U. S monitor " Dictator," North Atlantic Squadron, 
for eighteen months from June 1875; had charge of quarantine measures to 
protect U. S. vessels-of-war in Port Royal waters from yellow fever, during 
an epidemic in the vicinity ; commander-in-chief of station officially com- 
mended services to Navy Department, under date of September 29, 1876 ; 
on duty in Washington, 1877-8, as member of Examining Board for admis- 
sion and ])romotion of medical officers. Promoted to Medical Inspector, with 
relative rank of Commander, October. 1878 ; ordered to U. S. flag-ship 
" Trenton " as Fleet-Surgeon, European Station, September, 1879, serving till 
1881 ; member of Medical Examining Board, Navy Department, 1881-2 ; 
and member of Examining Board in Philadelphia, 1882-3, for admission and 
promotion of medical officers ; served as Surgeon of the Navy Yard, New 
York, 1883-6 ; was ordered as Director of U. S. Naval Laboratory, Brook- 



264 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

lyn, N. Y., September, 1886, serving till July, 1887, when was granted leave for 
one year on account of ill health. Placed on retired list, September 14, 1888. 
Member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of U. S.. Is'o. 7353 ; mem- 
ber of tlie Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1869). 

Archibald C. Rhoades. — Born in New Jersey. Appointed from New 
Jersey, July 30, 1861 ; entered the service as A.'^sidant Surgeon ; attached to 
steamer " Pocahoutiis," West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1862-3; Naval 
Hospital, New York, 1864. Commissioned as Surgeon, March 19, 1865 ; 
steamer " Bienville," West Gulf Blockading Squadron. 1865 ; steam-sloop 
" Shenandoah," East India Squadron, 1866-9 ; Naval Hospital, Philadel- 
phia, 1870; member Board of Examiners, 1871 ; store-ship '"Guard," 1873- 
74 ; receiving-ship " Vermont," 1874-5 ; Naval Hospital, Yokohama, 1877- 
81 ; Medical Inspector, August 20, 1879 ; member of Examiuintr Board, 
1881-2 ; Naval Academy, 1882-3 ; '• Tennessee," N. A. Station, 1885 ; Fleet- 
Surgeon, N. A. Station, 1885-6; special duty, New York, 1886-8. Retired, 
September 14, 1888. 

A. S. Oberly. — Born in Pennsylvania, April 7, 1837. Appointed from 
Connecticut; commissioned as Amstant Surgeon, July 30, 1861 ; attached to 
receiving-ship "Oliio," Boston, and to frigate "Sabine," 1861; gunboat 
" Kiueo," West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1862-3 ; present during the bom- 
bardment and passage of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, 1862 ; at the attempted 
passage of the batteries at Port Hudson by Farragut's fleet, March 14, 1863 ; 
engagement with batteries at Grand Gulf, Donaldsonville, battle of Baton 
Rouge, and siege of Port Hudson, 1862-3 ; at the request of the Medical 
Director, on duty with the army during the siege of Port Hudson, and, owing 
to want of army surgeons, assisted also in caring for the Union and Confed- 
erate wounded after the attack on Fort Butler, 1863 ; Naval Academy, 
1863-4, including siunmer cruise of the " Macedonian ; " steamer "Santiago 
de Cuba," 1864-5 ; present during both bombardments on Fort Fisher, in 
December, 1864, and January, 1865 ; Naval Hospital, New York, and 
steamer " Rhode Island," 1<"65; Navy Tard, New York, 1866. C<muuis- 
sioned as Surgeon, June 19, 1866; Naval Station, Mound City, Illinois, 
1866-8; steam-sloop " Narragansett," AVest Indies, 1869; sloop "Ports- 
mouth," South Atlantic Squadon, 1870-1 ; receiving-ship and Navy Yard at 
Boston, 1871-3 ; iron-clad " Dictator," North Atlantic Fleet, 1874^5 ; Navy 
Yard and Hospital, Pensacola, Florida, 1875-9 ; Torpedo Station, Newport, 
R. I., 1879-80; U. S S. " Rhode Island," North Atlantic Station, 1880-1 ; 
U- S. S. " Richmond," and as Fleet-Surgeon of the Asiatic Station, 1881-4. 
Commissioned as Medical Inspector, March 4,1884; U. S. Navy Yard and 
Hospital, Portsmouth, N. H., 1884-8; U. S. S. " Richmond,"' 1888. Re- 
tired, Januarv, 1889, from causes incident to exposure on Asiatic Station, 
18S1-4. 

Theoron Woolverton. — Born in Canada. Appointed from Pennsyl- 
vania, July 17, 18G2; entered the service as Assistant Surgeon : attached to 
steam-frigate " Wabash," South Atlantic Blockading S(|uadron, 1863; Naval 
Hospital, Chelsea, Mass., 1864; West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1865; 
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, 1866 ; steamer " Monocacy," Asiatic Squad- 
ron, 1866-9. Commissi(med as Surgeon, November 23, 1868; steamer 
"Michigan," 1870-1; "Shenandoah," European Fleet, 1871-3; receiving- 
ship "Ohio," 1874-5; Naval Hospital, Norfolk, 1875-7; "Plymouth," 
North Atlantic Squadron, 1877-8 ; " Powhatan," N. A. Squadron, 1879-80 ; 
Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, 1881-4; "Shenandoah," Pacific Station, 
1884-6 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 1887-90. Promoted to Medical Inspector, 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 265 

June, 1888 ; " Philadelphia," N. A., Station, September, 1890, to date of re- 
tirement, Novonibor 1'), 1891. 

\Villiam H. Jones. — Born in Pennsylvania, December 15, 1840. 
Appointed Acting Amdant jSurgeon U. S. N., April; 1803; on duty, Naval 
Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia, 1868. Aj)pointed Asddatd Sargeon U. S. N., 
August 12. 18(58 ; U. S. S. " Pensacola," W. G. B. Squadron, 1863-4; 
U. S. S. "Marblehead" (practice-cruise), 1864; U. S. Naval Academy, 
practice-ships, 1864; U. S. ram "Tennessee," W. G. B. Squadron, 1864-5; 
Naval Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1865 ; Naval Hospital, Pensacola, 
Fh)rida, 1865-6; U S. S. " W. G. Anderson," W. G. B. Squadron, 1866; 
Navy Yard, Washington, District of Columbia, 1866-7. Promoted to 
P((sse(l Assistant Surgeon, December 24, 1866; U. S S. "Maumee," Asiatic 
Station, 1867-9; Navy Yard, Washington, District of Columbia, 1870-1; 
II. S. S. " Jamestown," South Pacific Station, 1871; U. S. S. "Saranac," 
North Pacific Station, 1871; U. S. S. " Pensacola," Pacific Fleet, 1871-3; 
U. S. S. "Portsmouth," survey of the Pacific, 1873-5. Commissioned as 
Surgeon, July, 1873 ; U. S. training-ship " Portsmouth," San Francisco, Cali- 
fornia, 1875; U.S. receiving-ship "Potomac," Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
1875-7; U. S. training-ship "Constitution," Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
1877; U. S. S. "Constitution," European Station, 1878-9; Naval Hospital, 
New York, 1879-80; "Michigan" (on the Lakes), 1881; " Wachusett," 
Pacific Station, 1881-5; Navy Yard, League Island, 1885-9; " Swatara," 
special service, March, 1890, to May, 1891. I'romoted Medical Inspector, 
November 14, 1891 ; Navy Yard, League Island, May, 1891, to July, 1893; 
waiting orders, July, 1893. Retired from active service and placed on the 
retired' list of the Navy, June 21, 1894. 



SURGEONS ON THE RETIRED LIST. 

Retired from incapacity resulting from long and faithful service. 

Thomas Hiland. — Born in New Hampshire. Appointed from New 
Hampsl'.ire, November 22, 1861. Entered the service as Assistant Surgeon; 
attached to steam-gunboat "Sonoma," West India Squadron, 1862-3; West 
(Julf Blockading Squadron, l<S64-5 ; steam-sloop " Canaudaigua," European 
S(piadron, 186()-8 ; steamer "Swatara," European Squadron, 1868-9. Com- 
missioned as Surgeon, November 24, 1868 ; on duty at Quarantine Hospital, 
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1870; "Wyoming" N. A. Station, 1872-4 ; 
Navy Yard, Washington, 1874; member Board of Examiners, 1874; Navy 
Yard, Norfblk, 1879-81 ; "Alaska," Pacific Station, 1881-2. Retired, 1884. 

E. D. Payne. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsylvania, 
Assistant Surgeon, September 20, 1861 ; Naval Asylum, Philadelphia, Novem- 
ber 11, 1861, to December 17, 1861 ; U. S. frigate "Congress," N. A. B. 
Squadron, December 28, 1861, to March 10, 1862, and participated in the 
Hampton Roads fight with the " Merrimac ;" leave of absence till June 28, 
1862; U. S. S. " Powhatan," S. A. B. Squadron, July 8, 1862, to May 4, 
1863; attack on Fort Sumter, April, 1863; sick leave. May 20, to June 23, 
1863; Naval Rendezvous, Chicago, 111., June 23 to September 2, 1863; U. 
S S. " Metacomet," W. G. B. Squadron, fiom September, 1863, to January 
26, 1865 ; participated in battle of Mobile Bay and numerous small engage- 
ments ; special mention by commanding otticer of '* Metacomet " in his report 
of the battles of Mobile Bay ; Naval Rendezvous, Philadelphia, March 6 to 
July 9, 1865. Fussed Assistant Surgeon, June 26, 1865 ; Pacific Squadron, 



2bb RECORDS OF LIVIXG OFFICERS OF THE U. S. XAVV. 

U. S. S. '• Farralloiie?." August 31, 1865, to May 3. 1866: U.S. S. "St. 
Mary's." May 3. to September 26. 1866 ; Naval Hospital. Washington, 
Deoerul>er 6. 1866. to Jauuary 24. 1868 : leave of absence. January 24. to 
July 23, 1868: Pacific Sijuadron. U. S. S. "Saranac." August 27, 1868, to 
Januarv. 1869: U. S. S. "Jamestown," January. 1868. to April. 1871 : leave 
of absence, April 21. to SeptemlxM- 4, 1871 : Naval Hospital. New York, v*>ep- 
tember 10. to September 20. 1871 ; Naval Hospital. Boston. September 23, 
1871. to June 9, 1873. Promoteil to Surgeon, Novemlvr 14, 1871 : sick 
leave, June 9. 1873. to April 13. 1876. Placeii on list of retired otlicers on 
account of sickness due to causes incident to the service, April 13. 1876. 

Andrew Moses Moore. — Born in Bedfoiil County. Tennessee. Decem- 
ber 25. 1845 : graduated from Medical Department of I'nivorsity of Penn- 
sylvania, March, 1869. Commissioned A<^u<tant Sunjevn. V ■ S. Navy. April 
19. 1869: attached to Naval Hospital. Philadelphia. Pa., from June to 
December. 1869: to U.S. Coast Survey steamer "Bibb." from Jauuary to 
July. 1870: to U. S. S. "Saco." Eurojx'an and Asiatic Stations, fivm July. 
1870. to September, 1873. Promoted to Pas-^ed Afi.<{-<iaitt Sanjron. Fehruary 
24, 1874: on duty at Naval Hospital, New York, from May. 1874. to July, 
1875: practice-ship "!^[ayt^o\ver." from June to September. 1876; U. S. S. 
" Essex." South Atlantic Station, from November, 1876. to October. 1879: 
Naval Hospital. Norfolk. Va., May. 1880. to April. 1882. Promoted to 
^»r(7e'o», with relative rank of Lieutenant, April 1. 1881 : attached to Naval 
Station, New London, Conn, from April to September. 1882: training-ship 
" Portsmouth." from Octol)er. 1882, to October. 1885 : ^larine Headquarters, 
Washington. D. C, from November, 1885. to February. 1887: Naval Sta- 
tion. New Ix>ndon. from July to November, 1888: U. S. S. " Kearsiirge." 
North Atlantic Station, from November, 1888. to November. 1890 : Naval 
Hospital. Mare Island. CaK.from November, 1890. to March. 1892: attained 
the relative rank of Lieutenant-Commander. April 3. 1892: Surireon of the 
Navy Yard. Mare Island. l^\l.. from March. 1892. to June. 1893. Placed 
on the retired list, on account of physical disability. August 14. 1893, in 
conformity with Sixnion 1453. Revised Statues. 

John W. Ross. — Born in Tennessee. Appointed Ai^^istant Simjeon, 
March 21. 1870: "Tallapoosa." North Atlantic Station. 1870: Hag-ship 
''California." Pacific Station. 1871-3: Naval Hospital. Norfolk, 1874. Pro- 
moted to Pa.<^ed A^i<tant Sunjeou, 1875 : flag-ship " Franklin." Euroj^ean 
Station, 1875-6: flag-ship "Trenton." European Station. 1876-7: volun- 
teered and served in Memphis yellow-fever epidemic of 1878-9, for which 
he was promoted eight numbers in rank by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of tlie Senate, in accordance with Section 1506. Revised 
Statutes: school-ship "St. Mary's." 1879-82. Promoted to SurqeoiK l!>Sl ; 
" Iroquois,'' " Onward." and '• Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1883-5 : Navy 
Y'ard, Pensacola. 1886-9 : volunteered and served in East Florida yelKnv- 
fever epidemic of 1888, during which he had charge at Fermindino : Navy 
Yard. Pensacola, 1890-:> : "Independence." Mare Island, 1.^94. Retired, 
May. 1894. for Retinitis originating in the line of duty. 

Henry C. Eckstein. — Born in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. Appointed 
Ai*r'>istant Sanjcon, for duty aboard U S. army hospital transports, June 20, 
1862 ; employed in conveying the sick and wounded to hospitals at Fortress 
Monroe, Baltimore aud Philadelphia: appointed .4.->>'(\-Y(i»/ Sitrtjton of Penn- 
sylvania Volunteers, August 2. 1862 : afterwards honorably disduirged. and 
commissioned Asshtant Surgeon in U. S. Navy, December 24. 1862 ; V. S. 
Naval Hospital and Laboratory, January to March. 1863 ; frigate " Sabine," 



RECORDS OF IJVINCx OFFICERS OF THE U. vS. NAVY. 267 

special service, March to July, 1863; monitor "Passaic," July, 1863, to 
January, 1864; while on ''Passaic" was in fbllowinp; battles: attack on 
Forts Wagner, Gregg, Snmter and T-Ioultrie ; frigate " New Ironsides," Feb- 
ruary. 1864. to June, 1864; monitor '' Nahant," June to July, 1864; moni- 
tor " IMontauk," July, 1864 ; combined army and naval expedition up the 
Stone River; the monitors " Passaic," " Montauk " and " Nahant " were fre- 
quently on advance and reserve picket near Forts Bumter and Moultrie ; 
" Wissahickon," S. A. Squadron, July, 1864, to August, 1864; Naval Ren- 
dezvous, Philadelphia, August. 18(>4, to ]\[arch, 1865; "General Lyon," 
Mississi})pi Squadron, March, 1865, to August, 1865; '' INIemphis " (supply- 
sl)ip\, Se}>teud)er to November, 1865 ; receiving-ship *• Princeton," November, 
186-"\ to Febinary, 1<'^66; bark "Purveyor." employed in conveying naval sup- 
j)lies to store-house at St. Paul de Loonda, South Africa, special service, March 
to October, 1866 ; " Huron," " Kansas," and " Pawnee," S. A. Station, Jannary, 
1867, to July, 1869; " Guard," Darien Expedition, November, 1870, to July, 
1871; Naval Hospital, JMare Island, November, 1871; " Narragansett"," 
Pacitic Station, December, 1871, to April, 1873 ; visited the Hawaian, Phaniix, 
Gilbert, JMarshall and Samoan Islands, and Sidney, Australia; obtained 
damages for the destruction of missionary property in Gilbert Islands ; Marine 
Rendezvous, Richmond. ]\[ay to Septendier, 1873; recruiting duty, Baltimore, 
Novendier, 1873, to danuary. 1874; receiving-ship -'St. Louis," September 
to October, 1874; " Shawnuit," N A. Station, December, 1874, to January, 
1877 ; Naval Hospital, Philadeli)hia, April, 1877, to December, 1879; "Alli- 
ance." N. A. Station. January, 1880, to November, 1882 ; " Jeanette " Search 
Expedition, June to November, 1881 ; steamed north to the ice pack, north 
of Spit/beigen in 80° 16' north latitude — the furthest point north ever 
reached by a man-of-war; left the coast of Spitzbergen September 25 ; Naval 
Hospital, Philadelphia, January, 1883, to January, 1884 ; receiving-ship "St. 
Louis," January, 1884, tt» March, 1886; "Adams," Pacific Stadon, May, 
1886, to March, 1889: at Apia, Samoa, during war between two factions of 
natives — on dutv at hospital on shore near the Enirlish Consulate ; INIarine 
Rendezvous, I'hiladelphia. May, 1889-92. Retired,^May 10, 1893. 

A. F. Magruder. — Born in District of Columbia. Appointed As»istant 
Surgeon. April 21, 1871 ; '* Iroquois," Asiatic Station, 1872—4 ; Navy Yard, 
Mare Island, 1875. Promoted to Passed Assistant Surgeon 1875 ; Navy 
Yard, ]\[are Island, 1875-6 ; " Saratoga," training-ship, 1877-9; Navy Yard, 
Washington, 1880-1 ; charge medical stores, Yillefranche, 1882-4. Promoted 
to Surgeon, January, 1885 ; 'Dolphin," special service, 1884-5 ; " Yantic," 
N. A. Station, 1885-8 ; iNlarine Headquarters, Washington, 1888, to October, 
1891 ; "Boston," Pacific Station. October, 1891, to November, 1893; sick 
leave, Novend^er, 1893, to 1894; Headquarters Marine Corps, October, 1894, 
to 1896. Retired, November, 1896. 

Henry Stewart. — Born in Louisiana. Appointed Assistant Surgeon, 
October, 22, 18(i8; receiving-ship " Yermont," 1868-9; ''Sabine," special 
cruise, 1869-70; "Severn," North Atlantic, 1871; "Canandaigua," North 
Atlantic, 1872 ; Marine Rendezvous. New York, 1872-3. Promoted to 
Passed Assistant Surgeon, 1873 ; Naval Station, New Orleans, 1873-4 ; "Rich- 
mond," South Pacific. 1874-7; "Swatara," Asiatic Station, 1879-81. Pro- 
moted to Surcjeon, October 6, 1878; ''Michigan," Northwestern Lakes, 
1882-3. Retired. 1884. 

James H. Gaines. — Born in Yirginia. Appointed Assistant Surgeon, 
Decend.er 20. 1873; " Saranac." Pacific Fleet, 1874; N. P. Station, 1875; 
" Kearsarge," Asiatic Station. 1875-7. Promoted to Passed Assistant Surgeon, 



268 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

1876; Bureau of Medicine, 1877-8; "Tennessee," N. A. Station, 1879-82 ; 
Naval Hosjjital, Washington, 1883-5 ; " Dolphin," special service, 1885-9. 
Promoted .to Surgeon, Julv, 1888; Army and Navy Hospital, Hot Springs, 
Arkansas, IHSO-Hl. Retired, Marcli, 1891. 

Howard Smith. — Born in Ohio. Appointed Assistant Surgeon, July 
13 1871; Naval Hospital, AVashington, 1871-2; "Omaha." S. P. Station, 
1872-5. Promoted to Pasxed Asdstant Surgeon, 1875; Naval Hospital, New 
York, 1876; " Portsmouth." special service, 1877-80; receiving-ship "Inde- 
pendence," 1880-3; " Nipsic," S. A. Station, March, 1883-6. Promoted to 
Surgeon, December, 1883 ; receiving-ship " Wabash," 1886-90. Retired, 
November, 1890. 

Homer L. LaAA^. — Born in Connecticut. Appointed Assistant Surgeon, 
July 9, 1870; " Congresss," North Atlantic Fleet and European Station, 
1870-4; receiving-ship "Sabine," 1874-5 Promoted to Passed AssUtant 
Surgeon, June 19, 1875; receiving-ship "Sabine," 1875-6; "Ranger," 
Asiatic Station, 1876-80; Navy Yard, League Island, 1881-3. Promoted 
to Surgeon, August 22, 18^4 ; " Yantic," North Atlantic Station, 1883-5; 
receiving-ship " Wal)ash," 1886. Retired, Dec. 17, 1886 Service in the 
Arctic: "Congress," 1871, with "Polaris;" " Yantic," 1883, with "Proteus." 

AA^illiam Martin. — Aj^pointed from Louisiana as Acting Assistant Sur- 
geon, January 10, 1874; Naval Station, New Orleans, La., 1874-6; " Ca- 
nonicus," 1876-9 ; honorably discharged, June 30, 1879. Assistant Surgeon, 
April 14, 1882. Surgeon, October 1, 1890; leave of absence, 1883-4; 
Naval Rendezvous, San Franci.sco, July, 1888, to December, 1891 ; " Thetis," 
special service, December, 1891, to December, 1892 ; waiting orders, Decem- 
ber, 1892, until (late of retirement, December 25, 1893. 

Ernest Norfleet. — Native of North Carolina, Appointed from North 
Carolina, Assistant Surgeon, May 21, 1874; June to December, 1874, Naval 
Hospital, Washington, D. C. ; January to May, 1875, Darien Survey; June 
to September, 1875, special duty, AVashington, D. C ; September, 1875, to 
June, 1876, TJ. S. S. " Gettysburg ; " November, 1876, to July, 1877, U. S. S. 
" Hartford ; " July and August, 1877, IT. S. S. " Powhatan ; " September, 
1877, to February, 1878, Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va. ; February to Octo- 
ber, 1878, Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Mass.; December 10, 1878, Passed 
Assistant Surgeon; February to May, 1879, receiving-ship "Franklin;" 
May, 1879, to April, 1882, U. S S. " AVachusett ; " June and July, 1882, 
receiving-ship "Passaic;" August, 1882, to November, 1883, Naval Hos- 
})ital. Mare Inland, Cal. ; November, 1883, to February, 1884, U S. S. 
"Alert;" March to July, 1884, Naval Hospital, Yokohama; July, 1884, 
to January, 1885, U. S.' S. "Monocacy;" January, 1885, to July, 1886, 
Naval Hospital, Yokohama ; July to September, 1886, U S. S. "Alert;" 
February, 1887, to November, 1888, U. S Naval Hospital, Mare Island, 
Cal. ; December, 1888, to July, 1889, U. S. S. " Trenton ; " September, 1889, 
to November, 1891, I^. S. S. " JMonocacv." Commissioned Su rg eon, Seyttem- 
ber 26, 185)1. Retired, October 31, 1892. 

D. M. Guiteras. — Ap])ointed from Pennsylvania. Assistant Surgeon, 
June 3, 1879; Naval Hospital, New York, 1879; U. S. S. "Powhatan," 
North Atlantic Station, 1879-81. Pasi^ed Assistant Surgeon, June 27, 1882 ; 
receiving-ship "Colorado," 1.S81-3; " Swatara," North Atlantic Station, 
1883; Navy Yard, Pensacola, 1883-6; "Despatch," 1887-9; Naval Hospi- 
tal, Philadelphia, 1890-93; Naval Laboratory, New York, July, 1893-5. 
Promoted to Surgeon, May, 1895; U. S. S. " Montgomery," August, 1895; 
sick leave, February, 1896. Retired, October, 1896. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 269 

Thomas C. Craig. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsyl- 
vania ; eutei-ed service as Assistant Surgeon, July 9, 1881 ; ordered to U. S. 
receiving-ship "Colorado," at New York ; detached, 1882, and ordered to U. 

5. steamer " Jamestown," at Mare Island, California ; detached, July, 1882, 
and ordered to U. S. steamer "Nantucket;" detached, December. 1882, and 
ordered to U. S. receiving-ship "Colorado;" detached, June, 1883, and 
ordered to Naval Hosj^ital, New York ; detached, September, 1883, and 
ordered to U. S. steamer " Minnesota." Appointed Passed Assistant Surgeon, 
May 1, 1884; detached and ordered to " Vandalia," North Atlantic Station ; 
detached and ordered to "Marion," Asiatic Station, 1885; detached, 1887, 
ordered to Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Va. ; detached, 1888, and ordered to 
Naval Hospital, New York, to 1896 ; Marine Rendezvous, New York, Jidy, 
1896-7 Commissioned as Surgeon, October, 1896. Retired, March, 1897. 

J. "W. Baker. — Appointed from Massachusetts. Assistant Surgeon, July 

6, 1882. Passed Assistant Surgeon, July 30, 1885 ; "Juniata," Asiatic Sta- 
tion, 18S3-5 ; receiving-ship " Waba.'h," 1886-7 ; Naval Hospital, 1887-8 ; 
" Palos," Asiatic Station, 1888-92; school-ship "Enterprise," December, 
1892-95 ; Recorder Examining Board, New York, November, 1893-6 ; U. 
S. S. " Bennington," June, 1896; Hospital, Mare Island, May, 1897. Re- 
tired, November, 1897. 

Robert Whiting. — Appointed from Virginia. Assistant Surgeon, June 
21, 1875. Passed Assistant Surgeon, December 17, 1878; receiving-ship 
"Potomac," 1875-6; training-ship "Constitution," 1876-9; training-ship 
" Constellation," 1879-80 ; "Alaska," Pacific Station, 1880-2 ; receiving-ship 
"Wabash," 1883; receiving-ship "Colorado," 1883-4; Naval Hospital, 
New York, 1884-6; Pacific Station, 1886-9; receiving-ship "Minnesota," 
1889-90 ; school-ship " St. Mary's," May, 1890, to August, 1893. Promoted 
to Surgeon, December 15, 1891 ; " Monterey," Pacific Station, August, 
1893-6 ; waiting orders, December, 1896. Retired, February, 1897. 



PAY CORPS 



PAY DIRECTORS ON THE ACTIVE LIST. 

Charles H. Eldredge. — Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from New 
York, July 10, 1861 ; entered the service as Assistaiit Paymaster ; attached to 
store-ship "Supply," North Atlantic and Gulf Squadrons, 1861-2 ; attached 
to steam-sloop " Canandaigua," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1862- 
4. Promoted to Paymaster, February 6, 1862 ; special duty. Navy Yard, 
New York, 1864—6 ; Navy Yard and Station, Pensacola, Florida, 1866-8 ; 
Storekeeper, Asiatic Fleet, 1869-72. Promoted to Pay- Inspector, July 3, 
1871 ; Pay-Office at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1872-5 ; Fleet-Paymaster, 
South Pacific Station, 1875-6 ; and of South Atlantic Station, 1876-8. Pro- 
moted to Pay-Director, Augn&t 31. 1881 ; Inspector of Provisions, Navy Yard, 
Norfolk, 1879-82; Navy Yard, New York, 1884-6; Pay-Oflice, Philadel- 
phia, 1886-9 ; General Store-keeper, Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1889-90 ; Navy 
Pay-Office, Norfolk, Va., April, 1890, to May, 1893; Navy Pay-Office, Bal- 
timore, May, 1893, to June, 1896 ; Navy Pay-Office, Norfolk, November, 
1896, to date. 



270 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

William W^. Williams. — Boru in Ohio. Appointed from Ohio, July 
11, 18G1, as Adimj Acshtant Paymaster ; and on Auuut^t 29, 1861, as As-ndant 
Paymaster; attached to steamer "Louisiana," North Atlantic Blockading 
Squadron, 1862-4; at battles of Roanoke Island, Elizabeth City and Xew- 
bern, in 1862 ; on the " Louisiana," and at the three weeks' siege of Wash- 
ington, North Carolina ; in command of army gunboat ''Eagle," and on the 
statF of General J. G. Foster for that time. Promoted to Paymaster, March 
2, 1864; steam-sloop " Wachusett," Brazil Squadron. 1864; was attached to 
" Wachusett" at the time of capture of the "Florida," at Baliia, Brazil, in 
October, 1864 ; Inspector of Provisions and Clothing to the Mis.-^issii)pi 
Squadron, 1864-5; store-ship "Fredonia." at Callao, 1866-8; is one of the 
three surviving ofHcers of the '• Fredonia," which ship was wrecked by tidal 
wave at Arica, Peru, on August 13, 1868 ; special duty. South Pacific Squad- 
ron, 1869 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1870-3. Promoted 
to Pay- Inspector, October, 1871 ; in 1871 Paymaster Williams was advanced 
ten numbers in his corps for gallant and meritorious service at AVallop's 
Island, Va., and Washington, North Carolina, in 1861-3; Fleet-Pay ma.-Jter, 
N. A. Station, 1874-5 ; Pay-Office, Washington, 1875-8 ; Inspector of Pro- 
visions, Navy Yard, Washington, 1878-80; Fleet-Paymaster, European 
Station, 1881-3. Pay-Director, December 26, 1882 ; Pay-Office, San Fran- 
cisco, 1884-7 ; General Storekeeper, Navy Yard, Mare Island, 1889-91 ; 
General Storekeeper, Naval Station, New London, Conn.. November, 1893- 
97 ; Puget Sound Naval Station, April, 1897, to date. 

Edward May. — Born in Ma.-i.-;acluisetts Ap[)ointed from Massachusetts, 
September 6, 1861 ; entered the service as Agsu<ia)it Paymaster : attached to 
steam gun-boat " Unadilla," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1862. 
Promoted to Paymaster, April 14, 1862; Mississippi Squadron, 1862-4; 
special duty. Washington, 1864—6 ; steam-sloop " Lackawanna," North Paci- 
fic Squadron, 1866-9 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1869-71 ; in charge of stores, 
Honolulu, 1871-4; practice-ship " Constellation," 1875. Promoted to Pay- 
Inspector, September 25, 1875 ; Fleet-Paymaster, N. A. Station, 1875-7 ; 
Inspector of Provisions, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1877-81 ; 
Inspector of Provisions and Clothing, Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1883-4. Pro- 
moted to Pay- Director, December 24, 1883; special duty. 1885-6 ; Pay-Office, 
Boston. 1886-9 ; General Store-keeper, Navy Yard, "Norfolk, 1890 ; Navy 
Pay-Office, Washington, D. C, INIay. 1890-91 ; Navy Pay-Office, Boston, 
October, 1891, to 1<S94; General Store-keeper, Navy Yard. Portsmouth, N. 
H., l''^95; General Store-keei)er, Navy Yard, Boston, April, 1895, to 1896; 
Navy Pay Office, Boston, April. 189(>", to date. 

Henry Martyn Dennison. — Born in New York, June 13, 1840. 
Entered the service as Assi4ant Paymaster, September 9, 1861. Promoted 
to Paymaster, April 14, 1862 ; Pay-Inspector, Ai\(iusi 19, 1876 ; Pay-Director, 
July 31, 1884. Duty as follows: November, 1861, to September, 1862, gun- 
boat '• Winona," West Gulf Squadron ; at bombardment of Forts Jackson 
and St. Philip, and capture of New Orleans ; December, 1862, to January, 
1863, supply steamer " Blackstone ; " ^larch, 1863, to May, 1865, steamer 
" Ticonderoga ; " at both battles of Fort Fisher. August, 1865, to August, 
1868 ; store ship "Onward." South Atlantic Squadron, and Naval Storekeeper, 
Rio de Janeiro; October, 1868, to October, 1871. steamer "Michigan," on 
the lakes; September, 1872, to September, 1874, Fleet Paymaster, North- 
Atlantic Squadron, flag-shiji "Worcester;" September, 1875, to January, 
1876, Navy Yard, Philadeljihia ; January, 1876, to January, 1879, Navy 
Yard, League Island; February, 1880, to June, 1882, member of Board of 



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luspection ; June, 1882, to July, 1884, Fleet-Paymaster, Pacific Squadron, 
flag-ship " Hartford ;" October, 1884, to July, 1887, Inspector Provisions and 
Clothing, Xavy Yard, JNIare Island ; July, 1887, to June, 1888, Navy Pay- 
Oflice, San Fnincisco ; March, 1889, to INIarch, 1892, Naval Home, Philadel- 
phia ; March, 1892, Navy Pay-Othce, Philadelphia; May 1895, to April, 
189(), General Storekeeper, Navy Yard, Portsmouth. 

Rufus Parks. — Born in Maine. Captain's Clerk, " Vandalia," Novem- 
ber, 1860, to June, 1861 ; Acting Paymaster, June 3, 1861, to September, 
1861; Assistant Paymaster, September 12, 1861; "Vandalia," Blockading 
Squadron, 1861-3 Paymaster, Ainil 14, 1862; store-keeper, Aspinwall, U. 
S. S. " Falmouth," 1863 ; "San Jacinto," Gulf Squadron, 186-1-5 ; " Monad- 
nock," iron-clad, voyage from Philadelphia to San Francisco, 1865-6 ; wait- 
ing orders, 1867-73; IS^avy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1873-4; " Brooklyn," 
and as Fleet-Paymaster, "S. A. Station, 1874-6; Pay-Ofiice, Norfolk, Va., 
1876-80. Pay-Inspector, February, 1877 ; " Pensacola," 1880-4, and as Fleet- 
Paymaster, Pacific Station ; Inspector Provisions and Clothing, Navy Yard, 
Norfolk, 1884-6, and as general store-keeper, 1887-8. Pay-Director, August 
10, 1886 ; general store-keeper. Navy Yard, Boston, 1889-92 ; general store- 
keeper, League Island, December,. 1892, to June, 1893; general store-keeper, 
Navy Yard, New York, June, 1893-6; waiting orders, June, 1896; Navy 
Pav Stati(ui, Philadelphia, July, 1896; general store-keeper at Navy Yard, 
Washington, Mareh, 1898, to date. 

Frank Carvill Cosby. — Born in Kentucky. Appointed from Ken- 
tucky. First entered the service as Capfai)i's Clerk, flagship " Cumberland," 
African Squadron, 1857-9 ; Captain's Clerk, flagship '" Richmond," Mediter- 
ranean Squadr(m, 1860-1. Appointed as Assistant Paymaster, August 24, 
1861 ; Fleet-Paymaster, Pot(miac Flotilla, 1862-3. Promoted to Paymaster, 
April 14, 1862 ; store-ship '• Vermont," and in charge of stores South Atlan- 
tic Blockading Squadron, 1863-4 ; receiving-ship " Alleghany," Inspector 
Provisions and Clothing, Baltimore, and Paymaster Naval Academy, Annap- 
olis, 1865-7; in charge of stores, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, 1868-9; 
receiving-ship "Independence," San Francisco, 1869 ; flagships "Pensacola" 
and "Saranac," Pacific Fleet, 1869-72 ; " Franklin " and '■ Wabash," North 
Atlantic Station, 1873-4; Bureau of Provisions, 1874 ; Navy Yard, Wash- 
ington, 1875-7. Promoted to Pay Inspector. April 12, 1877 ; special duty, 
Navy De|)artment, 1874-7 ; Fleet-Paymaster, flagship "Trenton," European 
Station, 1877-81 ; Inspector of Provisions, Navy Yard, Washington, 1881-4 ; 
special duty. Navy Department, 1884-5 ; Pay-Oflice, Baltimore, 1885 ; In- 
spector Provisions, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1886; general store- 
keeper. Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1887-9. Promoted to Pay Director, 
July 5, 1889; general store-keeper, Navy Yard, Norfolk, August, 1891, to 
July, 1892 ; duty at World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, July, 1892, to 
June 30, 1894; Navy Pay Oflice, Washington, October, 1894, to July 15, 1897 ; 
Member Board of Inspection and Survey of Vessels, Navy Depaitment, July 
16, 1897, to March 16, 1898 ; President Naval Examining Board, December 
1, 1897, and General Inspector Pay Corps, March 16, 1898, to date. 

Edwin Stewart. — Born in New York City. Appointed from New 
York, September 9, 1861. Entered the service as Assistant Paymai^ter ; 
attached to steara-gunboat " Pembina," South Atlantic Station, 1861-2, 
taking part in the bombardment and capture of Port Royal. Promoted to 
Paymaster, April 14, 1862 ; attached to steamer " Richmond," West Gulf 
Blockading Squadron, 1862-5, taking part in the engagement at Port Hud- 
son and the capture of the forts in Mobile Bay ; steamer •' ^Michigan," on the 



272 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

lakes, 1865-8 ; Navy Piiy-Office at Washington, 1809-72 ; member Board 
Visitors to Naval Academy, Annapolis, 1872 ; Fleet-Paymaster, Asiatic 
Station, flag-ship " Hartford," 1872-5; special duty at New York, 1877-9. 
Promoted Paij- Inspector, March 8, 1879; Inspector of Provisions and Cloth- 
ing, Navy Yard, League Ishmd, 1880 ; Inspector of Provisions and Clothing, 
Navy Yard, New York, 1880-3 ; Fleet-Paymaster, European Station, flag- 
ship "Lancaster," 1883-5; Navy Pay-Office, New York, 1886-90. Ap- 
pointed Paymatiter- General of U. S Navy, and Chief of Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts of the Navy, May 16, 1890. Promoted Pay-Director, Septem- 
ber 12, 1891. K(>a|)[)ointed Paymader- General of the Navy, May 16, 1894. 

George Cochran, — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsyl- 
vania ; A(if<istant Paymader, September 27, 1861. Commissioned by Presi- 
dent Abraham Lincoln, February 7, 1862. Promoted Paymader, June 12, 
1863. Promoted Pa?/ /^.^ector, December 6, 1880. Promoted Pay Director, 
November 19, 1891 ; was attached to steam-sloop, " Wyoming," in the 
Pacific and East Indies, engaged in the search for the rebel cruiser '• Ala- 
bama; " was present in the engagement of the '• Wyoming" with the Japan- 
ese forts and vessels at Shimono, Seki, Japan, July 16, 1863 ; United States 
frigate " Wabash," North Atlantic Squadron under Admiral Porter ; in both 
engagements at Fort Fisher, mouth of the Cape Fear River, N. C, Decem- 
ber 24 and 25, 1864, and January 13, 14, 15, 1865; U. S. S. " De Soto," 
1865-7, North Atlantic Squadron ; this ship carried Secretary of State 
Seward, and his son, the Assistant Secretary, to the AVest Indies in 1866, 
when the treaty for the acquisition of the Danish West India Islands was 
said to have been made; U. S. R. S. 'Potomac," and Naval Asylum, Phila- 
delphia, 1868-70 ; U. S. steamer " Congress," North Atlantic and Mediter- 
ranean Squadrons, was sent in August, 1871, to Disco Island, Greenland, 
with coal and supplies and to build storehouses for the " Polaris " exploring 
expedition to the North Pole ; U. S. S. receiving-ship " Potomac," Philadel- 
phia, October, 1874, to April, 1875; U. S. flag-ship '• Pensacola," Fleet- 
Paymaster, North Pacific Station, 1875-8; Inspector of Provisions, Clothing, 
etc.. Navy Yard, Mare Island, California, 1878-80 ; U. S. flag-ship " Rich- 
mond," Asiatic Station, Fleet-Paymaster, 1881-3 ; Naval Asylum, Philadel- 
phia, 1886-9; Purchasing and Disbursing Paymaster Philadelphia, 1889- 
92 ; leave of absence, April 1, 1892, to April 1, 1893; general store-keeper. 
Navy Yard, League I.sland, Philadelphia, April 1 to October 1, 1893 ; wait- 
ing orders, December, 1893, to 1896; Navy Yard, Norfolk, November, 1896, 
to date. 

Joseph Adams Smith. — Born in Machias, Maine, September 1, 1837. 
Appointed from Maine, October 8, 1861, as Assistant Paymader ; steam sloop, 
" Kearsarge," 1861-4 ; commanded powder division of that ship in her battle 
with the rebel cruiser "Alabama." Promoted to Paymaster, August 23, 
1862; receiving-ship "Constellation," Norfolk, February 6, 1865, to July 7, 
1>'66, having at same time charge of accounts of mimbers of sea-going 
vessels; "New Hampshire," 1866; Paymaster of Fleet, Gulf Squadron, 
1866-7; receiving-ship "Ohio," Boston, September 30, 1867, to August 1, 
1870; Judge Advocate General, Court ]\Iartial, March 4, 1870; Judge 
Advocate General, Court Martial, February 8, 1871; U. S. S. flag-ship 
"California," through Straits of Magellan to California July 27, 1870, to 
September 30, 1871 ; Navy Yard, Boston, October 7, l>i71, to December 4, 
1873; "Minnesota," 1873; Navy Academy practice-ship "Constellation," 
April 27, 1874, to October 8, 1874 ; Paymaster of the Fleet, Asiatic Station ; 
''Tennessee," April 17, 1875, to July 23, 1878. Promoted to Pay Inspector, 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 273 

May 15, 1879 ; Navy Pay Office, Washington, D. C, November 7, 1878, to 
December 1,1881; Paymaster-General, U. S. N, June 27, l>82-6; Gen- 
eral Store, Portsmouth, N. H., June 30, 1889, to April 2, 1892. Promoted 
to Pay Director, November 24, 1891 ; General Store, Washington, D. C, 
April 2, 1892, to April 5, 1895 ; Naval Examining Board, Washington, D. C., 
January 10, 1895 ; General Store, League Island, April 10, 1895 ; Wash- 
ington, D. C., temporary duty. May 20, 1896; Naval Examining Board, 
New York, February 7, 1898. 

Thomas T. Caswell.— Born in Rhode Island. Appointed from Rhode 
Island, September 9,1861; entered the service 2iS Assistant Paymaster ; at- 
tached to steam-gunboat " Huron," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 
1862 ; iron clad steamer " Sangamon," 1863 ; steam-sloop " Seminole," West 
Gulf Squadron, 1863-4 ; steamer " Pawtuxent," N. A. Squadron, 1864. Pro- 
moted to Paymaster, September 17, 1863; store-ship ''Guard," European 
Squadron, 1865-7 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1868-70 ; S. S. " Tennessee," 1871 ; 
Fleet-Paymaster, Pacific Station, 1872-5; Inspector of Provisions, Norfolk, 
1875-8 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 1879-80 ; Pay-Office, New York, 1881-4 ; 
"Hartford," 1884; Fleet- Paymaster, Pacific Station, 1884-6 ; Naval Acad- 
emy, 1887-90; sick leave, August. 1890, to September, 1891 ; Pay Director, 
December 25, 1892 ; Navy Pay-Office, Washington, D. C., September, 1891-5; 
Naval Academy, April, 1895, to date. 

Albert S. Kenny. — Born in Iowa. Appointed from Vermont, March 
19, 1862. Entered the service as Assistant Paymaster ; attached to steamer 
"South Carolina," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1862-4; steamer 
"Santiago de Cuba," North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864-5; both 
attacks on Fort Fisher. Promoted to Paymaster, March 9, 1865 ; in charge 
of stores at Loando, 1866 ; Navy Pay-OfRce, at San Francisco, California, 
1868-71; U. S. S. " Plymouth," 1872-3 ; "Roanoke," iron-clad, N A Sta- 
tion, 1873-4 ; Naval Academy, 1875-80; special duty, 1881; Fleet-Pay- 
master, N. A. Station, 1881-4. Commissioned as Pay Inspector, July, 1884 ; 
special duty, 1884; Navy Yard, Boston, 1885-7; Bureau of Provisions 
and Clothing, 1887-90 ; General Storekeeper, Navy Yard, New York, Octo- 
ber, 1890, to .June, 1893; '•Chicago," European Station, June, 1893-95; 
leave of absence, May, 1895 ; Navy Pay-Office, New York, January, 1896 ; 
General Storekeeper, New York Navy Yard, June, 1896, to date. 

James E. Tolfree. — Born in New York. Appointed from New York 
as Acting Assistant Paymaster, September 13, 1862; ordered to U. S. S. 
"Vanderbilt," special service, 1862-5. Appointed Assistant Paymaster, 
March 3, 1865. Commissioned as Paymaster, May 4, 1866 ; U. S. S. " Rich- 
mond," European Squadron, 1869-71 ; receiving-ship at New York, 1872-6. 
Promoted ten (10) immbers in grade for meritorious service at Fort Fisher 
in February, 1875 ; new commission, dated 22d January, 1866 ; Purchasing 
Pay-Office, Philadelphia, Pa., 1876-7 ; Fleet- Pay master, European Squadron, 
1877-8; charge Naval Depot, Villefranche sur-Mer, 1878-9; Pay-Office, 
Navy Yard, Washington, 1879 ; Fleet-Paymaster, South Atlantic Station, 
1879-82 ; receiving-ship at New York, 1882-5 ; Pay- Inspector, August, 
10, 1886 ; Fleet-Paymaster, Asiatic Station, 1886-9 ; general store-keeper, 
Navy Yard, New York, 1889-90; training-ship "Minnesota," December, 
1890, to November, 1893; Navy Yard, New York, February, 1894, to date. 
Pay Director, 1898. 



274 RECORDS OF LI\'ING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 



PAY-INSPECTORS ON THE ACTIVE LIST. 

George A. Lyon. — Boru in Peuusylvania. Appointed from Pennsyl- 
vania, June 11, 18(i2. Entered tlie service as Aff^istant Paymaster ; attached 
to the " Lexington " and " Tuscunibia," Mississippi FlotiUa, l.St)l2-3 ; partici- 
pated in the attack on Haines' Bluff, December, 18t52; in the capture of 
'• Arkansas Post," January 12, 1863 ; in several conflicts on the Cumberland 
and Tennessee Rivei-s, during January, February and March, 1863; running 
the Vicksburg batteries on the night of April 16,1863; battle of Grand 
Gulf, April 2H, 1863. and in all the engagements of the Mississippi S(juadron, 
during the siege of Vicksburg; stean)-sloop "Pontoosuc," North Atlantic 
BliH'kading Sijuadrou. 1864-0; both attacks on Fort Fisher, 1864-5, and in 
the subse([Uont engagements on Cape Fear River, which resulted in tlie sur- 
render of Wilmington. North Carolina ; afterwards in the James River, 
Virginia, until the fall of Richmond; receiving-ship " Pi>tomac." Gulf 
Squadron. 1866-7. Promoted to Paiimai<ter, January 23, 18(i6 ; store-ship 
" Idaho," Asiatic Squadron, 1867-70; "Michigan," 1871-4; Inspector of 
Provisions, Navy Yard, Washington, 1875-8; Navy Yard. Washington, 
1881-3 ; "Trenton," Asiatic Station. 1883; Fleet-Pavmaster. Asiatic Station, 
1883-6; Navy Pay-Ofhce and Navy Yard. Portsmouth, N. H., 1887-90. 
Promoted to Pay-Inspedor, September 15, 1888; Navy Pay-Office, San 
Francisco, September, 1890, to September, 1893 ; waiting orders, September, 
1893 ; Navy Pay Office. Boston, 1894; U. S. S. " New York." March, 1896 ; 
settling accounts. Julv. 1897 ; waiting ordei*s, Julv, 1897 ; Navv Pav Office, 
Philadeli>hia. Marcli." 1898. to date. ^Promoted to Paij Director, 1898. 

Edward Bellows. — Born April 28, 1840, Newport. R. I.; jn-ivate 8th 
Regiment. N. Y. S. ^1., April 20, 1861 ; discharged, August 2. 1861. .I.^W.^- 
tant Paii)iHu4ey, U. S. Navy, June 11. 1862. Pat/master, February 20, 1866. 
Pay Inspector, July 5, 1889 ; with the 8th N. Y. S. ^I., under General Butler, 
at Annapulis; Relay House and Baltimore, April to July, 1861; joined 
iMcDoweU's Army and at First Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861 ; served on 
U. S. S. "Sonoma," with Admiral Wilkes' Flying Squadron, 1862-3; on U. 
S. S. "Osceola," North xVtlantic Squadron, 1863-5; was in both attacks on 
Fort Fisher, December, 1864, and January. 1865 ; served on the James 
River and present at Fall of Richmond, 1865-9; U. S. S. ''Shamokin." 
South Atlantic Squadron ; on dutv in San Francisco, California, 1869-80 ; 
Navv Yard, Mare Island. 1880-81; U.S. S. "Alaska." 1881; IT. S. S. 
"Shenandoah," Pacific Squadron, 1883-5; U. S. S. '■ Swatara," 1888-90; 
U. S. S. " lAIarion ' and Norfolk Navy Yard, 1890-2 ; Navy Pay-Office, San 
Francisco, September. 1893-6; waiting orders, December, 1896 ; training- 
ship and station, Newport, ]\Iarch, 1897; U. S. S. "Baltimore," October, 
1897, to date. 

George "William Beaman. — Born in Vermont. Appointed from ]Mis- 
souri. ]\I;ir(h 5. l,S()i.' ; entered the service i\$ Ass i. ■'taut Paymaster : attached to 
steam gun-boat *' Seneca." South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1862-3 ; sup- 
ply steamer " Union." for East and West Gulf Bbn-kading Squadrons. 1863- 
64; special duty. Mound City. Illinois, and Mississipjii Flotilla. 1865 ; gunboat 
"Algonquin." 1866. Promoted to Poyviaster, March 28,1866; in charge 
accounts of ships, Naval Academy, 186(>-8 ; store-ship " Cyane," and Naval 
Storehouse. Panama. 1869; steam-sloop " Oseipee," North and South Pacific 
Stations, 1869-72 ; Navy Yard. Norfolk, 1872-5 ; frigate '• Franklin," 1876 ; 
Navy Yard. Washington. 1877; steamer " JMonongahela," Asiatic Station. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OP THE U. S. NAVY. 275 

1878-9 ; Naval Home, rhiladelpliia, 1880-3 ; steamer " Shenandoah," Pacific 
Station, 1885-6; general store-keeper, Navy Yard, Boston, 1887-9 ; cruiser 
"Baltimore," 1890; general store-keejier. Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal., 
September, 1890, to December, 1892. Promoted to Pay/- ///.syjw^o?-, September 
12, 1891; flag-ship "New York" and Fleet Paymaster, North Atlantic 
Station, August, 1893, to April, 189(); Navy Yard, Boston, May, 1890. 

Arthur Burtis. — Born in New York. Appointed from New York, July 
14, 1802 ; entered the service as Assistant Paymaster ; attached to steam-guu- 
boat "Sagamore," East Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1802 ; steamer "Connec- 
ticut," sj)ecial duty in Gulf and North Atlantic Blockading Squadrons, 1862- 
64; engaged with Fort Fisher while chasing blockade-runner — the "Connec- 
ticut " caj)tured several valuable prizes ; steamer " Muscoota," Gulf Squadron, 
1804-0. Promoted to Paymaster, May 4, 1806 ; League Island, Pennsylva- 
nia, 1807-9 ; member of Board of Examiners, 1867 ; Judge-Advocate of 
Court-Martial, 1808; steamer " Brooklyn," European Fleet, 1870-3; Fleet- 
Paymaster, European Station, 1871 ; member of General Court-Martial, 
1871 ; member of Board of Examiners, 1873 ; Bureau of Provisions and 
Clothing, Navy Department, 1873 ; Inspector of Provisions and Clothing, 
Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 1874-5 ; steamer " St. Louis," 1875-6 ; leave of 
absence, 1878 ; temporary duty, League Island, 1878-9 ; practice-ship "Con- 
stellation," 1880 ; detached from U. S. S. "Constellation, ' September, 1880; 
on duty as Inspector of Flour, etc.. New York, June, 1881 ; U. S. S. " Ga- 
lena," North Atlantic Squadron, September, 1883, to May 31, 1886; Pay- 
master, Navy Yard, New York, June 30, 1880, to May 15, 1889; U. S re- 
ceiving-ship "Vermont," May 15 to January 25, 1890; Fleet-Paymaster, 
Pacific Station, January, 1890, to December, 1892. Promoted to Pay-In- 
spector, September 21, 1891 ; Navy Yard, New York, December, 1892-95; 
settling accounts, member Board Inspection and Survey, January, 1896-97; 
U. S. S. " New York " (Fleet-Paymaster), July, 1897, to date. 

Ed\vin Putnam. — Born in Maine. Appointed from Maine September 
20,1802; entered the service SiS Assistant Paymaster ; attached to iron-clad 
steamer '• Nahant," North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1802-3; sloop 
" Portsmouth," West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1804-5 ; steamer " Macki- 
naw," North Atlantic Squadron, 1806. Promoted to Paymaster, May 4, 
1800 ; in charge of stores at Loando, 1807-8 ; Paymaster at Portsmouth, 
New Hampshire, 1809-72 ; " Benicia," N. P. Station, 1872-5 ; Navy Yard, 
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1875-80; " Galena," Pacific Station, 1880-3 ; 
Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H , 1884-7 ; " Atlanta," Squadron of Evolution, 
1888, to November, 1891. Promoted to Pay-Inspector, November 19, 1891 ; 
leave of absence, November, 1891, to June, 1892 ; Navy Yard, Boston, June, 
1892-5 ; General Storekeeper, Navy Yard, Washington, April, 1895-8 ; 
charge Navy Pay-Office, Baltimore, March, 1898 ; May, 1898, General Store- 
keeper, Navy Yard, Norfolk, Ya., to date. 

Robert P. Lisle. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsyl- 
vania, Novend^er 2, 1803 ; entered the service as Acting Assistant Paymaster ; 
special duty. Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, 1863-4. Appointed Assist- 
ant Payoiaster, July 2, 1864 ; iron-clad " Canonicus," South Atlantic Blockad- 
ing Squadron, 1864-5 ; steam-sloop '' Swatara," AVest India Squadron, 1865-6. 
Promoted to Passed Assistant Paymaster, May 4,1866 ; steam-sloop " Eesaca," 
North Pacific Squadron, 1866-9. Commissioned as Paymaster, December 11, 
1867; League Island, 1870-2; "Alaska," European Squadron, 1873-6; 
receiving-ship "St. Louis," 1877-8; "Powhatan," N. A. Station, 1881-3 ; 
receiving-ship " St. Louis," 1884-7 ; " Trenton," special service, 1887 ; " Lan- 



276 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVV. 

caster," 18(S7-9; receiving-ship "St. Louis," 1889-92 Promoted to Pay- 
Inspector, January 19, 1^92; general storekeeper. Navy Yard, Norfolk, Vir- 
ginia. Se|)teniber,' 1892-5 ; Navy Pay -Station, Philadelpliia, May, 1895-6; 
U. S. S. " San Francisco," September, 189(5, to date. 

Leonard A. Frailey. — Born in the District of Columbia. Appointed 
from District of Columbia, August 20, 1864. Entered the service as Actiiiff 
Assistant Pnymaster ; attached to steamer "Quaker City," North Atlantic 
and West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1864-5 ; participated in the attack on 
Fort Fisher; steamer "Nyack," Pacific Squadron, 1865-7. Commissioned 
as Passed Assistant Paymaster, United States Navy, July 23, 1866; special 
duty, Navy Yard, Washington, 1867-8 ; Naval Station, Mound City, Illinois, 
1868-71. Commissioned as Paymaster, January 29, 1869; " Wachusett," 
European Fleet, 1871-4; Bureau of Provisions, 1875; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 
1876-9; special duty, Washington, D. C, 1880 ; practice-ship "Dale," 1880 ; 
training-ship "Constitution," 1881; Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., 1882-5; 
"Marion," Asiatic Fleet, 1885-6; " Ossipee," 1886-7 ; special duty. Navy 
Department, 1887-91 ; Fleet-Paymaster, Asiatic Station, March, 1891, to 
1894 ; settling account.s, June, 1894. Promoted to Pay Inspector, May, 1894 ; 
special duty, Washington, October, 1894 ; Bureau Supplies and Accounts, 
Decenil)er. 189-1 ; Navy Yard, Washington, July, 1895, to date. 

George E. Hendee. — Appointed Paymaster's Clerk, October 10, 1861 ; 
served as such on the U. S. S. " Brandywine " and U. S. S. " Piuola," until 
February, 1864. Appointed Acting Assistant Paymaster, March 25, 1864 ; 
served on U. S. S. '" Don," flag-ship of the Potomac Flotilla, until January, 
1866. Appointed Passed Assidant Paymaster in the regular service, July 23, 
1866; on U. S. S. "Ossipee," from October, 1866, to August 1869. 
Appointed Paymaster, February 27, 1869 ; served on IJ. S. S. " Indej)eud- 
ence," from January, 1870, to October, 1871 ; on U.S. steamer " Pensacola," 
from October, 1871", to February, 1872; on U. S. S. "Richmond," October, 
1872, to December, 1873 ; on U. S S. " Saranac," from December, 1873, to 
May, 1875 ; on duty in Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, November and 
December, 1875 ; at Navy Pay-Office, Norfolk, Va., from January, 1876, to 
October, 1876; on U. S. S. "Independence," from August, 1877, to May, 
1878; at Navv Yard, Mare Island, Cal., from May, 1878, to August, 188(3; 
on U. S. S. "Minnesota," from February, 1881, to February, 1884; on U. S. 
S. " Powhatan," from August, 1884, to May, 1886 ; on U. S. S. " Franklin," 
from July, 1886, to January, 1888 ; ordered on duty as general store-keeper, 
at the Navy Yard, League Island, Phila., Februarv 1, 1888, to December 2, 
1891 ; waiting oiders, December 2, 1891, to September 30, 1892; "Philadel- 
phia." N. A. Station, September 30, 1892-5. Promoted to Pay Inspector, 
January, 1895 ; general store-keeper. Navy Yard, Portsmouth, March, 1895 ; 
general store-keeper. Navy Yard, Boston, JNIarch, 1896, to date. 

William W. ^A^oodhull.— Born in New York. Appointed Acting 
Assistant l\tyinaxter. May 13, 1863 ; U. S. steamer " Dela^vare," North Atlan- 



tic Blockading Stpiadron, 1863-5. Commissioned Passed Assistant Paymaster, 
July 23, 18()(); Naval Academy, practice-cruise, 1866; "Yantic," sjiecial 
service, 1867-8; Payma.sters' Examining Board, Philadelphia, 1868-9; 
" Miantonomah." special cruise, 1869-70, Peabody funeral. Commissioned 
J'aymaster, Fehnmry 10,1870; "Shenandoah," European Station, 1870-3 ; 
Navv Yard, Boston, 1873-6 ; in charge of Naval Depot, Nagasaki, Japan, 
1877-9; Inspector of Provisions and Clothing, League Island Navy Yard, 
1880-1 ; " Lackawanna," Pacific Station, 1881-4 ; Inspector Provisions and 
Clothing, League Island Navy Yard, 1884-6 ; General Storekeeper, League 



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Island Navy Yard, 1887-8 ; receiving-ship " Minnesota," N. Y., 1888-9 ; 
Assistant to General Storekeeper, Navy Yard, New York, 1889-90 ; " Balti- 
more," European Station, August, 1890, to September, 1893 ; General Store- 
keeper, Navy Yard, League Island, September, 1893, to 1895. Commissioned 
Pay-Tnspecior, March 1895 ; General Storekeeper, Mare Island, May, 1895 ; 
Naval Home, Philadelphia, Paymaster League Island and receiving-ship 
" Richmond," February, 1897, to date. 

Henry T. Wright.— Born in New York. Served one year, five months 
and twenty days in \"olunteer Army. Appointed Actwg Assistant Paymaster, 
February 19, 1864 ; Mississippi Squadron. 1864-6. Commissioned Passed 
Assistant Paiimader, July 23, 1866; flagship " Estrella," Gulf Squadron, 
1866; "Peoria," North Atlantic Station, 1867 ; "Nantasket," North Atlan- 
tic Station, 1869-72. Commissioned Paymaster, March 10, 1870 ; •' Ossipee," 
North Atlantic Station, 1873-4; " Benicia," North Pacific Station, 1875-6; 
"Lackawanna," North Pacific Station, 1876-8; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, 
New Hampshire, 1878-81 ; " Lancaster," European Station, 1881-2 ; "Nip- 
sic," South Atlantic Station, 1883-6 ; Navy Yard, Washington, D. C, 1886- 
89 ; Bureau of Provisions and Clothing. Navy Department, 1889-90 ; Coast 
Survey Office, 1890-3. Commissioned Pay Inspector, April 10, 1895 ; "New- 
ark," Fleet Paymaster, South Atlantic Station, 1893-6 ; receiving ship " Ver- 
mont," 1896-7 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1897. 

D. A. Smith. — Born in Rhode Island. Appointed Acting Assistant Pay- 
master, August 31, 1863; monitor " Nahant," South Atlantic Blockading 
Sqyadron, September 23, 1863, to November 26, 1864; Naval Brigade, 
under Captain G. H. Preble, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, November 
27 to December 31, 1864 ; " AVyoming," Asiatic Station, February 16, 1865, 
to March 31, 1868. Commissioned Passed Assistant Paymaster, July 23, 
1866 ; Pensacola Navy Yard, Florida, September 11, 1869, to November 16, 
1872. Commissioned as Paymaster, July 21, 1870; store-ship "Onward," 
South Pacific Station. December 17, 1872' to July 1, 1874 ; flag-ship "Wor- 
cester," North Atlantic Station, August 5, 1874, to June 15, 1875 ; steamer 
" Plymouth," North Atlantic Station, June 16, 1875, to August 30, 1877; 
R S. "Franklin," Norfolk Navy Yard, September 1, 1877, to December 10, 
1880 ; U. S. S. " Alaska," Pacific Station, April 27, 1881, to April 3, 1883 ; 
U. S. R. S. " Franklin," July 16, 1883, to August 25, 1886 ; U. S. S. 
" Boston," North Atlantic Station, May 7, 1887, to October 81, 1889 ; U. S. 
R. S. " Franklin," November 11, 1>89, to June, 1893 ; " Baltimore," Asiatic 
Station, August, 1.S93, to 1896; March, 1896, Navy Pay Ofiice, Norfolk; 
U. S. S. " Olympia" (Fleet Paymaster), December, 1896, to date. 

Geo. H. Griffin.— Born at Hartford, Connecticut, April 24, 1839. 
Private 4th Connecticut Infantry (changed to 1st Connecticut Artillery by 
Act| of Congress), May, 1861, to June, 1864. Appointed an Acting Assist- 
ant Paymaster, November 18, 1864; "Hibiscus," East Gulf Squadron, 
November, 1864. to August, 1865; League Island Station, December, 1865, 
to January, 1867. Commissioned as Passed Assistant Paymaster, July 23, 
1866; "Frolic," European Station, 1867-9; " Narraganset," Pacific Fleet, 
1870-3; receiving-ship "Sabine," 1874-6. Commissioned as Paymaster, 
October 3. 1874; "Enterprise," N. A. Station, 1877-8; receiving-ship "St. 
Louis," 1880-3 ; " Omaha," Asiatic Station, 1885 ; " Trenton," Asiatic Station 
1886 ; special duty, Chester, Penna., 1886 ; Assistant to General Storekeeper, 
New York, 1887 ; receiving-ship "Independence." 1888-90; Navv Yard, 
New York, 1890. to October, 1891; 'Atlanta," October, 1891, to July, 
1893; training-ship " Monongahela," July, 1893, to 1894; waiting ordtrs, 



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March, 1894; settling accounts, December, 1894; Navy Yard. League 
Island. January, 1895 ; Navy Pay Station, San Francisco, November, 1898. 
to date. 

Albert W^, Bacon. — Born in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. Captain'.-^ 
Cierk in the Navy. lsGl-;>; attached to ."^rd Division of Porter's Mortar 
Fleet. Farragut's Squadron, and in the diHerent engagements on the Missis- 
sippi River, from tlie capture of the forts below New Orleans to the attack 
on Vicksburg. Appointed an ActitKj AssiMani Payma-^ter, November 7. 
1863; U. S. steamer 'Galatea,'" 18(io-5, West India Squadron; U. S. 
steamers *' Marblehead " and " Yantic." 18G6-7. Commissioned Am^tant 
Paymaster, July 2'>, 18(>(i. and Pixssed Assistant Paymaster, August 1, 18»>6 ; 
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing. 1868; ou the U. S. S. "Portsmouth." 
South Atlantic Station, 1809-72 ; Bureau of Provisions and Clothing. 1872 ; 
Naval Store-keeper at Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. 1873-ti. Commissioned as 
Piiymaster, October 2o. 1874: Bureau of Provisions and Clotliing. 1876-7 ; 
Paymaster, Navy Yard. Washington. 1877-8 ; Naval Store-keeper at Rio de 
Janeiro. 1879-80; Bureau Provisions and Clothing. 1881; Naval Store- 
keeper. Nice, 1881-2 ; U. S. Steamer " Omaha." 1883 ; U. S. steamer "'At- 
lanta," 1884—8; Paymaster. Navy Yard. Washington, 1889-93; general 
store-keeper, Navy Yard. Mare Island. February 1. 1893. to February 28, 
1895; Fleet-Paymaster, Asiatic Station. Hag-ship "Olympia." March 1. 1895. 
to January 11,1S97; general store-keeper. Mare Island Navy Yard, Feb- 
ruarv 5. 1897. to date. Promoted to Pay-Tiifpector, February 12. 1898. 

Charles W. Slamm. — Born in New York. Appointed an Acting ^{s- 
shtant Paymaster, November 4, 1862 ; Mississippi Squadron, 1862-5. Com- 
missioned as Past Assistant Paymaster, March 22, 1867 ; Bureau of Provis- 
ions, 1<^69; S. S. "Frolic," 1869-70; " Cauand;iigua," North Atlantic Sta- 
tion, 1872; leave in Europe, 1873-4; " Ashuelot," Asiatic Station, 1876-8. 
Commissioned as Paymaster, l-**77 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk. 1^7^—81 ; " Kear- 
sarge," European Station, 1884—6 ; special duty. New York, 1887 ; receiving- 
ship " ^Minnesota." 1887; Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., 1888. to November, 
1891; waiting orders. November, 1891, to January, 1892; "Charleston," 
special service squadron, January, 1892-95 ; leave of absence, April, 1895 ; 
V. S receiving-ship " Wabash," October, 1895. to May, 1898; U. S. receiv- 
ing-ship " Franklin," ]May, 1898. 

PAYMASTERS ON THE ACTIVE LIST. 

Joseph Foster. — Born in Gloucester, ^lass., June 17, 1841. Resilience, 
Portsmouth, N. II. Appointed from New Hampshire. Entered the service 
as Captains Clerk, October 3, 1862; attached to the steamer "'Augusta." 
Gimmander E. G. Parrott, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. 1?<62-t3 ; 
was ]^resent at the attack of the rebel ironclads on the Blockading Squadron 
at Charleston, S. C., January 31, 1S63, and at Adnural Dupont's tii"st attack 
on Charleston, April 7. 1^63. Apppointed Acting A<--<!-^tant Paymaster, Octo- 
ber 19, 1863; attached to the steamer " Acacia," South Atlantic Blockading 
Squadron, 18(>3-5, which was stationed most of the time oti" Charleston. 
S. C, was ashore under tire of Battery Marshall. Sullivan's Island, Seiitcm- 
ber 14, 1864, and captured the British bhickade-runuing steamer "Julia," 
December 23, 1864; was present at the fall of Charleston, February 1(). 
1865. and at the re-raising of the United States flag on Fort Sumter, April 
14, 1865 ; attached to the steamer "Commodore McDonough," South Atlan- 
tic Blockading Squadron, 1865, and the steamer " Tallapoosa," Gulf Squad- 



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ron, 18(i5-(> ; while attached to tlie steamer " Commodore McDonough," he 
saved his official books and papers from the wreck of that vessel, which 
foundered at sea, August 23, 18tv"), on the passage from Port Royal, South 
Carolina, to New York, nothing else being saved from the ship ; transferred 
ti> the regular navy and connnissioued as A^^fidant Paymaster, July 23, 186(3. 
Promoted to Pas.-<€(i A.-^sistaiit Paumasier, May 10 1867 ; attached to the 
steamer "Aroostook." Asiatic Station, 1866-9; steamer " Shawmut," North 
Atlantic Station, 1871-5 ; Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, 1876-9. 
Commissioned as Paymaf<ter, February 23, 1877 ; attached to the steamer 
"Monocacy." Asiatic -"Station, 1879-82; acting as Fleet Paymaster for ten 
months of that time, when he negotiated a large amount of exchange in a 
satisfactory manner, for which he was specially mentioned in the Annual 
Report of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, for the vear 1882; attached 
to the Naval Asylum, Pliiladelphia, 1S83-6 ; special duty and assistant to 
General Storekeeper, Navy Yard, Portsmouth. N. H., 1887-8; attached to 
the steamer •' Peusacola," North Atlantic Station, 1888 ; General Store- 
keeper, Navy Yard, Norfolk, A'irgiuia. 1889. Paymaster of the Navy Yard 
and Purchasing Pay-Officer, Portsmouth, N. H.," 1890-^^; attached to the 
cruiser "San Francisco," North Atlantic, South Atlantic and European Sta- 
tions, 1893-6. during which time the" San Francisco " bore the flags of Rear- 
Admirals A. E K. Benham, Oscar F. Stanton, William A. Kirkland, and 
Thomas O. Selfridge ; was present at Rio Janeiro, Brazil. January 29, 1894, 
when Admiral Benham cleared his fleet for action in defence of American 
interests endangered by the Brazilian men-of-war in revolt against the gov- 
ernment of that Republic ; Fleet-Paymaster of the European Station, 1895- 
96 ; Paymaster of the Navy Yard and Purchasing Pay-Officer, IVntsmouth, 
N. II., "lS96, to date. 

Theodore S Thompson. — Entered, October 9. 1863, as Acting Assist- 
ant Faiimaster: same month, attached to steamer "Rachel Seaman," supply- 
vessel, doing duty in all the blockading-squadrons ; detached, June, 1865; 
discharged, August. 1865. Commissioned as Assistant Pat/master, July 23, 
1866; attached to steamer "Tahoma," ^Vest Indies and Gulf Squadron, 
August, 1866 ; detached duty, August. 1867. Promoted to Passed Assistant 
Paymaster, February 1, 1868; waiting ordei^s till he joined the " Narragan- 
sett,'' at New York, January 15, 1869; served on her in the ^Vest Indies; 
vessel pur out of commission, and he was detached in December, 1869; 
relieved Paymaster Mead, in charge of stores, April 8. 1870. at Key AVest, 
Florida, remainirig on that duty until May. 1871, when he exchanged duties 
with Paymaster Gerrard. of the Coast Survey steamer "Bibb;" detached 
from " Bibb," June 25. 1872 ; waiting orders till January 15, 1873, when he 
was ordered to the steamer "Juniata." doing duty on the " Polaris" Search 
Expedition, then at Santiago de Cuba, bringing home the " Virginius" ' pris- 
i>nei-s: participated in Naval Drill at Key West, and sailed thence, April 8, 
1874, to join European Station ; returned to the United States, and placed on 
s{>ecial duty at Baltimore, February 6, 1876. officei^s and. crew being trans- 
ferred to the " Monongahela." September 1, 1876 ; detached after nearly four 
veal's' sea ser^^ce, December 28,1877 ; " New Hampshire." Port Royal, South 
Carolina. January 1, 1878-9. Promoted to Paymaster, Januar}- 25, 1878 ; 
Navy Yard, New York. 1880-3 ; practice-ship " Constellation," 1884 ; '• Swa- 
tara,'' North Atlantic Station, 1884—6; receiving-ship "St. Louis," 1887-90 ; 
waiting ordei"s. August, 1890. to Februarv, 1891 ; "Newark." special service, 
February. 1891, to July, 1893; Navy Yard. Boston, July, 1893. to 1896; 
U. S. S. " Massachusetts," June, 1896, to date. 



280 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. XA\-\-. 

William J. Thomson. — Born in District of Columbia. Appointed an 
Acting Atf^-i.-'tant Faipnaster, >rarch 29, I860. Ccmmissioued as As^i-tant 
Paymaster, July 23.' 1866: '• Unadilla." Asiatic Squadron. 1867-9. Pm- 
moted to Pa^^ed A;<^iMant Pai/ma.^ter, March 20. 1868; S. S. " Pawnee." 
1870-1; Navy Yard. Pensacola. 1871-4: Bureau of Provisions, 1875: 
" Kearsarsre," Asiatic Station, 1876-8. Commissioned as Paymu.fter. March. 
1878 : " Tieonderoga." special service, 1878-80 : special duty. Coast Survey, 
1881—4 ; " Lackawanna." Pacific Station, 1^84 : " Mohican,"' Pacific Station, 
1885-7; Smithsonian Institute, 1887-8: receiving-ship "Dale," 1889-92; 
Naval Station, Port Royal. September. l'^92, to February. 189o ; "Monterey," 
Pacific Station, February. 1893-5; Philadelphia, July, 189.">-7 : settling 
accounts, December. 1897 ; Coast Survey Office, Washington, March, 1898 ; 
May, 1898, " Illinois," to date. 

Henry G. Colby. — Appointed Acting Assistant Paymaster, June 22,1863. 
Commissioned as Atsi-itant Paymaster, July 23, 1866; Passed Assistant Pay- 
master, August 9, 1868; Payniaster, September, 6, 1878; ship "'Gem of the 
Seas," E. G. B. Squadron, July, 1863, to April, 1865; ironclad "Essex," 
Mississippi Squadron. April. 1S65, to September, 1865; steamer "Don," 
Home Station, September. 1866, to April, 1868; sloop "Cyane." Pacific 
Station, August, 1869, to September. 1871: receiving-ship " Indej>endence,'' 
Mare Island. September, 1871, to September. 1874; sloop "Portsmouth." 
training-ship Mare Island. July. 1875, to September, 1876 : Inspector of 
Provisions and Clothiuir, Navy Yard, Maie Islaud, March. 1878, to Decem- 
ber, 1878 ; steamer '■ Tuscarora," surveying duty. April, 1879, to July. 1880; 
Paymaster of the Mare Islaud Navy Yard. August. 1880. to August, 1883; 
store-ship " 3Ionongahela." Pacific Station, March, 1884, to May. 1887; 
General Storekeeper. Mare Island Navy Yard, July, 1887, to July, 1889; 
Paymaster of the Mare Island Navy Yard, July, 1889-90; "Marion." 
Asiatic Station, April, 1891, to March, 189^; receivius-ship " AVabash," 
October, 1893, to 1895; -Indiana." November, 189">-8; Assistant Chief 
Bureau S. and A. Navv Department. April, 1898. to date. 

J. Bayard Redfield.— Bora at Sacket's Harbor, N. Y., 1842. Pay- 
master's Citrk, U. S. S. '•Circassian." 1862-64. Acting Assistant Paymaster, 
January 16, 1865; Mound City Naval Station, 1865. Commissioned -4ik*jV/- 
ant P((]/??ia,>tfcr, February 21, 1867 : practice-ship "Dale," 1867. Promoted 
Passed A-'siMant Paymaster, June 11, 1868 ; " Mohican," Pacific Fleet, 1869- 
72 ; " Monocacy," Asiatic Fleet, 1873-75 ; Coast Survey steamer '• llassler," 
1875—78. Promoted Paymaster, March 8, 1879 ; receiviuix-ship "Franklin," 
1880-83; Navy Yard, Mare Island. 1883-86; "Monocacy," A. S., 1886-9: 
receiving-ship "Independence," 1890-93: '"Atlanta," North Atlantic Sta- 
tion, 1894-95 : " Minneapolis. ' European Station, 1^95-97 ; League Island 
Navv Yard; receiving-ship "Richmond" and Reserve Fleet, September, 
1897'. 

I. Goodwin Hobbs. — Born in Maine. Appointed Acting Assistant 
Paymaster, August 31. 1S64: " Unadilla," N. A. Station, 1864-5. Com 
missioned as Assista)it Paymaster. February 27. 1867 ; •'Ascutney," special 
service. 1867-8; and "'Tallapoosa," special service, 1868-70. Promoted to 
Passed Assistant Paymaster, September 16, 18(58: Bureau of Provisions. 
1871-2; "Tuscarora," Pacific Fleet. 1872-5; " Despatch." European Sta- 
tion, 1^75-8. Comniissioned as Paymaster. May 15. 1S79: Torpedo Station. 
1879-82 : "Juniata," Asiatic Station, 1882-6; receiving-ship " New Hamp- 
shire." 1886-90; waiting orders. October. 1890, to January, 1891 : "'Bos- 
ton." Pacific Station, January, 1891, to December, 1893; Naval Station, 



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Newport, R. I., March, 1894, to November, 1896 ; armored cruiser " Brook- 
lyn," December. 1890, to May, 1898. 

J. Porter Loomis, — Born in Pennsylvania. Paymastei''s Yeoman, U- 
P. 8. •• Brandvwine," from November 11, 1861, to April 10, 1862; Paymas- 
ters Clerk. V'. 8. S. " Brandvwine." from April 11, 1862, to October 26, 
1863; Actiiu] Assi,-<tant Fa ij master, from October 27, I860, to February 20, 
1867 ; Assistant Pat/master, from February 21, 1867, to January 28, 1869 ; 
Passed Assistant Paymaster, from January 29, 1S69, to November .SO, 1880; 
I'ayma-'iter. December 1, 1880 ; N. A. Squadron, service on board "Brandy- 
wine," November, 1861, to October, I860; Potomac Flotilla, service on 
board " Wyandank," " Western World" and "King Philip." December, 
I860, to August, 1865; Navv Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., September, 1865, 
to May, 1868; North Atlantic Squadron, U. S. S. " Nipsic," October, 1868, 
to December, 1870 ; Pacific Squadron. U. S. S. " Ossipee," February, 1872, 
to December, 1872; Naval Station, New London, Conn., April, 1873, to 
September. 1875; European Station, U. S. S. " Yandalia," and U. S. S. 
"Trenton," January, 1876, to February, 1879; Northwestern lakes, U.S. 
S. '' ^lichigan," November, 1880, to December, 1883 ; Commissary, Naval 
Academv. September. 1884. to May, 1888; General Storekeeper, Navy 
Yard, New York. ]Mav. 1888. to August, 1889 ; '-Peusacola," June. 1890, to 
:\ray, 1892: • Constellation," October, 1892, to June, 1893; Special Court- 
Martial duty. July, 1893. to December, 1893 ; U. 8. receiving-ship '• Minne- 
sota," December "10, 1893, to December 12,1894; U. S. S. "Minneapo- 
lis," December 13, 1894. to October 18. 1895; U. S receiving-ship •' Yer- 
mont," November 15, 1895, to August 17.1896; U. 8. Naval Academy, 
Conuuissary and Cadet Storekeeper, September 15, 1896. to date. 

Henry T. B. Harris. — Born in Connecticut. Appointed .-Id/ji^r ^4 *.*i^f- 
ant Pay)na.4er, November 1, 1864. Commissi<med Assistant Paymaster, Feb- 
ruary 27. 1867 ; " Nyack," South Pacific Station, 1867-9. Promoted Passed 
Assistant Paymaster. February 17, 1869; "Supply," Europe and Brazil, 
1870-1; "Frolic" and " Eoanoke," 1873-5; charge of stores, Honolulu, 
1875-7 ; charge of stores, Eio de Janeiro, 1878-9. Commissioned Paymaster, 
January 18. 1881; "Swatara," Asiatic Station, 1880-3; training-ship 
" Minnesota," 1884-6 ; special duty, Navy Yard, New York, 1886; "Ga- 
lena." N. A. Station, and Naval Academy. 1886-9 ; " Boston," Squadron of 
Evolution, October, 1889, to January, 1891 ; Navy Yard. New York, Jan- 
uary. 1891, to December, 1892; " Miantonomah," N. A. Station, December, 
1892-4; settling accounts, November, 1894; general storekeeper. Navy 
Yard. Norfolk. May, 1895; U. S. receiving-ship "Yermont," August, 1897 ; 
also has accounts of " Dolphin " and Torpedo Boats, to May, 1898. 

Stephen Rand, Jr. — Left Dartmouth College — Sophomore year — aged 
seventeen years : enrolled August 15, 1861, with Berdan United States Sharp- 
shooters ; honorably discharged April 5, 1863, and for meritorious and faith- 
ful service was graduated with his class, 1863. Participated iu all the follow- 
ing engagements : Peninsula, landed in March ; evacuation of Yorktowu, 
April 5, 1862; battle of Williamsburg, Ya., May 5. 1862 : battle of Hanover 
Court-House. Ya.. May 27. 1862 ; battle of Seven Pines and Fair Oaks. Ya., 
May 31 and June 1. Seven days' battles in Yirginia. June 26 to July 1 ; 
Mechanicsville. June 26, 1862 ; Gaines" Mill*, June 27. 1862 ; Chickahominy, 
June 2^, 1862; Savage Station, Juue 29, 1862: White Oak Swamp. June 
29 and 30, 1862: Glendale. June 30. 1862: Malvern Hill, July 1. 1862. 
Pope's battles between Manassas and Washington. August 26 to September 
1, 1862 ; Groventou, Bull's Run. In December, 1864, was appointed Third 



282 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Assistant Engineer, U. S. Nav)' ; ordered to duty on board U. S. S. " Merri- 
mac," at Navy Yard, Portsnioutli, N. U., sailed for Charleston, S. C. ; was 
wrecked at sea February 11, IMI)"), oH'Fernandina, Fla., on way to blockade 
the Port of Galveston immediately after the surrender of Charleston ; served 
continuously in Eii<,nneer Corps until in August, IMjO, transferred to Pay 
Corps ; was appointed Assidant Paymaster, U. S. Navy, stationed at Navy 
Yard, Portsmouth, N. H. Paymaster, in charge of accounts, etc., of the 
Tehuantepec Surveying Expedition in Mexico for oceanic canal, 1870-2 ; 
charge of iron-clad "New Orleans," 1872. In 1873 promoted to Passed 
Assistant Paymnster and ordered to U. S. S. " Kearsarge," East Indies; 
ordered to act as Judge- Advocate of Asiatic Squadron and ordered to Japan ; 
was at Vladivostock, Siberia, with Transit of Venus party, 1875 ; ordered on 
special duty at Washington, D. C, 1878 to 1881 ; on European Station, 18^^1 
to 1883; Navy Department, Washington, D. C, 1883 to 18M5, at Torpedo 
Station. Promoted to Paymaster, July, 1884; April, 1885, in charge of 
accounts and stores of Naval and Marine force; ordered to Aspinwall, Sep- 
tember 21 ; 1885, afterwards ordered to take special course in Analytical 
Chemistry, which duty continued till May, 1887 ; to U. S. S. " INIohican," 
1887 to 1891 ; special duty, Navy Department, 1891 to 1893; Paymaster, 
U. 8 Navy Yard, Washington, D.' C, 1893, to 1895 ; ordered August, 1895, 
to U. S. battle-ship "Texas;" put out of commission in January, 1896 ; 
U. S. S. "Columbia," February, 1896, to June, 1897, when put in reserve at 
League Island ; July 15, ordered in charge of Navy Pay-Oflice, Washing- 
ton, D. C, to date. 

Lawrence G. Boggs. — Born in District of Columbia. Appointed As- 
sistant Paymaster, September 24, 1869 ; temporary duty. Navy Dejiartment, 
1869-70; "Talla])oosa" and " Frolic," special service, 1870-3 '; "Despatch," 
special service, 1873-5. Promoted to Passed Assistant Paymaster, October 
25, 1874 ; " Marion," European Station, 1875-9 ; Bureau of Provisions, 1879 ; 
Naval Station, New^ London, 1880; Bureau Provisions and Clothing, 1881 ; 
training-ship "Saratoga," 1881. Promoted to Paymaster, January 28, 1886 ; 
receiving-ship "Dale," 1886-9; training-ship "Richmond," July, 1889, to 
January, 1891 ; "Bennington," S. A. Station, January, 1891, to 1894; leave 
of absence, November, 1894 ; Navy Yard, New York, December, 1895-7 ; 
Torpedo Station, September, 1897-8; May, 1898, " Columbia," to date. 

Samuel R. Colhoun. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed Assistant 
Paymaster, September 28, 18(59 ; Assistant to Paymaster, Navy Yard, Phila- 
delphia, and Kecorder to Board of Paymasters, 1869-71 ; " Canonicus " and 
" Saugus " (iion-clads). North Atlantic Station, 1872-3; Assistant to Pay- 
master at Villefranche, France, 1874-6. Promoted to Passed Assistant Pay- 
master, January 15, 1875; leave in Europe, 1877; "Marion," North At- 
lantic and South Atlantic Stations, 1879-82; training-ship "New Hamp- 
shire," 1884-5 (service lasted less than one year). Promoted to Paymaster, 
July 16, 1886; special duty in office of General Store-keej)er, Navy Yard, 
Norfolk, Va., 1887-8; " Ossipee," North Atlantic Station, 1889 ;' special 
duty in office of General Store-keeper, Navy Yard, Washington, D. C, 
1890-1; " IMonongahela," Training Squadron, March, 1891, to August, 
1893 ; Navy Yard, New York, Aus^ust, 1893-6; " Monadnock," February, 
1896; "Oregon," July, 1896, to date. 

William W. Barry. — Born in Fall River, Massachusetts. Adimj 
Assistant Paymaster, July 30, 1863, to September, 1865, Mississippi Squadron. 
Appointed Assistant Paymaster, March 15, 1870 ; Navy Yard, New York, 
May, 1870, to December, 1872; U. S. S. "Supply," January, 1873, to De- 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 283 

cember, 1873, Vienna Exposition; U. S. S. " Mayflower," North Atlantic 
Station, May, 1874, to October, 1874 ; U. S. S. " Canonicus," North Atlantic 
Station, November, 1874, to April, 1875 ; U. S. S. " Alert," North Atlantic 
Station, May, 1875, to August, 1875; store-ship "Onward," Callao, Peru, 
September, 1875, to November, 1877; Navy Yard, Boston, July, 1878, to 
October, 1878 ; Naval Depot, Nagasaki, Japan, February, 1879, to December, 
1881 ; U. S. S. "Swatara," North Atlantic Station, December, 1882, to De- 
cember, 1884; U- S. receiving-ship "Independence," Mare Island, Califor- 
nia, October, 1885, to November, 1888 ; " Essex," S. A. Station, April, 1890, 
to Ai^ril, 1893; leave of absence, April, 1893, to July, 1893; Navy Yard, 
Portsmouth, July, 1893, to August, 1896 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal., 
October, 1896, to date. 

J. R. Stanton. — Appointed Assistant Paymaster, March 25, 1870. Pro- 
moted to Passed Assistant Paymaster, November 24, 1878, and promoted to 
Paxjmaster, March 26, 18J^9 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, August 30. 1870, to 
September 23, 1871 ; Coast Survey steamer " Hassler," September 8, 1872, to 
January 1, 1876; special service, April 17, 1876, to July 24, 1876; U. S. 
S. " Dictator," N. A. Station, August 11, 1876, to June 5, 1877 ; "Canoni- 
cus," N. A. Station, November 24, 1877, to April 10, 1878 ; New York Navy 
Yard. November 1, 1878, to May 9, 1879 ; " Kearsarge," N. A. Station, 
May 15, 1>^79, to May 2, 1882 ; Coast Survey Office, November 1, 1883, to 
December 31, 1^86; "Juniata," Pacific Station, June 13, 1887, to March 
26, 1889 ; training-ship " Minnesota," April 30, 1889, to December 22, 1890 ; 
Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal., December, 1890, to December, 1892; "Mo- 
hican," Pacific Station. February, 1893, to 1 95 ; U. S. S. "Monterey," 
1895; U. S. R S. "Independence," December, 1895, to date. 

James A. Ring. — Born in Massachusetts, Appointed Assistant Pay- 
master, January 24, 1870; receiving. ship " Ohio," 1870-2 ; Darien Survey- 
ing Expedition, 1873 ; store-ship "Onward," Callao, 1874-5 ; "Wyandotte," 
iron-clad, N. A. Station, 1876. Promoted to Passed Assistant Paymaster, 
February 23, 1877; "Fortune," special service, 1877-8; "Jamestown," 
special service in Alaska, 1879-81 ; " Enterprise," N. A. Station, 1882-4 ; 
training-ship "Portsmouth," 1886-7 ; special duty. Navy Yard, New York, 
1887 ; receiving-ship " Franklin," 1888-1). Promoted to Paymaster, August 
20, 1889; assistant to General Storekeeper, Norfolk, 1890; special duty, 
New York, November, 1890, to February, 1891 ; "Concord," N. A. Station, 
February, 1891, to June, 1893 ; " Kearsarge," N. A. Station, June, 1893- 
94; practice-ship "Monongahela," May, 1894; Naval Station, Port Royal, 
November, 1894 ; U. S. S. "Iowa," July, 1897, to date. 

James E. Cann. — Born in Nova Scotia. Appointed from Pennsylvania, 
July 14, 1870; Assistant to Inspector, New York, 1871-2; "Fortune," 
1873-4; Paymaster-General's Office, 1875: "Tallapoosa," special service, 
1875-8. Promoted to Passed Assistant, October 12, 1878; receiving-ship 
"Passaic," 1879-82; "Iroquois," Pacific Station, 1882-5; general store- 
keeper, Key West, 1886-9; " Kearsarge," N. A. Station, July, 1890, to 
June, 1893. Promoted to Paymaster, September 21, 1891 ; receiving-ship 
"Franklin," June, 1893, to 1896; settling accounts, July, 1896; U. S. S. 
"Newark," July, 1896; U. S. S. "Marion," 1897; U. S. receiving-ship 
"Independence," December, 1897 ; U. S. S. " Mohican," February, 1898. 

John N. Speel. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Minnesota. 
" Rio Bravo," July, 1875, to April, 1877 ; Bureau Provisions and Clothing, 
June to October, 1877 ; U. S. S. " Saratoga," October, 1877, to October, 
1879; Naval Station, New London, October, 1879, to April, 1880; Bureau 



284 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Provisions and Clothing, 1880-1 ; " Kearsarge," 1882-4; Navy Department, 
1884-6; Coast Survey, December, 1886, to November, 18M9; "Petrel," 
1889-91. Commissioned Paijmader, November, 1891 ; Navy Yard, League 
Island, February, 1892, to January, 1893; receiving-ship "St. Louis," 
January to September, 1893; Navy Yard, Norfolk, January, 1894; "Michi- 
gan," June, 1«94; " Amphitrite," April, 1895-8; May, 1898, Naval Home, 
Phihidelpliia, to date. 

Reah Frazer. — Born in Pennsylvania. Captain's Clerk, flag-ship 
" Harttbi'd " and "Lackawanna," Asiatic Station, 1872-5. Appointed from 
Pennsylvania. July 15, 1^75; " Litrepid," 1875; '• Catskill," N. A. Station, 
1876; '■ Rio Bravo." 1877-9 Promoted Pasaed As.'<istant Parjmaster, Octo- 
ber 27, 1879; Assistant to Paymaster, New York, 1.S79-80; "Alliance," 
N. A. Station, and " Jeannette,'"' Search Expedition, 1880-2 ; " Wachusett," 
Pacific Station, 1882-5; "Alliance," S. A. Station, 1888-9; "Alliance," 
Asiatic Station, January, 1890, to July, 1893 Promoted Pai/master, Janu- 
ary 19, 1892; receiving-ships "St. Louis" and "Richmond," Septendier, 
1893, to November, 1896; "Puritan." N. A. Station. 1897; "Indiana," N. 
A. Station, from January 15, 1898, to date. 

Hiram E. Drury. — Born in Massachusetts Appointed from Massachu- 
setts, September 8, 1876; Assistant Navy Yard, Boston, 1876-8; Naval 
Hospital, Yokohama, 1878-82; training-ship "Portsmouth,' 1882-5; Gen- 
eral Storekeeper, Navy Yard, Pensacola. 1886-9 ; " Ranger," special service, 
1889-91 ; waiting orders December, 1891, to March, 1892. Promoted Pay- 
master, February 25. 1892; charge of Naval Clothing Factory, New York, 
March, 1892-95; "Cincinnati," Julv, 1895-98 ; Clothing Factory, January, 
1898, Navy Yard, N. Y., to May, 1898. 

Charles V\/. Littlefield. — Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from 
Maine. "Wabash," Boston, October, 1876, to February, 1877; " Palos," 
Asiatic Station, 1877-80; Assistant to Inspector, Boston, 1880-1; " Ajax," 
and monitors, 1881-4; training-ship "Saratoga," 1884-6; Naval Station, 
New London, 1887-9 ; Yorktown Squadron of Evolution, 1889, to October, 
1891. Promoted to Paymader, December 25, 1892 ; R, S. " Dale," Wash- 
ington, February, 1892, to December, 1894; " Charlestown," Asiatic Station, 
February, 1895, to July, 1896 ; " Maine," September, 1896, to February, 
1898; detached from "Maine" in Havana ten days before the explosion ; 
U. S. S. "St. Paul," May, 1898. 

Arthur Peterson. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsyl- 
vania, April 13, 1877 ; Office of Paymaster, League Island. 1877 ; " Cauoni- 
cua," N. A. Station, 1877-8; " Palos," 1879-83 ; Inspector and Paymaster, 
Navy Yard, Pensacola, 1883-6; "Iroquois," Pacific Station, 1887-8; 
" Monongahela," store-ship, 1888-90 ; Assistant General Storekeeper, Navy 
Yards, New York, October, 1890, to July, 1892; "Monocacy," Asiatic 
Station, July, 1892. to 1894. Promoted to Paymader, August 15,1893. 
Naval Hom'e, Philadelphia, May, 1894, to 1897; U. S. S " Monocacv," 
April, 1897, to date. 

A. K. Michler. — Born in New York. Appointed Assistant Paymaster 
from District of Columbia, October 31, 1877 ; Bureau of Provisions end 
Clothing, 1877-9; Expedition for Determination of Longitudes, 1879-80; 
training-ship "Portsmouth," 1880-3. Promoted Pcssed Assistant Paymaster, 
September 1,1881; "Tallapoosa," S. A. Station, 1885-9; Bureau of Sup- 
plies and Accounts, 1889-94. Promoted to Paymader, September 12, 1893 ; 
Assistant Chief of Bureau, 1894-98. 



RECORDS OP LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 285 

W^illiam W^. Gait. — Born in Virginia. Appointed from Virginia, 
January 25, 1871; receiving-ship "Franklin," 1878-80. Promoted to 
Passed Assistant Paymaster, October 15, 1881 ; " Despatch," special duty, 
1881-4 ;special duty, Navy Department, 1885-6 ; " Michigan," Northwestern 
Lakes, 1886-9; "Thetis," special service, February, 1890, to July, 1893 ; 
Navy Yard, Norfolk, July, 1893, to 1896. Promoted to Paymaster, Septem- 
ber 25, 1893 ; U. S. S. " Raleigh," November, 1896, to 1898 ; sick leave, 
March, 1898, to date. 

John R. Martin. — Born in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Appointed Assist- 
ant Paymaster, from Ohio, June, 1878 ; Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, 
1878 ; U. S. steamer " Rio Bravo," on the Rio Grande, 1879-80 ; U. S. 
practice-ship " Dale," 1881 ; U. S. steamer " Alert," Asiatic Station, 1881-2 ; 
Navy Yard, New York, 1882-3; temporarily in charge Inspection of Pro- 
visions and Clothing, 1883 ; charge of stores at Rio de Janeiro, 1884; U. S. 
steamer " Alliance," N. Atlantic and S. Atlantic Stations, 1885-8 ; detailed 
as commissary ashore at Aspinwall, in Colombian Revolution, in summer of 
1885 ; U. S. steamer " Galena," N. A. Station, 1888-90. Promoted to Passed 
Assistant Paymaster, January, 1882 ; " Yorktown," Pacific Station, October, 
1891-4. Promoted to Paymaster, February, 1894 ; Puget Sound Naval Sta- 
tion, April, 1894-5 ; settling accounts, January, 1895 ; Naval Station, Key 
West, May, 1895 ; " Boston," November, 1895, to date. 

Charles M. Ray. — Bom in District of Columbia. Appoint' d from Dis- 
trict of Columbia, March 3, 1879 ; Bureau of Provi.«ions, 1879-80 ; " Yantic," 
N. A. Station, 1880-3 ; special duty, N. O. Exposition, 1884-5; " Ranger," 
North Pacific Station, 1886-9. Promoted to Passed Assistant Paymaster, 
April 21, 1862 ; Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, 1889-91 ; Naval Hos- 
pital, Yokohama, Japan, May, 1891, to 1894. Commissioned as Paymaster, 
February, 1894 ; waiting orders, December, 1894 ; member of Naval Ex- 
change Board, February, 1895 ; U. S. S. "Lancaster," September, 1895; 
settling accounts, January, 1898 ; Coast Survey and U. S. S. " Michigan ; " 
also Chief of Pay-Office, Baltimore, Md., May, 1898, to date. 

Mitchell C. McDonald. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from 
Pennsylvania, March 3, 1879 ; "Ranger," North Pacific, 1883-5; Assistant 
Navy Pay-Office, San Francisco, 1886-7 ; Assistant to Government Store- 
keeper, Naval Academy, 1887-8 ; Naval Hospital, Yokohama, 1888-91, 
Promoted to Passed Assistant Paymaster, May 29, 1882; " iVdams," Pacific 
Station, Match, 1892-94. Promoted to Paymaster, April, 1894 ; Navy Yard, 
Washington, December, 1894; U. S. S. " Monongahela," May, 1895; Navy 
Yard, Washington, September, 1895-96; "Texas," July, 1896; Naval Hos- 
pital, Yokohama, Oct(»ber, 1897, to date. 

Eustace B. Rogers. — Born in California. Appointed from California, 
March 3, 1879; Navy Department, Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, 
1879; "Tennessee," N. A. Station, 1879-81; Navy Yard, Boston. 1882; 
Naval Academy, practice-ship " Dale," 1883-4 ; Naval Hospital, Yokohama, 
Japan, 1885-7; Navy Yard, Boston, 1888; "Kearsarge," 1888-91. Pro- 
moted to Passed Assistant Paymaster, November 2, 1884; Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts, 1891-4. Promoted to Paymaster, May 24, 1894; "Cincin- 
nati," N. A. Station, 1894-5 ; in charge of Naval Clothing Factory, Navy 
Yard, New York, 1895-7 ; " Minneapolis," European Station, 1897 ; "Mon- 
terey," Pacific Station, November, 1897, to date. 

Leeds C. Kerr. — Born in Baltimore, Md., July 21, 1855. Appointed 
from Maryland, June 16, 1880; Bureau of Provision and Clothing, 1880; 
"Wyoming," North Atlantic Station, 1881-2; "Pawnee," store-ship North 



28G RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Atlantic Station, at Port Royal, S. C, 1883-4; "Dolphin," special duty, 
1884-5 ; Navy Yard, New York, Assistant to Inspector of Provisions and 
Clothin<;, 1885; " Dolpliin," special duty, Nortii Atlantic and Pacific Sta- 
tions, 1885-8. Promoted Passed Assidant Pa;/master, February 25, 1887; 
Naval Home, Philadi'lpliia, Pa., 1889; Naval Station, New London, Conn., 
1889 ; " Yantic," North Atlantic Station, 1889-91 ; "Alert," Asiatic Station, 
February, 1892, to October, 1893; receiving-ship "Independence," Navy 
Yard, INIare Ishiiul, California, October, 1893, to May, 1895, also on addi- 
tional duty as as.<istant <j^eneral store-keeper, Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal., 
from October, 1893, to May, 1895. Promoted to Paijmader, March 30, 1895 ; 
U. S. S. "Concord," Asiatic Station, June, 1895, to April, 1890 ; U. S. S. 
" Yorktown," Asiatic Station, April, 1896, to Novend)er, 1897; U. S. S. 
"Alert," Pacific Station, December, 1897 ; U. S. Navy Pay Office, Baltimore, 
Maryland, February, 1898 ; U. S. S. " Minneapolis," March 15, 1898. 

R. T. Mason Ball. — Born in Virginia, and appointed Assistant Pay- 
master, June 16, 1880; U. S. receiving-ship "Colorado," 1880-1; "May- 
flower," practice cruise from Naval Academy, summer of 1881 ; Monitor 
Fleet, January, 1882, to January, 1884; U. S. S. " Nantucket," June, 1884, 
special duty ; January, 1885, Naval Station, Key West ; U. S. S. " Yantic," 
October 1, 1880 ; left her October 1, 1889. Promoted to Passed Assistant 
Paymaster, June 19, 1888; ordered to Naval Station, New London, October, 
1889, and detached February, 1891, with orders to duty on the Asiatic 
Station ; attached to U. S S. " Palos," until her sale, and then to the U. S. S. 
" Petrel," to 1894 ; leave of absence, October, 1894. Promoted to Paymaster, 
April, 1895; "Michigan," April, 1895; U. S. receiving-ship " Franklin," 
June, 1896 ; TLS. receiving-ship "Richmond," November, 1896; "Detroit," 
" Cincinnati," July, 1897, to date. 

C. S. Williams. — Cadet at Naval Academy, Annapolis, June, 1873; 
resigned. May, l'S70; Assistant Paymaster. June 16, 1880; Passed Assistant 
Paymaster, August 20, 1889 ; Paymaster, June 13, 1895 ; U. S. receiving-ship 
"Wabash," Bo.ston, August, 1880, to September, 1881; U. S. store-ship 
" Onward," west coast of South America, October, 1881, to December, 1884; 
Fi»h Commission steamer " Albatross," North and South Atlantic, Norlh 
and South Pacific, Behring Sea, October, 1M87, to July, 1891 ; Torpedo 
Statitm, Newport, R. I., Purchasing Pay-OfiScer and General Storekeeper, 
October, 1891. to April, 1894; same duties at New London Naval Station 
in addition, from October, 1891, to November, 1893; U. S. S. " Detroit," 
cruise to China Station and return, via Suez Canal, May. 1894, to July, 1897 ; 
Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., General Storekeeper, September, 1897, to date 

Thomas J. Cowie. — Appointed from Iowa. Assistant Paymaster, June 
10, 1880 ; Passed Assistant Paymaster, March 26, 1889 ; Pai/master, Septem- 
ber 11, 1895 ; "Monocacy," February, 1894-97 ; waiting orders, June, 1897 ; 
training-ship and station "Newport," August, 1897, to date. 

John S. Carpenter. — Appointed from Kentucky as Assistant Paymaster, 
October 29, 1881 ; Passed Assistant Paymaster, November 19, 1891 ; Pay- 
master, August 14, 1896 ; Navy Yard, Washington, December, 1893 ; Bureau 
Supplies and Accounts, June, 1894-98 ; Texas, January, 1898, to date. 

Livingston Hunt. — Appointed from New York as Assistant Paymaster, 
October 29, 1881 ; Passed Assistant P<(ymaster, November, 24. 1891 ; Pay- 
master, October 10, 1896 ; Coast Survey Office, May, 1893, to 1895 ; " Dol- 
phin," February, 1895, to 1897 ; Recorder of Examining Board, December, 
1897, to 1898 ; U. S. S. " New Orleans," April, 1898, to date. 



RECORDS OF UVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 287 

John A, Mudd.— Appointed from Missouri as Assistant Paymaster, Oc- 
tober 29, 1881 ; Passed Assistant Paymaster, January 19, 1892 ; Paymaster, 
November 1, 1896; Navy Yard, New York, March, 1893-4; "Montgom- 
ery," June, 1894-6 ; Navy Yard, New York, April, 1896 to date. 

Willis B. Wilcox. — Appointed from Iowa as Assista'jit Paymaster, Octo- 
ber 29, 1881; Passed Assistant Paymaster, February 19,1892; Paymaster, 
July 9, 1897 ; Navy Yard, Peusacola, November, 1892-6 ; " Monadnock," 
June, 1896, to date. 

George W^. Simpson. — Appointed from New York as Assistant Pay- 
master, April 1, 1882 ; Passed Assistant Paymaster, December 25, 1892; Pay- 
viaster, November 1, 1897; U. S. S. " Detroit," Julv, 1893 ; settling accounts, 
May, 1894, to 1896 ; Navy Yard, New York, October, 1894 ; U. S. S. " Ter- 
ror," April, 1896, to date. 

PAY-DIRECTORS ON THE RETIRED LIST. 

WITH RELATIVE RANK OF COMMODORE. 

James H. W^atmough. — Born in Pennsylvania. Entered service as 
Acting Midshipman, November, 1843. Appointed from Pennsylvania, De- 
cember 12, 1844 ; attached to sloop " Portsmouth," Pacific Squadron, 1844- 
48 ; during the Mexican War was in most of the operations in California, 
including the bombardment of Guaymas ; brig "Perry," coast of Africa, 
1849-51 ; frigate 'Constitution," coast of Africa, 1852-5; steamer "Michi- 
gan," on the Lakes, 1857-8 ; sloop "Saratoga," Gulf of Mexico, 1859-60; 
in action with two Spanish steamers, which were captured ; Navy Yard, 
Philadelphia, 1861-3; steam-frigate "Niagara," special service, 1863-4; 
Fleet-Paymaster, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864-5 ; was in most 
of the operations of the squadron, including seven or eight days' operations 
on Stouo River, and the subsequent operations on James' and John's Islands, 
previous to the evacuation of Charleston, South Carolina ; Navy Yard, New 
York, 1866-8 ; Inspector, etc.. Navy Yard. New York, 1868-70 ; Acting 
Chief of Bureau Provisions and Clothing, 1873-4 ; Chief of Bureau Provi- 
sions and Clothing, 1874—7. Retired, July 30, 1884. 

Thomas H. Looker. —Born in Ohio. Now, and for many years, a 
citizen and resident of the District. of Columbia. Entered the Navy origi- 
nally as a Midshipman, November 6, 1846, and served through the Mexican 
War, in actions and expeditions on shore, and in small vessels and boats up 
the rivers; resigned, November 24, 1852, because of protracted illness, — 
chronic disease, incident to line of duty, exposure, etc. ; was reappointed as 
Purser m the Navy, August 31, 1853; served through the Civil War, and 
was promoted to Pay-Director, March 3, 1871 ; service in Pay-Corps, as fol- 
lows: Brig " Bainbridge," Brazil Squadron, 1853-6 ; sloop-of-war "Ports- 
mouth," East India Squadron, 1857-8 ; steamer " Brooklyn," Home Squad- 
ron, 1858-60; steamer "Brooklyn," Atlantic and Gulf Squadrons, 1861 ; 
conveyed troops and assisted in saving Fort Pickens, and instituting blockade 
at mouth of Mississippi River ; Paymaster in charge of supplies, North 
Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1861-3 ; was in the memorable action (as a 
volunteer) between the " Merrimac " and squadron at Hampton Roads, 
Virginia, May 18, 1862; duties at Baltimore, J 864; steamer "Powhatan," 
South Pacific Station, 1865-6 ; Fleet-Paymaster, then, to 1868; Pay-Office 
at Baltimore, 1869-72; Navy Yard, Washington, 1872-5; Pay-Office at 
Baltimore, 1875-7 ; Assistant to Secretary of the Navy, 1877 ; General In- 



288 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

spector Pay-Corps, 1878-82; Pay-Office at Washington, 1883-8; General 
Inspector Pay-Corps, 1889-91. Appointed, in March, 1890, as Chief of 
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, with the relative rank of Commodore. 
Ketired, November 23, 1891. 

WITH RELATIVE RANK ON CAPTAIN. 

Charles V/. Abbot. — Born in Rhode Island. Appointed from Rhode 
Island, September 2, 1856 ; attached to sloop " Falmouth," Brazil Squadron, 
1856-8; frigate "St. Lawrence," Brazil Squadron, 1859; steam sloop 
" Mohican," coast of Africa, 1859-60 ; steam-sloop " Pawnee," Atlantic 
Coast, 1861, had several engagements with Acquia Creek and Mathias Point 
Batteries in the Potomac River, and participated in the capture of the forts 
at Hatteras Inlet; steam-sloop "Brooklyn," West Gulf Blockading Squad- 
ron, 1862-3 ; capture of Forts Jackson and St. Philip and City of New Or- 
leans, and first attack on Vicksburg batteries ; special duty. New York, 
1864 ; Naval Academy, 1864-6 ; Board of Examiners at Philadelphia, 1866 ; 
Fleet-Paymaster, North Atlantic Squadron, 1867-8 ; Pay-Office at Boston, 
1869-71. Promoted to Pay-Ispedor, May 23, 1871, and to Pay-Director. De- 
cember 19, 1871 ; Inspector of Provisions and Clothing, Navy Yard, Ports- 
mouth, New Hampshire, 1872-4 ; Pay-Office at Boston, 1875-6; Navy Yard, 
Boston, 1878-9 ; Inspector of Provisions and Clothing, Navy Yard, Boston, 
1880-1 ; Navy Pay-Officer, Boston, 1883-6 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1888-91. 
Retired, November 18, 1891, with relative rank of Captain. 

James D. Murray. — Born in Maryland. Appointed from Minnesota, 
June 3, 1858 ; attached to sloop "Cyane," Pacific Squadron. 1858-9 ; frigate 
"Potomac," Atlantic Coast, 1861 ; store-ship "Potomac," West Gulf Squad- 
ron, 1862; iron-clad "Roanoke," North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 
1863-4; receiving-ship and Naval Asylum, Philadelphia, 1865-7; Fleet- 
Paymaster, North Atlantic Squadron, 1868-9 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 
1870. Promoted to Pay -Inspector, March 3, 1871 ; Paymaster, Naval Acad- 
emy, 1871-4 Promoted to Paij- Director, September 25, 1875 ; Fleet-Pay- 
master, European Squadron, 1875-6 ; Naval Asylum, Philadelphia, 1877-8 ; 
Naval Academy, 1880-4; Pay-Office, Baltimore, 1885-9 ; special duty, 1889- 
90; Naval Academy, August, 1890, to September 20. Retired, September 
20, 1891, with relative rank of Captain. 

Alexander ^V. Russell. — Born in Maryland. Served in the sloop-of- 
war "Saratoga," coast of Africa, 1842-4, as Captain's Clerk, and in the 
operations against Bereby and the adjacent towns on that station, under 
Commodore INI. C. Perry, December, 1843 ; also served in Company C 
(Captain Samuel H. Walker, Texas Ranger), Mounted Rifle Regiment, in 
the Mexican War; was Clerk to the Committee of Naval Affairs, United 
States Senate, 1858-61. Nominated Paymaster in the navy from the District 
of Columbia on the 14th and confirmed 28th Februai'y, 1861 ; attached 
to steamer " Pocohontas," Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay, April and 
May, 1861 ; to sloop " Savannah," N. and S. A. Blockading Squadron, and 
in Savannah River at capture of Tybee Island, in command of the powder 
division; April 1, to steam-frigate " Colorado," capture of the forts in the 
Mississippi River and New Orleans ; to the iron-clad steamer " New Iron- 
sides," special service, 1862; South Atlantic Squadron, 1863-4, when he was 
specially thanked by Commodore (Vice-Admiral) Rowan, commanding the 
" New Ironsides," in his official dispatches, " for great Zealand ability in com- 
mand of the powder and shell division " during the various (27) engagements 
with the forts and batteries of Charleston harbor, in which, as Rear- Admiral 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 289 

Belknap, recently writes to Pay Director Russell : "Do you know that you 
supplied to the guns of the ' Ironsides,' in face of the enemy, 4,439 charges 
of powder, together with a like number of shells? That the aggregate 
weight of the shells was 258'- tons ? The Cramps might build and equip a gun- 
boat with that amount of iron." To the receiving-ship " North Carolina," New 
York, 18G4-5 ; suggested, and under the orders of Admiral Paulding and 
Captain McKiustry, inaugurated the lasting reform of issuing to all recruits 
their needed outfit of clothing and small stores, and furnishing each with an 
itemized bill of the cost of the same at the government rates, instead of the 
scant and ununiform supplies furnished them by the shipper, at the most ex- 
orbitant cost ; to steamer " Chattanooga," special service, 1866 ; to steam-sloop 
" Sacramento," special service, 1866-7, till wrecked in the Bay of Bengal, 
coast of India ; when it was found that the " Sacramento " was hard and fast 
and sinking gradually, with the seas breaking over her starboard quarter, 
two rafts were ordered to be constructed, as it was found that boats could 
not live amid the breakers. On the smaller of them, on which the Pay- 
master was ordered to go to procure relief, he had secured his most important 
books and vouchers carefully packed in a tarpaulin bag, and then inserted in 
another to protect it as much as possible from water. The Paymaster then, 
on his own motion, provided each of the officers, j^etty officers and leading 
men of the crew with a liberal amount of money in the event of their being 
separated after esca[)ing from the wreck. The raft was then launched under 
the lee bow, and he with others boarded and lashed themselves with 
ropes to the logs composing it, when Lieutenant Frederick Rodgers, in the 
whale boat, took it in tow, and after hours of hard and skillful towing, with 
each sea breaking over the raft, succeeded in getting it safely through the 
breakers and surf to the shore. After spreading his books in the sun to dry, 
the Paymaster, taking with him a fireman and marine, started on foot for 
relief — their clothing dr3dng upon their bodies. At the end of some four 
miles the Paymaster fell from sun stroke, but after free applications of water, 
revived sufficiently to enable him, with the aid of his two men, to reach a 
small village a mile further on. Then, after a brief rest and drinking freely 
of boiled goat's milk, the only food obtainable, he hired a large canoe, two 
leading natives and four others to pole, row and sail the canoe (none speak- 
ing English) ; started on one of the branches of the Godavery River, for the 
town of Coringa, arriving there after midnight, engaged three large wrecking 
boats and sent them to the ship. Then proceeding to Cocanada, the head- 
quarters of the English officials, chartered a small steamer under Captain 
Thompson, in the customs service ; proceeded at once to the wreck, leaving 
orders at Cocanada for ample provision to be made for quartering and sub- 
sisting the officers and crew. Reaching the scene of the wreck and finding, 
the sea having abated, that the officers and crew had gone to Yanaon 
(French), he followed them — aroused them after midnight and con- 
ducted them to Cocanada, where they found everything provided as ordered. 
The safe with some $30,000 was saved, and the accounts settled without the 
loss of a cent to either the Paymaster or the government. Inspector Pro- 
visions and Clothing, Navy Yard, Washington, 1868-70 ; Navy Pay-Office, 
Philadel];hia, 1870-3. Promoted to Pay Inspector, March 3, 1871 ; Inspector 
Provisions and Clothing, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, October, 1873, to Janu- 
ary 15, 1874; Navy Pay-Office, Philadelphia, 1874; promoted to Pay- 
Director, February 23, 1877 ; Navy Pay-Office, Baltimore, March, 1877, to 
January, 1882 ; Navy Pay-Office, Philadelphia, May, 1882, to February, 
1886 ; retired February 4, 1886. 
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290 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Caspar Schenck. — Born at Nissequague, SmithtowD, Suffolk County, 
Long Island, September 20, 1835. 

Army Record. — On the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, enlisted 
as a private in Company G, Ninth Indiana Volunteers, and served for three 
months in Western Virginia, taking part in the battles of Philippi and Car- 
nack's Ford. 

Navy Record. — Appointed Acting Assistant Paymaster , July 9, 1861. Com- 
missioned Assistant Paymaster, September 14, 1861 ; served on U. S. steamer 
" Portsmouth," West Gulf Squadron, 1861-4; taking part in the capture of 
Forts Jackson and St. Philip, April, 1862. Promoted to Paymaster, Janu- 
ary 6, 1864 ; attached to U. S. steamer " Juniata," North Atlantic Squadron, 
in 1864, and while serving on her as a volunteer on deck at the bombardment 
of Fort Fisher, on December 24, 1864, was severely wounded, for which he 
was promoted twelve numbers in his grade for eminent and conspicuous con- 
duct in battle ; attached to apprentice-ship " Savannah," 1865 ; tj. S. receiv- 
ing-ship " Independence," Mare Island Navy Yard, 1866-9 ; U. S. steamer 
" Congress," West Indies, 1870-1. Promoted to Pay-Inspector, March 3, 
1871 ; attached to U. S. flag-ship "California," as Fleet-Paymaster of the 
Pacific Station, 1872-3 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal., 1874-8 ; U. S. flag- 
ship " Pensacola, ' as Fleet-Paymaster of the Pacific Station, 1878-80. Pro- 
moted to Pay-Director, December 6, 1880 ; Navy Pay-Office, San Francisco, 
Cal., 1881-4; special duty, 1885; Navy Pay-Office, Norfolk, Va., 1886-9; 
Navy Pay-Office, Boston, Mass., December, 1889, to June, 1890 ; General 
Storekeeper, Naval Academy, June, 1890, to December, 1893 ; settling ac- 
counts, December 1, 1893; General Inspector Pay Corps, July 31, 1894, to 
September, 1897. Retired, September, 1897. 

Arthur J. Pritchard. — Entered the U. S. Navy, October 7, 1861, as an 
Assistant Puymader, regular service ; sailed from Philadelphia in December, 
1861, in the gunboat " Itasca," commanded by C. H. B. Caldwell, and joined 
the East Gulf Blockading Squadron, at that time under the command of 
Flag-Officer McKean, but who was soon afterwards relieved by Rear- 
Admiral Farragut ; was attached to the " Itasca " for two years, during 
which time that vessel was engaged in all the flghts on the Mississij)pi River, 
prominent among which were those at Forts Jackson and St. Philip, Vicks- 
burg. Grand Gulf, Manshac Bend, etc, etc ; previous to the first-named 
engagement, the " Itasca " succeeded in cutting the chain extending across 
the river, by means of a number of small vessels, for the purpose of obstruct- 
ing and preventing the passage of the Federal fleet on its way to the city of 
New Orleans ; was wounded in the fall of 1862, and sent to a hospital in New 
Orleans, where remained for about two months, but so serious was the injury, 
and so tardy the recovery, that he was sent North for treatment, and was alto- 
gether incapacitated from duty for seven months; at the exi)iration of that 
time, rejoined vessel, and remained with her until her return North for repairs, 
in September, 1863, when was detached and ordered at once to the U. S. 
steamer " Wyalusing ; " the " Wyalusing " proceeded to the Sounds of North 
Carolina, for the purpose of attempting to capture or destroy the Confederate 
ram " Albemarle," but engaging that vessel, after a few hours' hot fighting, 
the ram retreated up the Roanoke River, where she remained until destroyed 
by Lieutenant Cushing ; the " Wyalusing" afterwards assisted at the capture 
of Plymouth in 1864 ; in this same year was promoted to the full rank of 
Paymaster ; in the summer of 1865 was detached, and after settling accounts, 
was ordered to the U. S. steamer " Ticonderoga," Captain Charles Steadman, 
and sailed the following autumn from Philadelphia, to join the European 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OP THE U. S. NAVY. 291 

Squadron ; stopping for a few days at the Azores, the vessel arrived at Lisbon 
in December, and during forty months that she remained on the station, vis- 
ited ahuost every sea-port town from Cronstadt, Russia, which place she 
visited with Admiral Farragut, to St. Paul de Loando, on the coast of Africa, 
including all the Mediterranean Ports, not excepting Constantinople; in the 
autumn of 1869 joined the U. S. steamer " Benicia," Captain S. Nicholson, 
and sailing from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, bound for China, touched at 
Rio de Janeiro, the Cape of Good Hope, Anger Point, in Java, and Singa- 
pore, arriving at Hong Kong, China, in July or August of 1870 ; after visit- 
ing several Chinese and Japanese ports, arrived at Yokohama, Japan, in 1871 ; 
there his health became so much impaired, that he was sent home, by recom- 
mendation of a medical board of survey ; alter recovering his health in 1872, 
joined the U. S. steamer "Saranac," Captain Thomas S. Phelps, at Panama, 
which vessel, soon after he joined her, became the flag-ship of Rear-Admiral 
A. M. Pennock, commanding the North Pacific Squadron ; in her visited all 
the sea-ports from Panama northward to Sitka, Alaska Territory, the beautiful 
sheet of water, Puget's Sound, and the Sandwich Islands ; after leaving the 
"Saranac," and settling accounts, was ordered, January, 1875, to the U. S. 
steamer " Powhatan," Captain James E. Jouett, and sailed that same month for 
Europe, having on board Rear-Admiral John L. Worden, the relief of Rear- 
Admiral Case, then commanding the European Squadron, the latter officer 
returning to the United States in the " Powhatan," which touched at the West 
India Islands on her homeward voyage ; was detached from the "Powhatan," 
July 26, 1877, and joined the U. S. training-ship " Minnesota," at New York, 
January 28, 1878 ; was detached, February 1, 1881 ; was ordered to the Navy 
Pay-Office, Baltimore, Md., January 4, 1882 ; was promoted to Pay Inspector, 
December 24, 1883; was detached from the Pay-Office, February 2, 1885, 
and joined the U. S. steamer " Pensacola ; " became flag ship of the European 
Squadron, Rear-Admiral S. R. Franklin, commanding ; the " Pensacola " 
arrived at home from Europe in February, 1888, and the following month 
was detached ; in April, 1889, was ordered to the Baltimore Pay-Office, and 
remained until April, 1893 ; Navy Pay-Office, Norfolk, Va , April, 1893-6 ; 
Navy Pay-Office, Baltimore, June, 1896. Retired, February, 1898. 

Luther G. Billings. — Born in New York. Appointed from New York, 
October 24, 1862 ; entered the service as Acting Assistant Paymaster ; attached 
to steamer "Water- Witch," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1862-4 ; 
while attached to the "Water-Witch," took part in a number of minor 
engagements and expeditions, the most important of which were St. John's 
Blufl", Florida ; Charleston, Pocataligo, North Edisto and Georgetown, South 
Carolina ; and Ossabaw Sound, Georgia ; on June 4, 1864, the " Water- 
Witch " was attacked, while at anchor in Ossabaw Sound, by a large boarding 
party of rebels, and after a desperate hand to-hand conflict was captured ; 
Paymaster Billings took an active part in this engagement, being the first man 
on deck, killed the commanding officer of the Confederates, and several men 
in hand-to-hand conflict ; saved the life of his commanding officer by killing 
the man who had cut him down, and while in the act of despatching him, 
received a severe wound which disabled him. The Confedeiates suffered a loss 
of eight killed, twenty-two wounded, and four missing ; was taken to the C S. 
Naval Hospital, Savannah, the same day, remaining under treatment until 
June 12, when, having incurred the displeasure of Commodore Hunter, was 
sent to prison camp Oglethorpe, Macon, Georgia, before his wounds had healed. 
On July 20, in company with fifteen hundred officers, was removed to Charles- 
ton, South Carolina ; shortly after crossed the North Edisto River with four 



292 RECORDS OF I.IVINO OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

comrades, jumping from the train while in rapid motion, and, aided by tlie 
darkness, succeeded in reaciiing the woods ; after almost uneuduralde sutieriug 
from fatigue and hunger, and after escaping the hh)odhouuds by crossing a 
large marsh, was recaptured on July 25 when about four miles from the sea- 
coast, by a detachment of the Second South Carolina Cavalry, aided by a 
pack of thirty-four bloodhounds ; only escaped being torn to pieces by the 
proximity of the troopers ; was then taken to Charleston, where he arrived on 
July 27 ; on September 1 all the naval officers and men were started for 
Richmond, Virginia, arriving at Libby Prison on the oth, having had l)ut 
one ration served out to them while in transition, which caused the death of 
a number of prisoners from starvation, among whom were four of the " Water- 
AVitch." Paymaster Billings received commendatory letters from Rear- 
Adrairal H. Paulding and Commander Austin Pendergrast for his meritori- 
ous conduct during the defence of the " Water- Witch ; " steamer " Connecti- 
cut," special cruise, 1864-5 ; visited all the forts in the West Indies and 
Laguayra, Carthagena, Cumana, and Aspinwall on the mainland. Appointed 
Assistant- Paymaster, March 3. 1865 ; steamer " Wateree," South Pacific Squad- 
ron, 186(i-8 ; witnessed the bombardment of Callao by the Spanish fleet, and 
visited all the ports of the South Pacific Squadron, until Angust 14, 1868. 
when the cruise was brought to a sudden end by the terrible eartlujuake at 
Arica, Peru, which left the ship some five hundred yards inland, utterly de- 
stroyed the town and the remaining shi])S in the harbor, and caused immense 
loss of life ; Paymaster Billings received a commendatory letter from Com- 
mander Gillis for his cool and courageous bearing during the trying circum- 
stances in which the officers of that vessel were placed. Commissioned as 
Paymaster, JJ. S. Navy, INIay 4, 1866 ; receiving-ship "Norfolk," \'irginia, 
1869-72; S. S. " Powhatan," North Atlantic Station, 1872-5; Navy Yard, 
New York, 1876-8; receiving-ship "Colorado," 1878; special dutv, New 
York, 1879; Naval Academy, 1880 ; " Constellation," 1881 ; Naval Academy, 
1881 ; "Constellation," 1882 ; Naval Academy, 1882-3 ; practice-ship " Con- 
stellation," 1883 ; Naval Academy, 1883-4; special duty, Chester, Pennsyl- 
vania, 1885-6; Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, 1887; " Peusacola," 
1889-90; Fleet Paymaster, N. A. Station, July, 1890, to December, 1892; 
Navy Pay Office, New York, January, 1893. to 1897 ; General Inspector, 
Pay Corps, September, 1897. Retired, March, 1898. 

PAY INSPECTORS ON THE RETIRED LIST. 

WITH RELATIVE RANK OF COMMANDER. 

Worthington Goldsborough. — Born in Maryland. Appointed from 
Maryland, Se[)tember 30, 1802 ; entered the service as Adincj Assistant Pay- 
viaster ; attached to steamer " Southfield," North Atlantic Blockading Squad- 
ron, 1862 ; .store-ship " St. Lawrence," North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 
1863-4. Appointed Assistant Paymaster, U. S. Navy, July 2, 1864 ; steamer 
' Shamrock." European Squadron, 1866-7. Commissioned as Paymaster, 
May 4, 1866; frigate "Constitution " (school-ship). 1869-71 ; Navy Yard, 
Washington, 1871-2; "Omaha," S. P. Station, 1872-5; Naval Academv, 
1876; Coast Survey, 1876-8; " Brooklvn," S. A. Station, 1881-3; Navv 
Yard, League Island, 1885-8 ; Pay Office, San Francisco, 1888-90; Pacific 
Station and Special Service Squadron, November, 1890, to December, 1893. 
Promoted to Pay-Inspector, November 24, 1891 ; General Storekeeper, Naval 
Academy, December, 1893, to October, 1896. Retired with relative rank of 
Commander, October 9, 1896. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 293 

Retired from incapacity resnlting from incident of service. 

James Hoy. — Born in New Jersey. Appointed from New York, Octo- 
ber 11, 1861 ; entered the service as Assistant Paymaster ; attached to steam- 
sloop " Mohican," special service, 1863-4. Promoted to Paymaster, October 
8, 1864 ; special service, New York, 1865 ; steam-sloop " Monongahela," 
West India Squadron, 1866, and North Atlantic Squadron, 1867-8 ; school- 
ship "Constitution," 1869; Naval Storekeeper, Naval Academy, 1870-1; 
Naval Storekeeper, Villefranche, 1871-4 ; receiving-ship " Wabash," 1876- 
79 ; Fleet-Pavmaster, N. A. Station, 1880-2 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 
1883-6 ; " Richmond," 1887-90. Retired, January IS, 1892. 

Francis H. Swan. — Born in Massachusetts. Appointed from Massa- 
chusetts, December 9, 1861 ; entered the service as Acting Asdstant Pay- 
master, U. S. N. ; U. S. S "Potomska," South Atlantic Blockading Squad- 
ron, Deceml)er, 1861, to March, 1864; IJ. S. S. "Otsego," North Atlantic 
Blockading Squadron, May to October, 1864 ; taken prisoner at the destruc- 
tion of the "Albemarle," October 27, 1864 ; prisoner of war (Salisbury, 
N. C , Danville, Va., Richmond, Va.) until February, 1865. Promoted to 
Assistant Paymaster.,!}. S. N , March 9, 1865; IT. S.'S "Frolic," European 
Squadron, June, 1865, to August, 1867. Promoted to Passed Assidant Pay- 
master, V S. N., Mav 4, 1866. Promoted to Paymader, U. S. N., March .5, 
1867; U. S. S. "Saranae," North Pacific Squadron, November, 1867, to 
November, 1868 ; IJ. S. S. "Macedonian," practice cruise, April to Septem- 
ber, 1869; ships "Macedonian" and "Savannah," U. S Naval Academy, 
October, 1869, to June, 1870; U. S receiving-ship "Ohio," Boston Navy 
Yard, October, 1870, to October, 1873 ; U. S. S. " Plymouth," North Atlan- 
tic Station, October, 1874, to June, 1875 ; U. S. flag-ship " Worcester," 
North Atlantic Station (Fleet-Paymaster j, June to December, 1875 ; Pay- 
master of the Boston Navy Yard, September, 1876, to June, 1878; store- 
keeper, U. S. Naval Academy and U. S. S. " Santee," August, 1878, to June, 
1881 ; special duty, Washington, January to March, 1883; U. S. S. "Pow- 
hatan," special service, December, 1883, to August, 1884. Promoted to 
Pay-Inspector, U. S. N., February 6, 1881; U. S. flag-ship " Tennessee " 
(Fieet-Pay master). North Atlantic Station, March to May, 1886. Retired 
from sickness incident to the service, July 15, 1886. 

Retired under First Section of Act of April, 21, 1864. 

John H. Stevenson. — Appointed Acting Amstant Paymaster, September 
19, 1862 ; attached to the U. S. S. " Satellite," 1862-3, and was in the first 
battle of Fredericksburg (on land), with Hooker's division. 

In December, 1862, it was observed, from the deck of the " Satellite," that 
the enemy ^vas making signals across the Rappahannock. The commanding 
officer of the " Satellite " was about to shell the party, but refrained from 
doing so at the earnest solicitation of Paymaster Stevenson, who stated he 
would capture the Avhole party, apparatus, etc., on the succeeding night, which 
was done as follows : Two boats' crews left the vessel under command of 
Paymaster Stevenson, went ashore, captured the party, and broke up the 
station. While ashore. Paymaster Stevenson ascertained that Captain Charles 
Ijawson, of the 55th Virginia rebel Cavalry, had opened a recruiting station 
about ten or twelve miles back from the river. The party, after anchoring 
the boats a short distance from shore, and leaving two boat keepers in each, 
started for the recruiting station. The enemy had cavalry pickets out, but 
the party got safely through, broke up the station, captured Captain Lawson, 



294 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

and brought him safely on board the U. S. 8. "Satellite," from whence he 
was sent to the old Capitol Prison at Washington. 

The commanding officer of the "Satellite" states as follows: "To the 
bravery and energy of Acting Assistant Paymaster Stevenson the success of 
the expedition was due. Mr. Stevenson frequently volunteered his services 
for other hazardous duty, and always performed it to my entire satisfac- 
tion," 

On the night of July 9, 1863, the IJ. S. S. " New London " was sent down 
the river by Captain Woolsey, U. S N., senior officer present, with important 
dispatches for Admiral Farragut, at New Orleans, and orders to force her 
way through, if possible. In regard to this case. Captain Woolsey states as 
follows: "On the morning of the 10th July, 1863, I leceived a message that 
the U. S. S 'New London ' which had been sent down the river during the 
night, with important dispatches for Admiral Farragut, was aground near 
College Point, some twelve miles below ; that she was disabled, and under the 
enemy's fire, and her officers and crew behind the levee. I sent to the tele- 
graph station, but found that the wires had been cut ; then, before going down 
to the assistance of the ' New London ' I landed Acting Assistant Paymaster 
Stevenson, with orders to go down behind the levee to the 'New London,' 
get the dispatches from Lieutenant-Commander Perkins, fasten a bit of lead 
around them, and, if possible, to proceed down to New Orleans with them, 
to seize horses as he wanted them, and to dash through the enemy's pickets 
and suspicious places with all speed ; but, if surrounded by the enemy, to 
pitch the dispatches into the river. 

"The cheerfulness with which Mr. Stevenson volunteered to perform this 
hazardous duty, and the energetic and successful manner in which he per- 
formed it, would certainly have been noticed by the Government had my 
report, in which the circumstances were stated, been received. The distance 
performed by Acting Assistant Paymaster Stevenson was eighty-five miles, 
and througli the enemy's country." 

Admiral D. G. Farragut, U. S. N., also testifies as follows: "I distinctly 
remember that this officer was very active and energetic in conveying dis- 
patches on the Mississippi River in 1863, and I therefore cheerfully endorse 
his conduct during that period, as set forth by his commanding officer, and 
consider him well entitled to Government recognition." 

Admiral David D. Porter testifies : " General Sherman had not heard of 
the capture of Fort Fisher, and I supposed he might march down on Fort 
Fislier and leave the main road, when he ought to connect with General 
Grant's army. I called for volunteers to carry dispatches through the 
enemy's country. INIr. Stevenson volunteered, and carried the dispatches 
safely to General Sherman, through the enemy's country, at the risk of his 
neck ; for, had they caught him, they would have hung him." 

He was, also, in all the battles and skirmishes on the Potomac and Rap- 
pahannock Rivers, from November, 1862, to April, 1863 ; on the Mississippi 
River, from June, 1863, to September, 1863 ; all the fights on the James 
River during the last year of the war, and at the capture of Petersburg and 
Richmond. 

In June, 1870, the President of the United States, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate, advanced Paymaster John H. Stevenson fifteen 
numbers in his grade, for " extraordinary heroism." 

Not deeming him sufficiently rewarded for all his services, the President 
of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, on 
April 30, 1879, again advanced Paymaster John H. Stevenson fifteen num- 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U- S. NAVY. 295 

bers in his grade, for " gallant and conspicuous conduct in battle, and extra- 
ordinary heroism." 

Paymaster Stevenson served on the "Pawnee," South Atlantic Squadron, 
1866-9. He was commissioned as Paymaster in 1869; receiving-ship "Ver- 
mont," 1869-72 ; " Lackawanna," Pacific Fleet, 1872-5 ; special duty at the 
Centennial Exhibition, 1876 ; in charge of stores, Nagasaki, Japan, 1876-7 ; 
Navy Yard, New York, 1877-80. Pay-Inspector, January 18, 1881 ; Navy 
Yard, New York, 1883-7; Naval Academy, 1889-90. Retired, September 
25, 1893. 

PAYMASTERS ON THE RETIRED LIST. 

WITH RELATIVE RANK OF LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER. 

Henry T. Skelding. — Entered Volunteer Navy as Actiur/ Assistant 
Paymaster, Deceu)ber 31, 1862 ; engaged in the Yazoo Pass Expedition, 
siege of Vicksburg, batteries at Liverpool Bluffs and Yazoo City, and Yazoo 
Eiver with General Dick Taylor; vessel captured and destroyed April 22, 
1863; attached to the " Pontiac," South Atlantic Squadron; engagements 
with Battery Marshall, off Charleston, 6 killed and 7 wounded ; Honey Hill 
fight, near Pocataligo ; entered regular service July 23, 1866; attached to 
Coast Survey steamer " Corwin," Februaiy, 1867. Promoted Passed Assist- 
ant Paymasttr, March 5, 1867 ; special duty State Department, 1866; bearer 
dispatches to A.siatic Squadron, December 18, 1867 ; store-ship " Sui)ply," 
1869 ; U. S. S. -'Swatara," December, 1869, to January, 1871 ; Samana Bay ; 
Vienna Exposition, U. S. S. "Guard," 1873-4; store-keeper Nagasaki, 
Japan, 1874-6. Promoted Paymaster, August 19, 1876; U. S. S. "Wy- 
oming," European Squadron, March, 1877, to June, 1881 ; Paymaster, 
League Island Yard, 1882-4 ; U. S. S. " Galena," N. A. Squadron, 1886-7 ; 
Navy Yard, Pensacola, 1889-92 ; Paymaster, Navy Yard, Mare Island, 
Cal., 1892-6. Retired with relative rank of Lieutenant- Comvinder, Octo- 
ber 31, 1896. 

Retired from incapacity resulting from incident of service. 

George A. Sawyer. — Born in Vermont. Appointed from Vermont. 
Entered the service as Assistant Paymaster, August, 1861; ordered to join 
sloop-of-war " Marion," blockading in the Gulf of Mexico; served in her till 
she was put out of commission, in July, 1862 ; attached to the Potomac 
Flotilla until October, l'^62, when ordered to the double-ender " Port 
Royal," and sailed again for the West Gulf Squadron ; blockaded the rebel 
steamer " Chattahoochee," in the Appalachicola River, for a year and a day, 
at the end of which period the " Chattahoochee " exploded her boilers while 
looking for a boat expedition from the " Port Royal," and was totally 
destroyed ; the "Port Royal" was off Mobile during the winter of 1863-4, 
and participated in Admiral Farragut's attack on Fort Powell, Mobile Bay. 
Retired, June, 1869. 

Charles P. Thompson.— Born in Virginia. Appointed January 19, 
1865, as an Acting Assistant Paymaster. Appointed an Assistant Paymaster, 
from New York, March 3, 1865 ; special duty. Navy Department, 1865-8. 
Commissioned as Paymaster, August 1, 1866 ; attached to steam-sloop " Ply- 
mouth," European Squadron, 1869-72; Bureau of Provisions, 1872-4; 
" Congress." European Squadron, 1874-6 ; Bureau of Provisions, 1876-84 ; 
" Lancaster," European and South Atlantic Stations, 1884-7; '"Trenton," 
South Atlantic Station, 1887 ; Bureau of Provisions, 1888-9 ; waiting orders, 



296 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. XAVY. 

November, 1889, to January, 1890; Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, 
January, 1890, to date of retirement, February 24, 1892. 

John Furey. — Born in Brooklyn, New York. Appointed as Aciinrj 
Atffidant PaymaMer, October 6, 1863; on duty on U. S. S. " Montieello, ' 
from October, 1863, to July, 1865; Lieutenant W. B. Gushing was in com- 
mand of the " Monticello " most of the time, and while under his command 
participated in several expeditions in boats passing inside the line of fortifi- 
cations at mouth of Cape Fear River (Fort Caswell and Smith's Island 
battery) up as far as Smithville, N. C ; was in both engagements at Fort 
Fisher, and after the capture of that fort, with Lieutenant Cushing, in. his 
gig, landed at Fort Caswell ; took pos-session of that place and Battery Camp- 
bell ; then went to Smithville ; sent to ship for reinforcements, and estab- 
lished a force of occupation, picket lines, etc. ; remained in posRe.<sion till the 
army took charge ; A. V. Lieutenant H. H. Gorriuge afterwards was in 
command, and ship was one of the squadron sent to crui.se for the Confeder- 
ate ram " Stonewall." which was found in Havana in charge of the Sj)auish 
authorities; the '■ Monticello" was provided with a spar torpedo on the bow, 
and it was the duty of the commanding otficer, in case of falling in with the 
"Stonewall," to ram her and explode the torpedo ; many exciting incidents 
occurred during the cruise of the " Monticello," and during a considerable 
portion of the time A. A. Paymaster Furey was in charge of the powder 
division, and during the two engagements at Fort Fisher he was Signal-Officer. 
Commissioned as Parsed A.<!(istant Payma-<ier. July 23, 18H(> ; U. S. S. 
'"Yucca," Gulf Squadron, 18(>6-7 ; V. S. S. "Quinnebaug." South Atlantic 
Station, 18(i7-70; Naval Academy, 1871-4; originally ordered for duty in 
charge of accounts, etc., of ships ; afterwards ordered, in addition to such 
duties, as Naval Storekeeper. Commissioned as Payviufiter, October 24, 
1871 ; U. S. S. " Monongahela," South Atlantic Station. 1874-(); ordered to 
take up accounts of "Shawmut," in addition to "Monongahela," at Pensa- 
cola, Fla., March 10, 1876, until relieved of that duty, April 14, 1876; 
special duty as inspector of flour and baking bread at New York, January 
10, 1877 ; relieved, May 1, 1877 ; special duty at ins])ection of provisions 
and clothing. Navy Yard, New York, July 2, 1877, to December 1, 1880; 
training-ship " New Hampshire," 1881-4; U.S. S. "Quinnebaug," European 
Station, 188o-9 ; U. S. receiving-ship "Vermont," Navy Yard, New York, 
December 16, 1889, to September. 1893; Navv Yard, New York, September, 
1893, to July, 18!)4: sick leave, July 22, 1894. Retirt-d, Septendier 10, 1895. 

John Randolph Carmody. — Born in ]\[ohawk, N. Y., June 9, 1843. 
Enlisted as landsman, July, 18(>2, " North Carolina." Appointed Paymai^ter^ 
Writer and Clerk; "Com. Morris," North Atlantic Squadron in opera- 
tions and blockade on James and York Rivers. Resigned, February. 18()3. 
Appointed Acting A.^siAtant Paymaster, August 27, 1864; "Cincinnati," 
Mississippi and West Gulf Squadrons ; in operations and engagements on 
Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers again,st Hood's forces, December, 1864; 
at siege and capture of Mobile, and final surrender of Confederate fleet on 
Tombigbee River, April, 1865; " Fearuot," Gulf Squadron, 1865-6. Com- 
missioned Amstant Puti)»a>>t(r, in regular service, Julv, 23, 1866 ; " Chocura," 
Gulf Squadron, 186(C7 ; " Yantic," West Indies.' 18(i8-9. Promoted to 
Pa.'t.'^ed Asfii.^itant Poyuia-'ter, June 5, 1868 ; store shi|) " Relief," special cruise 
to Europe, 1871 ; Naval Station, New London, 1872-3 ; Naval Station. New 
Orleans, 1873-4 ; '• Monocacy." Asiatic Fleet, ^"^74-6; in charge of naval 
de|)ot, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, 1877-9. Promoted to Payma-'^ter, with 
relative rank of Lieutenant-Commander, October 22, 1878 ; receiving-ship 



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" Independence, " Mare Island, Cal., 1879-82 ; special duty (Secretary and 
Treasurer Navy Mutual Aid Association), Bureau Navigation, 1883-6 ; 
" Vandalia," Pacific Fleet, 1886 ; special dutv, Assistant to Paymaster-Gen- 
eral, Navy Department, 1886-7; " Galena," North Atlantic Fleet, 1887-8. 
Retired, April 9, 1889, on account of physical disability, contracted in the 
line of duty. Since his retirement Paymaster Carmody has resided in Wash- 
ington, D. C, where he has become extensively identified with the business 
and social interests of that city. He is a director and the treasurer of the 
Washington Loan and Trust Company ; vice-president and a director of the 
AVest End National Bank ; member of the Board of Governors of the Army 
and Navy Club ; a director of the Navy Mutual Aid Association; treasurer 
of th.e Naval Order of the U. S. Dis. Col. Comd'ry ; treasurer of the Public 
xA.rt League of the XTuited States, and is a member of the Military Order of 
the Loyal Legion and the Grand Army of the Rejuiblic, and is connected 
with various other business, social, and patriotic associations. 

John F. Tarbell. — Born in INIassachusetts. ATppointed Acting Assistant 
Paymaster, January 28, 1862 ; served on board steamer '' Keusin^iton," in 
AVest Gulf Squadron, 1862-4; steamer " Neptune," AVest India Squadron, 
1864-5. Commissioned as Assistant Paymaster, February 27, 1867 ; " Mar- 
blehead," N A. Station, 1867-9. Promoted to Passed Assistant Paymaster, 
September 16, 1868; '' AVasp," S. A. Station, 1869-72; Torpedo Station, 
1874-6 ; " Gettysburg," special service. 1876-8. Commissioned as Paymaster, 
April 3, 1879; " Gettvsburg," special service, 1879-80; Navy Yard, Ports- 
mouth, N. H., 1881-2; Navy Yard, Boston, Mass., 1882; "Juniata," 
Asiatic Station, 1885-7 ; Navy Yard, Boston, Mass., 1887 ; receiving-ship 
'^ AA'^abash, 1888-90 ; sick leave, June, 1890, until date of retirement, Feb- 
ruary 18, 1892. 

Henry C Machette. — Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 27, 
1842. Entered the service. May, 1861 ; steamer " Flag," 1861-3 ; steamer 
" General Buckingham," North Atlantic Squadron, 1863-4, as Paymaster's 
Clerk. Appointed. April 16, 1864, Acting Assistant Paymaster; steamer 
"Undine," Mississippi Squadron, 1864; upon the destruction and capture of 
the latter vessel, in the Tennessee River, by Hood's Army, October, 1864 ; 
succeeded in effecting an escape and saving the public funds, the attention of 
the Department being called to the circumstances by Rear-Admiral Lee ; 
commissioned in the regular service in 1867 ; steamer " AA^asp," Rio de la 
Plata, 1867-70. Commissioned as Passed Assistant Paymaster, February 26, 
1869 ; iron-clad duty. New Orleans, 1871-2 ; iron-clad '• Terror," 1873, North 
Atlantic Station ; 8team-sloop " Canandaigua," 1873-4, AVest Indies ; iron- 
clad "Canonicus," N. A. Station, 1875-6 ; in charge of stores, Key AA^est 
Naval Depot, 1877-8. Commissioned Paymaster, June 16, 1881 ; in charge 
of stores, " New Hampshire," 1879-81 ; "Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1882- 
4; Navy Yard, Norfolk, \a., 1885-8; receiving-ship "AVabash," 1888; 
Navy Yard, League Island, 1889 ; " Iroquois," Pacific Station, 1889-92 ; 
receiving-ship "St. Louis," August, 1892, to February, 1893 ; Naval Station, 
Key AA^est. February, 1893-95 ; receiving-ship " Independence," Mare Island, 
1895-6. Retired from active service, August 13, 1896, for disability con- 
tracted in line of duty. 

Henry Trumbull StanclifF. — Appointed an Acting Assistant Paymaster, 
January 20, 1865; attached to U. S. S. "AgaAvam," North Atlantic "Squad- 
ron, service in James River, North Carolina Sounds, off Newbern, N. C., at 
close of war (no important engagements). Commissioned Assistant Paymas- 
ter, February 21, 1867. Commissioned Passed Assistant Paymaster, May 19, 



298 RECORDS OF IJVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

1869. Commissioned Paymaster, April 2, 1882; duty at Kavy Yard, Ports- 
mouth, N. H., 1867-9 ; Navy Department, winter, 1869-70 ; attached to U. 
8. S. " St. Mary's," Pacific Station, March, 1870, to June, 1878 ; " Narragan- 
set" and "Tuscarora," Pacific Station, 1875-6 (the latter vessel ran line of 
deep sea soundings from Honolulu, H. I., to Brisbane, Australia, touching at 
Fiji Islands ; Navy Yard, New York, in 1877 ; attached to "Essex," South 
Atlantic Station, 1877-9; attached to " Ticonderoga," special cruise, 1880-1 ; 
attached to receiving-ship " Independence," Mare Island, California, Novem- 
ber, 1882, to November, 1885; Navy Department, December, 1885, to iNIay, 
1889; attached to " Marion " and "Swatara," June, 1889, to February, 189i ; 
duty at Navy Yard, Noifolk, Va., October, 1891, to date. Fiom May 22, 
1861, to September, 1^61, served in Company A, 4th Regiment Connecticut 
\'oluntoers. I\ctire<l, April (5, 1894. 

Jonathan Q. Barton. — Born in Maine. Appointed Adinr/ Assistant 
Pai/viaster, January 30, 1864 ; U. S. S. " Relief," East Indies, 1864-6. Com- 
missioned as Assistant Paymaster, March 2, 1867 ; U. S. S. " Saco," North 
Atlantic Station, 1867-8 ; U. S. S. " Nipsic," Darien Expedition, 1870-2; 
Promoted to Pasiied Assistant Paymaster, February 10, 1870 ; U S. receiving- 
ship "Relief," Washington Navy Yard, 1873-4; leave of absence (in ser- 
vice of Japanese Government), 1874—7; member of Board of Inspection, 
1878-9 ; U. S. S. " Nipsic," European Station, l(:579-83. Commissioned as 
Paymaster, May 29, 1882 ; Bureau of Provisions and Clothing. Navv De- 
partment, 1883-5 ; Navv Yard, Mare Island, 1886-9 ; U. S. S. " Pensacola," 
North Atlantic Station, 1889-90; Na%n,^ Yard, New York, December. 1890, 
to October, 1891 ; " Miantonomah," N."" A. Station, October, 1891, to Novem- 
ber, LS92. Retired, August, 1S93. 

Robert Burton Rodney, U. S. N. ; of Delaware. At nearly 22, ap- 
pointed Acting Assistant Paymaster, United States Navy, October 25, 1862 ; 
Avas Pavmaster of ordnance-ship "Dale," Key AVest, 1862-3 ; blockader "J. 
S. Chariibers," 1863-4 ; "Donegal " and " Massachusetts," 1864-5 ; double- 
ender " Conemaugh," 1865-6 ; training- frigates " Constitution " and " San- 
tee," Annapolis, 1867 ; .store-siiip " Cyane," Panama Bay, 1868-9 ; iron-clad 
" Terror," Cuban waters, 1870-1. Placed on retired list, 1871. His life, 
during the War, was (me of patient, humble suffering In August and Sep- 
tember, 1864, was on the aforesaid blockader while that gunboat was stricken 
by the yellow fever with greater virulence and rate of mortality than ever 
■were known elsewhere in the Navy. Moored alone off Indian River Inlet, 
Fla., almost all of the ship's complement of seventy lay ill simultaneously ; 
and the deaths were about one-fourth of the crew and one-half of the officers, 
and including the commander. Tiie only medical officer, from severity of 
strain upon him, became helpless, and had to be kept under close care. 
The vessel resounded night and day with the delirious shrieks of the sick and 
dying; and an officer, although well, was so distracted by the incessant hor- 
rors that he sprang overboard and was drowned. All the burials, except the 
first, were in the sea. Rodney, in addition to personally-performed duties in 
charge of provisions, clothing and stores (both his clerk and steward being 
among the dead), served as watch-officer, chaplain and nurse ; was the last 
seized by the disease ; nearly dying therewith at the Philadelphia lazaretto, 
to which the ship at length managed to sail. His frame never altogether 
renewed its former exuberant vigor. July 23, 1866, was one of the few 
selected (from some four hundred Acting Assistant Paymasters) as highly 
meriting promotion to the regular navy, and that at the advanced gfrade of 
Passed Assistant; the Board recording in this sole instance, and in red ink 



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as emphasis, " Examination especially complimentary to Rodney." Again 
promoted, viz., to Paymaster, having the relative rank of Lieutenant-Com- 
mander, June 30, 1869. When 24, and under surety bond for only $5,000, 
he was entrusted with a Sub-Treasury account, and his checks were cashed 
to the extent of 1150,000 and $175,000 each. Commended by Navy De- 
partment, February 19, 1878, as "Of exemplary character, whose conduct, 
in relation to Government funds and property entrusled to his custody, has 
been irreproachably honest and accurate ; " and, by Treasury Department, 
February 7, 1876, as "Always one of the most dutiful and efficient of Pay- 
masters." Never sought, nor suggested, a particular detail, nor to have one 
changed, however disagreeable. Author of "Alboin and Rosamond," and 
lesser poems, and " Pay-day at Babel." His family's name borne on the rolls 
of former United States Senate and House ; Attorney-Generals United 
States, and Governors of Delaware ; the Declaration of Independence ; and 
English naval history and peerage. 

Edward N. Whitehouse. — Born in New York. Appointed as Acting 
Assistant Fayviaster, December 4, 1862 ; " Choctaw " (iron-clad), Mississippi 
Squadron, 1862-4; steamer "James Adger," South Atlantic Blockading 
Squadron, 1865-6. Comn)issioued asJ-S.s/sto^i Paymader in 1866, and pro- 
moted to Passed Assistant Paymaster, September 6, 1867 ; " Dale " (fourth- 
rate), North Atlantic Station, 1867-8; "Sabine," special cruise, 1869-70 ; 
" Portsmouth " (training-ship), Mare Island, 1872-5 ; S. S. "Supply," 1875-6 ; 
"Monocacy," Asiatic Stati(m, 1876-9. Commissioned as Paymaster, 1S7 7 ; 
special duty. New York, 1880 ; " Ashuelot," Asiatic Station, 1881-4 ; Inspector 
Provisions, Navy Yard, New York, 1884 ; receiving-ship " Vermont," 1885-9; 
"Chicago," Squadron of Evolution, 1889 to June, 1893 ; leave of absence, 
June, 1893, to December, 1894 ; U. S. receiving-ship " Minnesota," Decem- 
ber, 1894-5; U. S. S. "Maine," September, 1895-6; leave of absence, De- 
cember, 1896. Retired, April, 1898. 

George H. Read.— Born in Pennsylvania. Ap])omted Acting Assistant 
Paymaster, Jarjiuiry 14, 1865. Commissioned as Assistant Paymaster, Feb- 
ruary 27,1867; "Nipsic" (fourth-rate), 1867; "Saginaw," Pacific Fleet, 
1868-71. Promoted to Passed A ssiMaid Paymaster, March 12,1869; Tor- 
pedo Station, 1871-4 ; " Intrepid " (torpedo-boat), 1874-5 ; " Swatara," N. 
A. Station, 1875-7 ; Bureau of Provisions, 1877. Commissioned Paymaster, 
August 31, 1881 ; Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, 1877-9 ; Fish Com- 
mission, steamers "Fishliawk" and "Albatross," 1880-3; Naval Clothing 
Factory, 1883-7 ; detached, March, 1877 (not assistant to general store- 
keeper then) ; " Ossipee," N. A. Station, 1887-9 ; assistant to general store- 
keei)er, New York, 1887-8 ; Paymaster of Navy Yard, New York, 1888-90 ; 
charge of Naval Clothing Factory, New York, November, 1890, to Decem- 
ber, 1892 ; "Marion," Asiatic Station, December, 1892, to 1894; U.S. S. 
"Columbia," December, 1894; Navy Yard, New York, June, 1896; sick 
leave, December, 1897. Retired, March, 1898. 



:^jOO records of living officers of the u. s. navy. 

ENGINEER CORPS. 



CHIEF ENGINEERS ON THE ACTIVE LIST. 

WITH RELATIVE RANK OF CAPTAIN. 

Philip Inch. — Born in District of Columbia. Ap[»ointe(l from District 
of Coliunbia, November 21, 1857 ; entered the service a* Third Assistant 
Eiif/ineer ; steam-irigate " Roanoke," Home Squadron, 1858-GO. Promoted 
to ^Second Assistant Engineer, 1860; steam-sloop "Wyoming," East India 
Squadron, 1861-4. Promoted to First Assisfont Engineer, July 1, 1861. 
Promoted to Chief Engineer, November 10, 1863 ; special dutv, Pro\ndeuce, 
Rhode Island, 1865-8; steam-.'-hiop "Mohican," Pacific Fleet, 1869-72; 
special duty. Hartford, Conn., 1873-5; receivintr-ship "Colorado," 1875-() ; 
"Adams," "St)utli Atlantic Station, 1876-8 ; special duty, Navy Yard, Wash- 
ington, 1877-81 ; Fleet-lMigineer, Asiatic Station, 1881-4 ; Bureau of Steam- 
Engineering, 1884-5; member 15oard of Inspection, 1885-9; Vulcan Iron- 
Works, 1889-90 ; Fleet-Engineer, Pacific Station, April. 1890, to September, 
1^92; waiting orders, Si'j)tember, 1892, to January, l89o; Navy Yard, 
Norfolk, January, 1S«>3, to November, 1893; Navy Yard, Washington, 
Novend>er, 1893, to May, 1898. — On steam Frigates " Colorado" and " Roa- 
noke" Promoted and (ordered to Pensacola Navy Yard. and then to "Semi- 
nole," 1858-60 ; from 1860-1, on the U. S. S. " Pawnee ; " was present when 
the first gun was fired on Fort Sumter; saw Anderson surrender; took part 
in destruction of Norfolk Navy Yard, detailed to de.«troy guns ; Matthias 
Point when Captain Ward, U. S. N., was killed ; Aquia Creek, under fire of 
batteries; at landing of Ellsworth, and when killed at Alexandria, Va. ; at 
first l^attle of Bull Run. Promoted to First Assisftnit Engineer, and ordered 
to " Wyoming ; " in this latter vessel had a fight with Japanese forces at 
iSamor Sakia Straits ; chased the "Alabama " out of China seas to Cape of 
Good Hope. 

William G. Buehler. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed Third As- 
sistant Engineer in 1857 ; frigate " Niagara," special service, 1858-9 ; steamer 
" Michigan," 1859-150. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer in 1861 ; and 
to First Assistant Engineer, 1862 ; steamer " Aroostook," N. A. and AV. G. 
Squadron, 1861-3. Promoted to Chief Engineer, 1863; steamer "Galena," 
West Gulf Squadron, 18(>;>-5 ; steamer "Suwanee," Pacific Fleet, 1865-7; 
Naval Rendezvous, Philadelphia, 1868; League Island, 1869-70 ; "Terror," 
(iron-dad), N. A. Station, 1870-2; "Franklin," N. A. Station, 1873; 
" Ticonderoga," N. A. Station, 1874; "Brooklyn," flag-ship, S. A. Station, 
1874-5; special dutv. New York, 18^5-6; President Board of Examiners, 
1876-7; " Plymouth," N. A. Station, 1877-80 ; special duty, Philadelphia, 
1880-5; "Pensacola," European Station, 1885-8; member Board of In- 
spection and Survev, 1888 to (October, 1893; member Naval Examining 
Board, October, 1893, to date. Was a member of the Naval Training Board 
to December, 1894, and since then to date h;is been on dutv as the Chief 
p]ns;ineer of Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H. 

Louis J. Allen. — Born in iSIaryland. Appointed Third Assi'^tant En- 
ginrtr, 18.59; steam-.«loop " Dacotali," 1858-60. Promoted Second Assistant 
Engineer, 18(il ; .^special duty at Novelty and Morgan Iron Works, 1861 ; 



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steam-sloop " Adirondack," until wrecked; South Atlantic Station, Senior 
Engineer of double euder " Coneniaugli ;" participated in attacks of forts 
around Cbailestou and other places. Promoted to iirst Assidant Engineer, 
I8B0 ; special duty, New York, 1864 ; special duty, Baltimore, 1865-6 ; 
double-ender " Monocacy," as Senior Engineer, en route to China, 1866 ; left 
at hospital, Barbadoes, with yellow fever, 1866 ; Naval Rendezvous, Phila- 
delphia, 1867; Naval Academy, 1867-8; ironclad "Dictator," 1869-70. 
Promoted to Chief Engineer, 1871 ; U.S. sloop " Eesaca," Pacific Squadron, 
1871-2; Inspector of Machinery Afloat, Mare Island Navy Yard, 1872; 
steam-sloop " Tuscarora," Pacific Squadron, 1873-4 ; Navy Yard, Peusacola, 
1875-7; steam-sloop "Marion," European, North American and South 
American Squadrons, 1878-80 ; waiting orders and tempoiary duty. New 
York and Bristol, Rhode Island, 1880-3 ; receiving-ship " Vermont," 1884 ; 
steam-sloop " Q,uinnebaug," European and African Stations, 1884-7 ; waiting 
orders and New York Navy Yard, 1887-8 ; League Island Navy Yard, 
1889-90 ; " Chicago," S, A. Station, November, 1891-5 ; member of Experi- 
menting Board, New York, May, 1895-7 ; Continental Iron Works, iVugust, 
1897 ; Union Iron Works, San Francisco, February, 1898, to date. 

George W^. Melville. — It is rare to find high professional ability and 
the capacity to attend scrupulously to ofHce-work and details combined in 
the same individual with the daring spirit and dauntless courage which lead 
to gallant deeds in the face of the most distressing conditions under which 
men can be placed. The "sound body " enabled the "sound mind " to do 
such things as Melville has accomplished, — for his life has been one of strange 
and stirring adventure. Although his name will ever be associated with the 
" Jeannette" Expedition, he was a volunteer for two other well known simi- 
lar ventures to the far North, each of which accomplishes its mission "into, 
cito. jucunde.'' — owing, in great measure, to the knowledge which he had of 
the things to be provided, — a complete outfit being the necessary adjunct of 
success in undertakings of this nature. De Long, in his journals, bears full 
testimony to his cheerful and steady co-operation during that trying drift 
through entirely unknown seas. When t! e supreme moment came, and 
with their own resoui'ces cut down to the lowest amount, the party had to 
make for un unknown shore, over a vast extent of ice and water, Melville 
was equal to the occasion. He comnnanded one of the three boats engaged 
in the retreat, and accomplished the feat of bringing that whole boat's crew 
out alive, — while the others perished, either in the icy waters of the Arctic or 
the equally inhospitable waste about the Lena delta. Most men would have 
thought that they had done enough ; but, after a few days of rest to recu- 
perate his forces, he again took his life in his hands and led a party which 
discovered, far down in that lonely, wintry waste, the bodies of De Long, 
Dr. Ambler, and their ill-starred companions. One boat, he rightly judged, 
had been lost during a night of storm, as they were approaching the land. In 
searching for the other boat's crew " he fought his perilous and painful way, 
mile by mile, through the rigors of perpetual winter and floating archipela- 
goes of ice along the Arctic coast for over five hundred miles, surviving the 
privations which had been fatal to so many, and persevered until his starch 
was rewarded by the recovery of ail the records of the ' Jeannette ' Expedi- 
tion." In the face of obstacles presented by the worst season, he penetrated 
to the mouth of the Lena in his search, and left no doubt that the unfortu- 
nate crew of the third boat had not succeeded in reaching the shore. As it 
was, he contributed to the geography of the world a new and important 
chart of that region. It was under his charge that the rude but massive 



302 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFlCERvS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

tomb was built which sheltered the poor remains of the lost, " and the rites 
of Christian burial were performed over these martyrs to science and 
humanity, where perpetual winter had embalmed them." They were, how- 
ever, subsequently exhumed by order of the United States government and 
brought home, to be laid among the dust of their kin, with impressive cere- 
monies. The Russian government offered every assistance to the officers who 
accomplished this pious mission, while our own government conferred sub- 
stantial rewards upon those who had aided Melville in his extremity. For 
his Arctic services Engineer Melville afterwards received special promotion, 
with the approbation of the whole navy and of the country at large. En- 
gineer-in-cliief Melville was born in New York, of Scottish lineage, on Janu- 
ary 10, 1841, and his education was acquiied in the public schools, the 
school of the Christian brothers, and the Brooklyn Polytechnic School, He 
entered the navy at the outbreak of the Civil War, and served well and 
faithfully, both during that trying period and afterwards, — when peace 
came, — on our own coast, in the West Indies, in Brazil, and on the East 
India Station ; besides duty at navy-yards. He was everywhere a favorite, 
on account of his cheerful, modest and unostentatious deportment, as well as 
for the zeal, bravery and endurance which he showed on all occasions which 
were calculated to bring forth those qualities, — and there are not few, even 
in the ordinary course of service. Melville w^as made engineer-in-chief of 
the navy and chief of the Bureau of Steam-Engineering in August, 1887, 
and in January, 1892, was recommissioned in the same office, with the entire 
approbation of the whole navy, as well as that of the great industrial estab- 
lishments with which he necessarily comes in contact in conducting a vast 
business. As an instance of his ability to accomplish unusual feats, and his 
capacity for extraordinary effort, we may mention the fact that in the sum- 
mer of 1887 he himself prepared the general designs of the machinery of 
five vessels of the new navy. January, 1896, reappointed for the third term 
as Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering, where he is still on duty. 

Joseph Trilley. — Born in Ireland. Appointed Third Assistant Engineer, 
August, 1800; ordered to the "Pawnee," September, 1860, and joined the 
Gulf Squadron at Vera Cruz; returned to the United States in December, 
and at the breaking out of the rebellion, the vessel joined the North Atlantic 
Blockading Squadron, and took part in the following engagements while 
attached to her: Fort Sumter, burning of the Norfolk Navy Yard, Aquia 
Creek, and several other engagements on board, and in boat expedition on 
the Potomac River; capture of the forts at Hatteras Inlet; capture of the 
forts at Hilton Head ; capture of Fernandina, Fla,, besides a numl)er of 
engagements in Stono Inlet and other places, from Charleston to Fernandina 
Fla. ; detached from the "Pawnee," ordered home, and promoted to Second 
Assistmit Engineer, July, 1862, and ordered to the " INIonongahela ; " joined 
the West Gulf Blockading Squadron, and took part in the following engage- 
ments: Port Hudson, Donaldsonville, and constant fighting on the river, 
keeping communication open between New Orleans and Port Hudson ; con- 
voyed Banks' expedition to the Rio Grande ; capture of the forts on ]\Iobile 
Bay. Promoted to Eirst As.'<istant Engineer, July, 1864 ; detached from the 
" Monongahela," A])ril, 1865; .steam trials of the "Algonquin," 1865-6; 
steam trials of the "Idaho," 1866; Navy Yard, Boston, and Naval Rendez- 
vous, Boston, 1866-8; experimental duty. South Boston, 1868-9 ; "Semi- 
nole," N. A. Station, 1869-70; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1871; "Shawmut," 
N. A. Station, 1872-3. Promoted to Chief Engineer, 1873, but to take rank 
from 1871 ; "Ossipee," N. A. Station, 1873-4; " Vandalia," European and 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 303 

N. A Station, 1876-9; receiving ship "Wabash," 1879-83; flag-ship 
"Trenton," and as Fleet-Engineer of the Asiatic Station, 1883-6; special 
duty, New York, 1887 ; receiving-sliip " Wabash," 1887-8 ; Chief Engineer 
of the Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1888-91 ; Inspector of Machinery of 
"Monterey," December, 1891, to February, 1893; "Monterey," Pacific 
Station, February, 1893-5; U. S. S. "Olympia" and U. S. S. "Philadel- 
phia," 1895; Navy Yard, Mare Island, March, 1896; to present date, May 
1898. _ 1 ^. 

P. A. Rearick. — Born in Maryland. Appointed Third Assistant Engineer, 
1860 ; steamer " Crusader," North Atlantic Squadron, 1861 ; " Housatonic," 
West Gulf Squadron, 1862, and South Atlantic Station, 1863. Promoted to 
Second Assistant Engineer, 18^o; "Britannia," North Atlantic Station, 1864. 
Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, 1864 ; iron-clad " Dictator," North 
Atlantic Station, 1865 ; special duty, Washington, 1866 ; flag-ship " Pow- 
hatan," Pacific Squadron, 1867-9 ; "Saco," European Fleet, 1870-2 ; Navy 
Yard, Washington, 1873 ; " Colorado," North Atlantic Station, 1873-4. 
Promoted to Chief Engineer, 1874 ; " Ossipee," North Atlantic Station, 1875- 
6 ; " Essex," North Athmtic Station, 1877, and South Atlantic Station, 1878- 
81 ; R. S. " Franklin," 1881-2 ; " Juniata," Asiatic Station, 1882-6 ; charge 
of stores, Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1886-9; "Iroquois," Pacific Station, 1889- 
92 ; Inspector of Machinery of the " Texas," August, 1892, to November, 
1893 ; member Steel Inspection Board, November, 1893, to 1894 ; Navy 
Yard, Norfolk, June, 1894, to 1895 ; U. S. R. S. " Franklin," March, 1895 ; 
U. S. S. "Indiana," November, 1895; Inspector of Machinery, Newport 
News, May, 1896, to present date. May, 1898. 

A. H. Able. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed Third Assistant En- 
gineer, 1861 ; steamer " Water-Witch," S. A. Station, 1861 ; gunboat " Tioga," 
AVest India Station, 1862-3. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, 1862 ; 
"Pensacola," W. G. S., 1863-4. Promoted to I'irst Assistant Engineer, 
1864 ; " Powhatan," N. A. Station, 1864-5 ; special duty on board " Chat- 
tanooga," 1866 ; "Plymouth," European Station, 1868-70; "Terror," iron- 
clad, N. A. Station, 1871 ; Navy Yard, 1872-4. Promoted to Chief En- 
gineer, 1874; "Alert," Asiatic Station, 1875-S ; rendezvous duty, 1879-81 ; 
Naval Rendezvous, Philadelphia, 1881-3; "Shenandoah," Pacific Station, 
1884-7 ; Inspector of Machinery, new cruisers, Philadelphia, 1887-9 ; "Balti- 
more," special service, 1890 ; Inspector Machinery of the " Newark," 1890, 
to February, 1891 ; " Newark," special service, February, 1891, to August, 
1893; Navy Yard, League Island, September, 1893-4; Member of Naval 
Engineer Examining Board, August, 1894 ; Navy Yard, League Island, 
January, 1895; President of Engineer Examining Board, Philadelphia, Pa., 
July, 1897, to present date, May, 1898. 

Alfred Adamson.— Born in New York. Entered the Navy as Third 
Assistant Ei!(/irieer, May 13, 1861. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, 
December 17, 1862; joined the " Pawnee " about June 5, 1861, and partici- 
pated in numerous actions on the Potomac Riverduring the summer of 1861 ; 
also at the capture of Hatteras Inlet and Port Royal, besides a number of 
engagements at Stono Inlet, South Carolina, and other places on the coast, 
from Charleston, South Carolina, to Fernandina, Florida ; was engineer in 
charge of the ship from January 1, 1862, until ordered to the " Montauk," 
in August, 1864, also as engineer in charge ; was in numerous actions in 
Charleston harbor, in the " Montauk," brought on usually by the attempt of 
blockade-runners to enter the port ; on the capture of Fort Fisher the 
" Montauk " was ordered to the Cape Fear River, and assisted in the capture 



304 RECORDS OK LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

of Fort Strong nnd other fortifications on that river; on the capture of Wil- 
mington, the " Montuuk " wiis ordered to Wasliington, wliere lie was detached 
Maich 2!J, 18G5. Promoted to First Assldant Engineer, January 1, 1865; 
on waitiui; orders until Sejjtember, 1865, when he was ordered to the Euro- 
pean Squadron in the " Ticonderoga ; " returned in the " Franklin," Novem- 
ber, 1^68; waiting orders from that time until January 1, 1869, when he 
ordered to the Phihidel|)hia Navy Yard ; detached, February, 1871, and on 
waiting orders until April, 1872, when orde i-ed to the Pacific Squadron in the 
" Tuscarora ; " detached on arriving at San Francisco, in September, 1873, 
and ordered to the " Monocacy," in the Asiatic Squadron ; ordered home in 
May, 1875, and on waiting orders until October 12, of the same year, when 
he was ordered to duty at League Island ; detached from League IsUind, 
October 10, 1878. Promoted to C/iief Engineer, May 17, 1879 ; "Swatara," 
Asiatic Stati(m, 1879-82; "Iroquois," Pacific Station, 1885-8; receiving- 
ship " Wabasli," 1888-91 ; "Yorktown," Pacific Station, September, 1891, 
to October, 1892 ; " Miantonomah," N. A. Station, August, 1893, to 1894; 
leave of absence, November, 1894 ; U- S. receiving-ship " Wabash," Febru- 
ary, 1895-7 ; Navy Yard, Boston, May, 1897, to i)resent date, May, 1898. 

George J. Burnap. — Born in New Hampshire. Appointed Third As- 
sistant Engineer in 1861 ; " Koanoke," N. A. Station, 1861 ; steam-gunboat 
"Ciraerone," N. A. Station, 1861-3. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, 
1863; steam-gimboat "Aroostook," W. G. S., 1863-4; "Quaker City," W. 
G. S., 1864-5. Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, 1865; Naval Acad- 
emy, 1867-8; "Miantonomah" (iron-clad), special cruise, 1869-70 ; iron- 
clad duty. New Orleans, 1871-2; " Ashuelot," Asiatic Station, 1872-5; 
training-ship " Monongahela," 1876-7; special duty, Chester, Pa., 1877-9. 
Promoted to Chief Engineer, November 1, 1879 ; "Alliance," N. A. Station, 
1879-83 ; special duty, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, 1884-6 ; " Vandalia," Paci- 
fic Station, 1886-9 ; special dutv, Navv Yard, ^Mare Island, 1889-94 ; U. S. 
S. " Baltimore," July, 1894 ; U. S. S. " iDlympia," 1895 ; U. S. S. " New York," 
1897 ; Cramp's Ship Yard, November, 1897, to present date. May, 1898. 

Cipriano Andrade. — Born in Tampico, Mexico, September 1, 1840. 
Appointed Third Assistant Engineer, July 1, 1861 ; steam-sloop " Lan- 
caster," the flag-ship of the Pacific Squadron, 1861-2, engaged protecting 
Isthmus of Panama and cruising for rebel commerce destroyers. Promoted 
to Second Assistitnt Engineer, December 18, 1862 ; steam-gunboat " Pontiac," 
North Atlantic Blockading Station, 1863-5 ; while attached to the Blockad- 
ing Squadron participated in the attack on Battery Marshall, at Charlcstou, 
and in the Broad River campaign at Honey Hill, to open communication 
with General Sherman, resulting in the battles at Tulifiuny cross roads ; on 
General Sherman leaving Savannah, witli much difficulty, the "Pontiac" 
was taken up the Savannah River to Sisters' Ferry, about forty-five miles 
above the city and guarded the pontoon bridge from molestation by the 
rebels, wliile CJeneral Slocum's wing passed into South Carolina ; while in the 
Savannah River the blockade-runner "Amazon " was captured, which after- 
ward became a .serviceable transport for the Union Army. Promoted to 
First Assistant Engineer, January 30, 18(55 ; naval title changed from First 
Assistant Engineer to Fa.'<sed Assistant Engineer, Febrnary 24, 1874; steam- 
sloop " Tnscarora," Pacific Squadron, August 28, 1865, to December 13, 
1867; witnessed bombardment of Valparaiso, INIarch 31, 1866, and attack 
on Callao by the Spanish fleet under Admiral Nunez, May 2, 1866 ; special 
duty connected with contract trials of machinery of the "Ammonoosuc " and 
"Neshaminy," JNIarch 5, to November 27, 1868 ; monitor " Saugus" (Centaur), 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 305 

North Atlantic Station, 18G9-70; League Island, on duty in connection with 
preservation of monitors, September 1870, to August, 1872; "Benicia," 
Pacific Squadron, September, 1872, to April, 1873 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, 
Cal., May, 1873, to September, 1874; "Tuscarora," North Pacific Squadron, 
October, 1874, to September, 1876 ; engaged in running a line of deep-sea 
soundings from Siin Francisco to Honolulu, and from Honolulu to Brisbane, 
Australia; the commanding officer (Commodore J. N. Miller, U. S. N.) in- 
formed the Department, under date of August 8, 1876, " that it was greatly 
owing to the care and attention of Passed Assistant Engineer Cipriano 
Andrade that enabled him to complete the line of soundings from Honolulu 
to Australia, with boilers and engines which were not in good condition, and 
by an unusually economical use of coal in making long passages under steam, 
being prompt in expedients to overcome difticulties, aud repairs were quickly 
and economically made." Served as President of a Court of Inquiry con- 
vened at Apia, Island of Upola, Samoa, to investigate certain claims pending 
between Anierican citizens and native Samoans ; special duty, U. S. S. " Tren- 
ton," November, 1876, to February, 1877 ; special duty at Providence, R. I., 
March, 1877, to May, 1878; experimental duty, Navy Yard, New York, 
June to August, 1878 ; Senior Assistant Engineer, Navy Yard, New York, 
September, 1878, to December, 1879; U. S. S. "Benicia," to the Asiatic 
Station, January to July, 1880; U. S. S. "Ashuelot," Asiatic Station, August, 
1880, to November, 1881. Promoted to Chief Engineer, September 11, 
1881 ; special duty. Inspector of coal, Philadelphia, Pa., 1882, to February, 
1884 ; U. S. S. " Yantic," N. A. Station, March, 1884, to October 6, 1885 ; 
\J S. S "Swatara," North Atlantic Station, October 7, 1885, to October, 
1886; Superiutendent Engineer " Yorktown," and "Vesuvius" building at 
Cramps' ship-yard, Philadelphia, Pa., 1887 to May, 1889; during this duty 
served on various Boards, including dock trials of the " Terror " aud "Aniphi- 
trite; " U. S. S. "Yorktown," Squadron of Evolution, April, 1889, to Sep- 
tember, 1891 ; while iu charge of the machinery of the "Yorktown " on the 
measured mile trials at Newport, R. I , exceeded the contractors' record of 
the official acceptance trial by 262.75 I. H. P. ; as the premium offered was 
SlOO per unit iu excess the Government was $26,175 in pocket. The con- 
tractors earned $89,825, but the trials at Newport under Government super- 
vision demonstrated that $66,000 could have been earned. Superintendent 
Inspecting Engineer " Columbia," building at Cramps' ship-yard, Philadel- 
phia, Pa., September 25, 1891, to April 8, 1894 ; in connection with this 
duty inspected tubes for other .ships building and was member of various 
Boards. Promoted to Chief Engineer with relative rank of Commander, 
September 12, 1894; IT. S. S. "Columbia," N. A. Station, April 9, 1894, to 
January 19, 1895 ; reported January 19, 1895, on board the flag-ship " New 
York,"'as Engineer-of-the-Fleet, North Atlantic Station ; serving on the Gen- 
eral Staff of Admirals Mead and Bunce, U. S. N., until his detachment April 
14, 1897 ; during this duty was on several Boards and Courts of Inquiry, 
besides having the honor of assisting in conducting aud explaiuiug the details 
of the machinery to Erai)eror William and Prince Henry of Germany, while 
the " NeAV York " was officiating at the Kiel celebration of the opening of the 
North Sea Canal ; selected, by permission of the Secretary of the Navy, as 
the Representative Engineer of the AVm. Cramp & Sons' Ship and Engme 
Building Works on the final acceptance Government trial of the " Minne- 
ai)o!is;" Naval Engineers' Examining Board, May 28, 1897, to date Com- 
panion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States ; 
member American Society of Naval Engineers ; charter member Society of 

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306 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. ^ j 

Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Promoted to Chief Engineer with 
relative rank of Captain, February 7, 1898. 

WITH RELATIVE RANK OF COMMANDER. 

John Lowe. — Born in Liverpool, England, December 11, 1838. En- 
rolled in Second Ohio Regiment, United States Volunteers, April 17 to July- 
Si, 1861 Wounded at tlie first battle of Bull Run. Appointed Third Aa- 
sistant ^//^i/tet'r, August 12, 1861, through the influence of the Hon. S. S. 
Cox; gunboat "Huron," South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, October, 
1861, to December, 1866; gunboat "Shawmut," North Atlantic Blockading 
Squadron, October, 1861, to December, 1866 ; and iron-clad duty, torpedo- 
boat " Picket," scout, and such semi-detached duty, October, 1861, to Decem- 
ber, 1866. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, April 21, 1863 ; U. S. S. 
" Madawaska," December 22, 1866, to February 1, 1867; special duty on 
board "Richmond" and "Maumee," February 14, 1867, to December 19, 
1867 ; Navy Yard, AVashingtou, December 19, 1867, to November 24, 1868 ; 
U. S. S. "Tallapoosa," November 24, 1868, to February 10, 1870 ; U. S. S. 
" Palos," February 10, 1870, to October 21, 1872. Promoted to First Assist- 
ant Engineer, July 25, 1866; Navy Yard, Washington, March 15, 1873, to 
Novemlier 11, 1873; monitor "Manhattan," November 11, 1873, to Febru- 
ary 11, 1874; torpedo-boat "Intrepid," February 10, 1874, to July 5, 1876; 
TJ. S. S. " Despatch," special service in Europe, November 22, 1876, to July 
2, 1879 ; monitor "Passaic," December 31, 1879, to October 22, 1880; Navv 
Yard, Washington, October 22, 1880, to October 27, 1883. Promoted to 
Chief Engineer, June 16, 1883 ; U. S. S. " Yantic," October 27, 1883, to 
February 27, 1884 ; U. S. S. " Bear," Greely Relief Expedition, February 
27 to November 17, 1884; Navy Yard, Washington, January 13, 1885, to 
December 7, 1885; U. S. S. " Dolphin," December 7,1885, to February 
8, 1887 ; U. S. S. "Thetis," January 7, 1887, to January 10, 1889 ; si)ecial 
duty at Chicago, 111., May 1, 1889, to October 21, 1889 ; Navy Yard, Wash- 
ington, December 27, 1889, to January, 1892 ; Inspector of Machinery of the 
"New York," January 12, 1892, to August 1, 1893 ; "New York," S. A. 
Station, August, 1893, to January 15, 1895 ; removal of the Monitor Fleet 
from Richmond, Va., and upon the General Standardization Board, until 
January 10, 1896; Fleet Engineer Pacific Station, January 10, 1896, to 
December 18, 1897 ; Naval Inspector at the Continental Iron Works, Brook- 
lyn, February 5, 1898, to date. 

Lewis \A/ood Robinson. — Born near Haddonfield, New Jersey, March 
7, 1840. Entered the Navy as Third Assistant Engineer, 8e\)temher 21, 1861 
(from the profession of Civil Engineering), and was ordered to the " Kenne- 
bec," October, 27, 1861, which vessel soon after joined the West Gulf Block- 
ading Squadron, under Commander Farragut ; participated in the capture of 
Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and the city of New Orleans, in April, 1862, 
and other minor engagements in the Mississippi River, including the attack 
on Vick.sburg, by Farragut's Fleet, June 28, of the same year, resulting in 
forming a junction with the upper fleet ; left the INIississippi in August, 1862, 
and after a short cruise down the coast of Texas, engaging on the way the 
batteries at Valasco, returned, joined the Blockading Fleet ofl' Mobile, and 
participated in the capture of the schooners "Juniper," "Sea Lion," " Hun- 
ter," "Marshall J. Smith," and "John Scott," and steamers "Eugenia," 
" William Bagaly," and " Gray Jacket." Promoted to the grade of /Second 
Assistant Engineer (rank of Master), July 30, 1863 ; was Chief Engineer of 
the "Kennebec," from July, 1864, to June 9, 1865, during which time par- 



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icipated in the engagement with Forts Morgan and Gaines, entering Mobile 
Bay Avith Farragut's fleet, August 5, 1864 ; was present at the second surren- 
ler of Galveston, Texas; was detached from the "Kennebec," June 9, 1865, 
md ordered to the " R. S. Cuyler," for passage North ; from November, 
.865, to December, 1869, w^as attached to the " iShamokin " on the east coast 
)f South Americg.. Promoted to the grade of First Assistant Engineer (rank 
»f Lieutenant), October 11, 1866 (title changed to Passed Assistant Engineer, 
February 24, 1874) ; after two years' duty at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 
nade another cruise to the S. A. Station, from January, 1871, to February, 
L874, on the '■ Ticonderoga ; " was then placed on special duty until August 
[, 1875, when, obtaining leave of absence, occupied the position of General 
5uperintendent of the Bureau of Machinery, U. S. Centennial Exhibition, 
inder Chief Engineer John S. Albert, U. S. N., Chief of Bureau, which 
josition he held until January 1, 1877, when he was ordered to duty at the 
S^aval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, as Senior Instructor in the Depart- 
nent of Steam-Engineering ; detached from the Naval Academy in June, 
18^0, and ordered, August 24, 1880, to the XJ. S. S. "Minnesota," flag-ship of 
he Training-Fleet; detached from the "Minnesota," in August, 1882, and 
)rdered to the U. S S. " Tennessee," flag-ship of the Home and North Atlan- 
tic Fleet ; detached from the " Tennessee " in August, 1883, and promoted to 
Chief Engineer (rank of Lieutenant- Commander), from August 19, 1883 ; or- 
lered to special duty at the Navy Yard, League Island, Philadelphia, Pa., in 
November, 18>53, in connection with the fitting out of the U. S. S. " Ossipee ; " 
Drdered to the " Ossipee," January, 1884 ; made a cruise on the Asiatic Sta- 
:ion ; detached from the " Ossipee ; " at the Norfolk (Va.) Navy Yard, March 
12, 1887, and in April was ordered as member of the Naval Examining 
Board, P. O. Building, Philadelphia, Pa., and served until September, 1891, 
when he was detached and accepted the position of Chief of Department of 
Machinery, \Yorld's Columbian Exposition ; on the completion of services in 
connection with the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, in March, 
1894, he was ordered to report April 1, at Norfolk, Va., as Chief Engineer 
of the U. S. S. "Atlanta;" detailed from the "Atlanta," October 25, 1894, 
and ordered to the U. S. S. "Newark," flag-ship of the South Atlantic 
Station, and on the arrival of Rear- Admiral Charles S. Norton, he was placed 
on the staff" of the Admiral as Engineer of the Fleet by orders dated Feb- 
ruary 11, 1895. Promoted to the grade of Commander, March 21, 1895. 
Detached from the " Indiana," on the completion of a three years' cruise, 
April 2, 1897, and granted leave of absence; ordered to the Navy Yard, 
League Island, Philadelphia, Pa., May 1, 1897, as Chief Engineer of the 
Yard, which is bis present duty. 

Wm. H. Harris. — Born in Massachusetts. Appointed Third Assistant 
Engineer, in 1861 ; steam-gunboat "Sagamore," East Gulf Squadron, 1861- 
8. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, 1863 ; steam frigate " Niagara," 
special service, 1863-5 ; Naval Academy, 1865-6, Promoted to First Assist- 
ant Engineer, 1866 ; " Piscataqua," Asiatic Squadron, 1867-70 ; Navy Yard, 
Boston^ 1871-2 ; " Despatch," special service, North Atlantic Station, 1873- 
6 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1878-9 ; special duty, 1879-80 ; " Galena," European 
Station, 1881-3; Bureau of Steam-Engineering, 1884-9. Promoted to Chief 
Engineer, December 27, 1883; steamer "Atlanta," Squadron of Evolution, 
1889-91; receiving-ship "Wabash," November, 1891, to September, 1892 ; 
Naval Examining Board, Philadelphia, September, 1892, to June, 1893 ; 
receiving-ship "Wabash," June, 1893, to 1895; "Columbia," January, 1895 
-97 ; San Francisco, July, 1897-98 ; Iron Works, Bath, Me., March, 1898, 
to present date, May, 1898. 



SOS RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Charles J, MacConnell. Born in Pennsylvania, December 14, 1837. 
Served an apprenticesliii) as a mechanical engineer, studied and practised 
civil engineering, graduate of State Normal School at Trenton, New Jersey. 
"Was a member of Company A, National Guard of that State. In 1861 
volunteered for three months, was detailed for special service at tlie Arsenal 
at Ti'enton during most of the time. Was appointed Third An-nstant En- 
yineer in regular service on the 29th of October, 1861, ordered to gunboat 
" Kineo " on November 2, 1861; joined the fleet of Admiral Farragut in 
Gulf of Mexico in February, 1862, participated in the fighting which occurred 
between the Passes and Fort Jackson, was present during the battle at this 
place and its capture, and the capture of New Orleans ; was actively engaged 
in all the various battles in the Mississippi at Donaldsonville, Plaquemitie, 
Batcm Rouge, Port Hudson, and Vicksburg, the destruction of the ram 
" Arkansas " and various skirmishes up and down the Mississippi and the 
Texan coast ; detached from " Kineo " at Baltimore, October 81, 1863. 
Promoted to grade of Second Assidant Engineer in September, 1863 ; ordered 
to " Pontusuc," March 31, 1864; was detached from this ship and reported 
for (kity on board the " Mattabesett," on blockade duty, and in the Sounds of 
North Carolina ; fought the ram " Albemarle " oflT Edenton, N. C. and did 
guard duty at Plymouth in the Roanoke River ; remained on this ship until 
after the surrender of General Johnson at Goldsboro ; was then ordered to 
New York and detached on May 31, 1865 ; after a short leave was ordered 
to duty at League Island, assisted in establishing the Navy Yard at that 
place ; was detached from this duty and ordered to the " Lackawanna," 
April 27, 1866, made a cruise on her in the Pacific ; was promoted to First 
Assidant Engineer in October, 1866; returned from Pacific and ordered to 
Boston Navy Yard in April, 1869; December 27, 1870, ordei-ed to "Tennes- 
see ; " from January 9, 1872, to October 8, 1872, on duty on ironclad 
"Canonicus;" on November 4, 1872, joined the " Pensacola," flngshi]), in 
South Pacific at Valparaiso, detached at Mare Island Nav}' Yard on Octol)er 
12, 1874, and ordered to this Yard; served here until April, 1876; waiting 
orders until August 11, l'S77, when was ordered to New York to serve on the 
" Monongahela ; " cruised in the East Indies, went around the world in this 
ship, and was detached in California and ordered East to duty in New York 
Navy Yard in December, 1879 ; July, 1882, ordered to ironclad " Nantucket," 
served in her six months, was then attached to the "Swatara" in January, 
1883, cruising in West Indies and Home Squadron ; detached in August, 
1885. Commissioned as ChieJ Engineer, December 5, 1885, and ordered to 
"Vermont," receiving-ship, at New York. Detached March 9, 1888, and 
went on leave, March, 1889, ordered to "Moliican," joined her at Panama, 
cruised in the Pacific and Behring Sea ; detached at Port Townsend in Ajiril, 
1892; August, 1892, ordered to training-ship " Richmond," Newport, R. I., 
and to additional duty in charge of Station at Coaster's Harbor Island ; 
February, 1893, transiferred to "Minnesota" at New York ; July 8, 1895, 
detached from "Minnesota," and ordered to San Francisco to "Olympia," 
flagship of Asiatic Fleet; cruised to Yokohama, Japan, and was then trans- 
ferred to U. S. S. " Charleston " at Nagasaki ; this ship was disabled by broken 
pistons. Promoted to grade of Coynmander, June 5, 1896 ; fitted up " Charles- 
ton," made a short cruise to China and Corea, after which returned to Naga- 
saki, docked ship, and sailed for San Francisco, where ship went out of com- 
mission July 27 ; same day received orders to join the " Lancaster" (flagship) 
at Montevideo, Uraguay, South America, via New York and Rio Janeiro ; 
brought the " Lancaster " to Boston, Massachusetts, and was detached No- 



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veniber 20, 1897, and ordered to the flagship " New York" as fleet engineer 
of North Atlantic vStation, where he is at present on duty. 

George W. Stivers.— Born in New York. Appointed Third Assistant 
Engiwer, 1861; steam-sloop "Oneida," W. G. S., 1861-3. Promoted to 
Second Assistant Engineer, 1863 ; steamer " Union," E. G. S., 1864-5 ; spec- 
ial duty. New York, 1865-6. Promoted to Eirst Assistant Engineer, 1866 ; 
"Franklin," European Station, 1867-9; "Dictator," iron-clad, N. A. Sta- 
tion, 1869-70 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1871-4 ; " Palos," Asiatic Fleet, 
1875-7; torpedo-boat "Intrepid," 1877-9; " Pensacola," Pacific Station, 
1879-82; special duty, 1883-4; special duty. Experimental Board, 1884-6. 
Promoted to Chief Engineer, December 18, 1888; "Essex," Asiatic Station, 
1886-9; Navy Yard, New York, 1889-93; "Baltimore," Asiatic Station, 
May, 1893; U. S. S "Concord," May, 1893-96; leave of absence, June, 
1896; Board of Inspection and Survey, July, 1896; U. S. receiving-ship 
"Vermont," Apri , 1897, to present date. May, 1898. 

James Entwistle. — Born in New Jersey. Appointed Third Assistant 
Engineer, 1861 ; steam-gunboat "Aroostook," N. A. and W. G. Squadrons, 
1861-5. Promoted to Second Assista.nt Engineer, 1863 ; " Mohongo," Pacific 
Squadron, 1865-7. Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, 1866 ; " Wam- 
panoag" (.second-rate), 1867-8; "Michigan," 1869-70; " Canonicus " (iron- 
clad), N. A S., 1871-2; "Powhatan," N. A. S., 1873; "Franklin," Euro- 
pean Station, 1873-6 ; Bureau of Steam Engineering, 1877-8 ; special duty, 
New York, 1877-8 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, 1878-80 ; "Ashuelot," Asi- 
atic Station, 1881-3 ; special duty, Morgan Iron Works, 1885-7 Promoted 
to Chief Engineer, July 1, 1887; "Enterprise," European Squadron, 1887- 
90 ; Inspector of Machinery of Gunboats Nos. 5 and 6, June, 1890, to 1895 ; 
" Boston," Dec, 1895-7 ; " Olympia," July, 1897, to present date. May, 1898. 

Ralph Aston. — Born in Connecticut. Appointed Third, Assistant Engi- 
neer, 1861 ; steam-gunboat " Cayuga," W. G. Station, 1861-5 ; at the capture 
of New Orleans the " Cayuga," was the first vessel to pass the lower forts ; 
she took part in many minor affliirs on the Mississippi River, at the defences 
of Mobile, and on the coast of Texas. Promoted to Second AssiMant Engi- 
neer, 1863 ; to First Assistant Engineer, 1866 ; " Ashuelot," Asiatic Station, 
1867-9. Promoted to Passed Assistant Engineer, October, 1869 ; " Terror" 
(iron-clad \ N. A. Station, 1870-1 ; "Omalia," Pacific Fleet, 1872-3; Naval 
Rendezvous, New York, 1875-6; experimental duty. Navy Yard, New 
York, 1877-9 ; Coast Survey steamer " Hassler," 1880-3 ; inspection duty, 
1883-5 ; " Pensacola" and " Kearsarge," European Station, 1885-6 ; " Os- 
sipee," N. A. Station, 1886-7- Promoted to Chief Engineer, July 28, 1888 ; 
special duty, 1888-90; " Bennington," S. A. Station, June, 1891, to 1894; 
Continental Iron AVorks, November, 1894; U. S. S. " Cincinnati," February, 
1898, to present date, May, 1898 

James H. Chasmar.— Born in New York. Appointed Third Assistant 
Engineer, 1862; gunboat "Paul Jones," S. A. Station, 1862 to 1864. Pro- 
moteed to Second Assistant Engineer, 1863; "Muscoota," Gulf Squadron, 1865 
to 1866. Promoted to First Assktant Engineer, 1866; " Suwanee," N. P. 
Station, ] 867-70 ; iron-clad dutv, Kev West, 1870-71, " Mahopac," iron- 
clad, N. A. Station, 1872-3 ; " kearsarge," Asiatic Fleet, 1874-8; Navy 
Yard, New York, 1878-81; " Quinnebaug," European Station, 1881-84; 
Navv Yard, New York, 1884-9 ; promoted to Chief Engineer, January 27, 
1889; Inspector of Machinery, 1889-94; "Cincinnati," N. A. Station and 
European Station, 1894 to 1897 ; "Wabash," 1897 to 1898; "Vulcan," 
repair ship, 1898. 



310 RECORDS OF LIVTVr nTrr'TOT:.T,^ 

l,^\I^G OFFICERS OF THE V. S. XA\-^-. 

William A. Windsor —R^,-,, ; \- ■ • 




ant Engineer, {S^ -^^^-^ ^^^!^; ^^ Promoted to F^^i A^^f. 
waning order.. 1871; sick leave 187->-^ fVj^'^^'^^fo Station. ]8t>9-70; 
ocaoy.' Asiatic Station," 1873-4': sick leVvei^i'' .' Hartford" and - Mon- 
and •' Alarm." 1874-6 : " Rancre; -\V-T-' V^' "* •" /^fpedo-boats - Intrepid - 
Va 1877-,^: " Plvmouth." Xorth \ I'am'ic 4T-"^"U^^^^-" "^ James R^r. 
>orth Atlantic Sfatiou, 1879-^0 ^^v.?I V h'^"' \^'^V'= " Kearsar<.e.•• 
^orth Atlantic Station;i883-6 ■ Na^; 1^^ 

to Che, Engineer, June 17, 1889- '^,>ln'h n " ?'^' ^^'"-''- P'^omoted 

tic Station, 1889-91 : Inspector of Irl . ^^'f'"'''^ '^^'"^^e- ^-'^rth Atlan- 

neapolis." June. 1894 "^'f,^^ IJ^I^^T-J/ 1^?H^- ^- «. " ^/Jn- 
apohs." July, 1897-98- X-n-v W V ' 'J''^}'' J^^^^- I- S. S. "Minne- 
date. May. 1898. ' '' ^^'''^- ^^"^ ^^'^^ February. 1898. to prese,n 

H. Schuyler Ross.-Born in the citv of RnftM x- x- 
T/urd Assistant Engineer in Xovember 1 ^S ■ a \^ ' ^ " ^^PPointed 

Squadron. U. 8. S. '• Tioo-a • " 4nt h^.ni « '''.^ \" ^^^^'* Indian FIvinc. 

tared blockade-runner -'c'ranitrStafe'lsS^^' '' \^'' ^"'^^ ^'"^^ ^^*' eapt 
^e^v lork Xavv Yard. 1863 U S% ?Ar ft''^ '^P^'^'^'^'^t^^l dntv it 
1864-5. in action with forts Vbove < Lwitt"-; '(''"r ^'^"^ ^^'"^^^-^ 
torpedo-boat and delivered her to Comrm^dore R.; If T 'rT'^V'^' ^"^^^tured 
ing with crew to ship at Dutch oVn ^Tf i •'"'''^ ^^ ^^^^" P*5'"t- 'eturn- 
Promoted to .Second LiZnf fI^ ' tr^ ^^^'^'"^ ^^^^ shore battened 
special duty. Xavy Ya^'S w W^'llSot^fN^f '/p ' T'>l'ahoma.-"aml 
^tation. 1867; "Penobscot." We<^ iX A,- ^- "Peoria. "We.t India 
North Atlantic Station 1869-70 p; i'^' "I? = iron-clad "Terror" 
1868; "Wabash." Ha^^^hi^ Euo^earsS l^J^' 4'''f" ^'^^-'^ 
London. 1874-.3; iron-clad " U^-a Lt: •' i'^^ 

(8?^' '^r^ ^'^'^ S-veV "oednev" I'sW'g'A?'?:" ^"'•^^'^'^" 
1880-1; "Alert nnr? "Ar^„. ., T . .- ' ^oiH-d: Michio^n T-iI-p* 

Board MerohaLvel, I ° S ' fSf ^9 .%»."""■ ^^«3,.i : n>ecial tv.' 
-'iprij, i^HU, to Auirust 1893- Vo,r„ V j x- ,^ -r^-^ex. 'S A. Statn^n 

Fehn,:„v. ,.^,s.,„|,,,,,„tj^,^ jj'"f- W(>. U. ^. ^. .■(,„„ Francisco.- 

<^narles R. RoelWer p. • A'. 
Assistant i^../... ° l!!:^::|:^;,;^^^-V>^;J^'-^ Appointed 7^/.^ 

Amstant Engineer, 1864; Bureau of^S^mP; • ^''''"'^^^^^ ^^^ *^'^^''"^^ 

.noted to First A^si^tant EnnfZr ISS^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^'^^•^'<^- Pro- 

i.f;^-2'-;;SJ>enandoah,"Eun.;i;;Tnui^^^^^ l^^T'!:^' '^'^^-^ ^^ervice. 

1882-6; Fish Commission steamer " \IbX"l'" V^^^ or^'^'''''.^'-^' ^•^=^''^- 
connection with "Ralei.^h," Juh 1891 7 P ?'7'^ ' ^'^^^^^^'^'^ ^^"f^' in 
ISovember. 1890; men.ber BoanV TniL'' ^'Tl^^'^ ^° Chief Eujineer 
present date. Mav. 189S ^ Inspection and Survey. April. 1897, tJ 

>/ro-. July 30. 1862: took J^issac^e on tKe n.v^ V ^^'''^ Assistant Enrji- 

i ^-^a^e on the ua^al transport "Rhode Island," 



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and joined the West Gulf Squadron, October 11, being assigned to duty on 
board the " Kichniond ; " in February, 1863, took part in the recapture of 
Baton Rouge, La., and the passage of Port Hudson batteries in March ; 
June, 1863, was detailed for duty with the left wing of the army at the 
siege of Port Hudson ; after the surrender, was engaged on blockade duty 
off the entrance to Mobile Bay. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, 
February 10, 18tU; June 7, 1864, was ordered in charge of the prize-steamer 
'• Donegal " to Philadelphia ; rejoined the " Richmond," oft' jNCobile Bay, 
June 30; August 5, 1864, passed the forts at the entrance to Mobile Bay; 
after the engagement, was detailed as one of the prize-crew for the ram 
" Tennessee ;" August 11, detached from the " Tennessee," and ordered in 
charge of the machinery of the prize-steamer "Selma," on duty at the 
obstructions below the city of Mobile ; February 5, 1865, detached from the 
"Selma," and order to the "Arizona," which vessel was destroyed by tire oft' 
Poverty Point, on the Mississippi River, February 'J7, 1865, when officei-s and 
crew had to take to the water to save their lives ; March 9, 1865, ordered to 
the ftag-ship " Estrella," titting out at jSew Orleans ; afterwards on duty in 
Mobile Bay ; July 1. 1865, detached from the " Estrella," and ordered to the 
•'Sebago ;" returned to New York, and was detached, Julv 25, 1865; Octo- 
ber 25, 1865, ordered to the " Pensacola," at Baltimore, for experimental 
duty ; March 30, 1866. detached ; July 10, 1866, ordered to the " Guerriere," 
at Boston, on experimental duty; detached, October 2, 1866, and ordered to 
the "Sacramento;" sailed down the West Coast of "Africa, up the Indian 
Ocean, and was wrecked on the Coramandel coast of India, June, 1867 ; 
returned to the United States in the British bark " General Caulfield ; " 
detached, November 19, 1867 ; February 4, 1868, ordered to the Navy 
Yard. Norfolk ; assigned to duty in charge of machinery afloat. Promoted 
to Ftrst A<<i^tant Engineer, June 6, 1868; December 11, 1868, detached 
from the Navy Yard, and ordered to take passage to Europe in the " Frank- 
lin," for duty on board the " Swatara ; " a.<signed to duty on the " Franklin," 
on the passage over; June 1, 1869. returned to the United States in the 
'' Swatara," was detacheil, and granted leave of absence ; October 8,1869, 
ordered to the "Miantouomah ;" took part in the reception of H. B. ^[. S. 
"^lonarch," at Portland. Me., July 20, 1871 ; detached ; September 5, 1871, 
ordered as Assistant to the Chief Engineer, at the Navy Yard, Norfolk ; 
September 20, 1872, detached and ordered to the " Hartford ; " made a cruise 
on the Asiatic Station ; October 23, 1875, detached ; January 17, 187H, 
ordered to the Naval Examining Board, Washington City ; March 1, 1878, 
detached and ordered to duty in the Bureau of Steam-Engineering; Novem- 
ber 24, 1879, detached and ordered to the flag-ship ''Tennessee;" made a 
cruise on the North Atlantic Station ; April 23, 1883, detached ; 3Iay 17, 
1883, ordered to duty in the Bureau of Steam-Engineering : ^[arch 13, 1884, 
detached and ordered to start the Baltimore Manual Training-School ; July, 
1890, was ordered to duty in connection with the contract trial of the U. S. 
S. "San Francisco;" October, 1890. ordered to the "Alert." cruised in 
Behriug Sea and the Asiatic Station ; October, 1893. detached and granted 
leave of absence. Promoted to Chief Engineer. November, 1890 ; Mary- 
land Asfricultural College. Februarv, 1894-^6; U- S. S. "Brooklyn," Decem- 
ber. 1896-8 ; U. S. S. "Baltimore." February, 1898, to present date, Mav, 
1898. 

John L. Hannum. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed Third Assistant 
Enqineer, April 21. 1863; " Pawnee,"" S. A. S., 1863-5. Promoted to 
Second Assistant Engineer, 1864; "Guerriere," S. A. S., 1867-9 ; "Terror" 



312 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. X.WA-. 

(iron-clad). N. A. Station, 186J^71. Promoted to Fint Amstmii Engineer, 
1872 : •* Worcester." X. A Station. 187o-o ; sj^ecial duty. Philadelphia. 1877 ; 
" Richmond." Asiatic Station. 1879-81 : special duty. Philadelphia. 1881-2 : 
" Xi{>sio." S. A. Station, 1883-4; ** Piuta." s|>eoial duty. 1884-(>; Xavy 
Yard. Xortblk, 188t>-9 ; "Iroquois," Pacific Station, 1889-1^2: rei^eiviug- 
ship " Vermont," Jul V. 1892, to 1895. Promoted to Chief Engineer, S\.?ix, 
1891 : U. S S. •• Amphitrite." Julv, 1895 : U. S. S. " Indiana." 1897 : 
U. S S. '• Minuea[K»lis." February. 1898 ; U. S. S. " Brooklyp." March. 1898, 
to present date. ^tay. 1898. 

Albert C. Engard. — Appointed Third Assistant Engineer, March 17. 
1863 : May 26. iMio. ordered to the monitor " Xahant." in the E^listo River. 
South Carolina : June 6. 1803. ordered to the '* Powhatan." on blockade 
duty off Charleston. South Carolina : alterwards in the West Indies, as flag- 
ship of Admind Livrdner; thence to Hampton Roads, to join Admiral Por- 
ter's fleet for the attack on Fort Fisher : remained on Ix^ani the "|Po\v- 
hatan " until :itter the surrender of the fort : Xoveml>er 25. 1865. ordered 
to the "Sagamore." Tampa Bay. Florida. Promoted to Second Amstant 
Engineer. 1866: ordered to the " Saco." June. 1866: January 12. 1867, 
ordereil to the " Marblehead," at Washington ; cruised in the West Indies: 
December 5. 1867. ordered to the '•Penobscot." at Washington : cruise*.! in 
the West Indies: July 12. 1869. ordereil to the Xavy Yanl. Xortblk : July 
12. 1872, ordered to the monitor ''Canonicns," at Xorfolk : Xovember 8, 
1872, transferred to the monitor " Saugus," at Philadelphia. Promoted to 
Fir^t A^^^ii^^tant Engineer, 1873 : M.iy 29. 1>73, ordered to the " Benicia," at 
Panama : Xovember 16. 1875. was ordered to the Xaval Rendezvous, at 
Philadelphia; December 14. 1876. was ordered to the receiving-ship "St. 
Louis:" March 1, 1879, was ordered to the "Alert." Asiatic Station: 
November 19. 1879, was ordered to the '• Ashuelot." Asiatic Station ; May 
25, 1881, ordereii to the "Alert," Asiatic v^tation : September 28, 1882. 
ordered to the Xaval Rendezvous. Philadelphia : April 15. 1884. ordered to 
the Xavy Yard, Brooklyn, Xew York: June 16. 1884, ordered to Chester. 
Pennsylvania, on insj>eciion duty in connection with the machinery of the 
monitor "Puritan:" April 22. 1885. oniered to the "Shenandoah," South 
Pacific Station: October 12. 1886. ordered to the " Ranger." on surveying 
duty on the cvvist of Lower California : August 13. 1888, ordered to the 
Xavy Yard. League Island. Philadelphia. Pennsylvania: October 18. 1888. 
ordered to the Ship and Engine-Building Works of William Cramp ct 
Sons, on ins{^ction duty in connection with the machinery of the cruiser 
" Xewark," and remained until Octol>er. 1891 : " Mohican." Pacific Station, 
April, 1892-''>. Promoted to Chief Engineer, May. 1891 : leave of absence. 
April. 1895: U. S. receiving-ship "Richmond." August. 1895-8: Columbian 
Iron Works, February. 1898 ; U. S. S. " Philadelphia." April, 1898, to 
present date. May, 1898. 

WUn KFI.ATIVE RANK OF LIEITEXANT-COMMAXPKR. 

John A. B. Smith. — Entered the service trom civil life on the 21st of 
April. 1863. as Third Amstant Engineer; was oniei-ed to the U. S. S. 
" Housatonic," oft' Charleston. S. C, in June, and served on that vessel until 
she was blown up by a torjvdo on the night of February 17. 1864: was res- 
cued by boat from " Canandaigua; " on account of the crowded condition of 
that vessel was sent to the U. S. S. " Wabash : " served on that vessel until 
May; af^er gi^ng Xorth for a new outfit, wa* ordered to the U. S. S. " Paul 
Jones ; " served on that vessel in Stono Inlet and Ossibau Sound after the 



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" AVater- Witch " was captured ; came North in " Paul Jones ; " in August, 
18tU was ordered to U. S. S. " Mohongo," building at Jei-sey City. Pro- 
moted to Second Ai^sistant Enginetr, September 28, 1864; made the trip 
from New York to San Francisco in " Mohongo," and was detaclied on the 
7th of August, 1807; seived on the trials of the " C'ontoocook," " Moshu- 
h\n," ''Pushmataha" and '' jMiantonomah," in latter pnrt of 1867-8 ; joined 
V. S. S. "Saco," at AspinwalU in September, 1868, and, on that vessel going- 
out of commission, was ordered to U. S S. "Seminole," sent out to ca|)ture 
the pirate steamer " Telegraph," supposed to be at Samana Bay ; served 
on " Seminole " until December, 1869 ; ordered as Chief Engineer of " JNIay- 
flower," in August, 1870, and went in that vessel to Mexico, in connection 
with the Shufeldt exjiedition to survey for canal (Tehuantei)cc Canal); 
returned in 1871, and was detached in May; ordered to League Island 
Station, and served until 187S ; was ordered to "Saugus" in July, 1883; 
was chief of that vessel during the " Virginius " excitement. AVas promoted 
to Pai</<ed A><sidant Engineer, January. iS7S ; went to Pensacola on "Sau- 
gus," and was then ordered as chief of that yard, and served there during 
the epidemic of yellow fever, 1874; was relieved in November of 1874, 
when yard was reported healthy ; granted six months' leave ; ordered to 
"Hartford," llag-ship of North Atlantic Squadron, in Decendier, 1875, and 
served on that vessel until August, 1877, part of the time as Chief Engineer ; 
ordered to 1^. S. S. " Wyandotte," at Washington Yard, in December 1877 ; 
was detached in May, 1880, and ordered to " Tallapoosa, ' and served on 
lier until June, 1883, the hist year as Chief Engineer; in SeptembeT, 1883, 
wa;; ordertd in charge of stin'es at Norfolk Navy Yard, and Chief Engineer 
of receiving-ship "Franklin;" served there until May, 1886; was then 
ordered as Senior Assistant of the new cruiser "Atlanta;" served on her 
during all of her trial trips, and until November. 1888 ; in December, 1888, 
was ordered to duty under Naval Advisory Board, at Washington; on 
April 1, 1889. was ordered to inspection duty at Cramps' ship-yard in connec- 
tion with U. S S. " Philadelphia ; " served on trial trips of the " Baltimore ; " 
was detached December 4, 1889, and ordered as inspector of cruiser No. 9, 
at Baltimore. Promoted to Chief Engineer, February 16, 1892; ordered to 
cruiser " Montsromerv," March 8, 1894; U. S. S. "Texas," June. 1894, to 
1896 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, February, 1896, to present date. May, 1898. 

Conrad J. Habighurst. — l^orn in England. Appointed Third Assist- 
ant Engineer. 1863 ; West Gulf Blot-kading Squadron, 1863-4 ; " Dictator" 
(iron-ch\d). North Atlantic Station, 1864-5. Promoted to Second Assist- 
ant Engineer, 1865; " Monongahela," West Indies Squadron, 1866-7; 
" Franklin," European Squadron, 1868-70 ; " jNIahopac," North Atlantic 
Station, 1872-3. Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, 1873 ; '^ Franklin," 
European Squadron, 1873-4 ; in charge of INTachinery Atloat, New London, 
Connecticut, 1874; "Powhatan," North Atlantic Station, 1876-7; Navy 
Yard, Philadelphia, 1879-81 ; "Enterprise," North Atlantic Station, 1881- 
4 ; special dutv, Chester, Pa., 1885-7 ; inspection duty, Philadelphia. 1887- 
90; " Enterprise," N. A. Station, June, 1890, to March, 1891 ; iron-clads at 
Vichmond, Va., ^Farch. 1891, to Mav, 1892 ; member Naval Examining 
Board, Philadelphia. :Mav, 1892, to "l894. Promoted to Chief Engineer, 
February, 1892; training-ship "Essex." Januarv. 1894, to 1896 ; U. S. S. 
"Terror,'" 1896; Inspector of Boiler-Tubes, February, 1897; U. S. R. S. 
" Richmond," February. 1898 ; Columbia Iron Works, April, 1898; U- S. S. 
" Puritan," May, 1898, to present date, May, 1898. 



314 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\'\'. 

Alexander B. Bates. — Born in New York. Appointed Third A.mst- 
ant Engineer, 1863; "l^angamon," North Atlantic Station, February, 1863, 
to September, 1863 ; *' Mattahasset," North Atlantic Station, October. 1863, 
to May, 1865. Promoted to Second Asyi^tant Engineer, ^fay, 1864 ; " Ticon- 
deroga," European Station, August. 1865, to October, 1868. Comnii.ssioned, 
July 'lo, 1866; " Franklin," European Station. December, 1868 ; "Galena," 
North Atlantic Station, April, 1869. to May, 1869; " Dictator," North At- 
lantic Station, June, 1869, to July, 1870 ; Mare Island, June, 1871. to April, 
1873; League Island, April, 1873, to November, 1873; '"Dictator," North 
Atlantic Station, November, 1873, to December, 1874. Promoted to Fir.-<t 
As.-<istant Engineer, January, 1874; ''Adams," June, 1875, to July, 1875 ; 
" IMontauk," North Atlantic Station, November, 1875. to July, 187(! ; Mare 
Island, July, 1876, to August, 1878; "Lackawanna," Pacific -"station, August, 
1878, to September, 1881; Experimental Board, New York. March, 1882, 
to October, 1882; " Yandalia," North Atlantic Station, November, 1883, to 
August, 1884; Portsmouth, N. H., Yard, April. 1885, to February, 1886; 
'' Yandalia," Pacific Station, Februarv, 1886, to Januarv, 1889; " ^iohican." 
Pacific Station, Januar3% 1889, to April, 1889; "Minnesota," May, 1889-91 ; 
special duty, November, 1^91, to October, 1892; "Yorktown." special ser- 
vice Squadron, October, 1892-5. Commissioned Chief Engineer, June, 1892 ; 
U. S. S. " Bennington," 1895 ; sick leave, June, 1895 ; U. S. receiving-ship 
"Franklin," November, 1895-7; U- S. S. "Texas," September, 1897, to 
present date, jNIay, 1898. 

Robert W. Milligan. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed Third As- 
sistant Engineer, 1863; "Mackinaw," North Atlantic Station, 1863-5; 
" Powhatan." Pacific Fleet, 1866-9. Promoted to Second Assistant Engi- 
neer, 1864 ; " Wyoming," North Atlantic Station, 1871-2; Navy Yard, Nor- 
folk, 1874. Promoted to First Assidant Engineer, 1874 ; " Brooklyn," 
South Atlantic Station, 1875-6 ; Coast Survev steamer " Bache," 1877-9; 
Naval Academy, 1879-82; "Tennessee," North Atlantic Station, 1882-5; 
Naval Academy, 1885-9 ; "Ranger," North Pacific Station, 1889-91; re- 
ceiving-ship " Independence," 1891-92 ; "Adams," Pacific Station, 1892. to 
October, 1893 ; member Board of Inspection and Survev, October, 1893, to 
1896. Promoted to Chief Engineer, May, 1892; " Monterey," April, 1896; 
" Oregon," January, 1897, to present date. May. 1898. 

George V/. Baird. — Born in District of Columbia. Appointed Third 
Assistant Engineeer, 1862, serving on the steamers " Mississippi," " Calhoun," 
" Kensington," and " Pensacola ; " Bureau Steam-Engineering, 1864-5. Pro- 
moted to Second Assistant, 1866; "Shamrock," 1866-8; "Tallapoosa," 
1868-9; Mare Island, 1869-71; "Saranac" and "Pensacola," 1871-3; 
Bureau Steam-Engineering, 1873-7. Promoted to Pat^sed Assistant, 1874; 
"Trenton," 1877; "Yandalia," 1878-80; "Montauk." 1880-1; Superin- 
tendent for Fish Conimi.*sion, 1881-2; "Albatross" (acting as Chief), 
1882-7 ; Assistant Su|)erintendent of State, AYar and Navy Buildins:, 1887- 
92. Promoted to Chief Engineer, 1892 ; "Dolphin," 1892, to 1895"; Super- 
intendent State, War, and Navy Building, August, 1895, to present date, 
May, 1898. 

Richard Inch. — Born in District of Columbia Appointed Third Assist- 
ant Engineer, 1863 ; steam-sloop '• Lancaster." Pacific. 1863-6. Promoted to 
Second Assistant Engineer, 1864 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1867-8 ; " Nvack." 
Pacific Fleet, 1869-70; tug "Triana"," 1871-3 ; " Gettysburg," special ser- 
vice, 1873-4. Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, 1874; special duty, 
Washington, 1875-7 ; " Wyoming," European Station, 1877-80 ; receiving- 



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ship "Passaic," 1881-3 ; "Pinta," special service, 1883-4 ; " Yantic," N. A. 
Station, 1884-6 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 1887-91; "Lancaster," Asiatic 
Station, 1891. Promoted to Chief Engineer, August, 1892 ; U. S. S. " Mar- 
ion," March, 1891-94 ; waiting orders, August, 1894; Bureau of Equipment, 
April, 1895; Navy Yard, Mare Island, October, 1895-97; U. S. S. "Con- 
cord," June, 1897; XJ. S. S. "Boston," February, 1898, to present date. 
May, 1898. 

Harrie Webster. — Born in Farmington, Maine, February 12, 1843. 
Appointed Acting Third Assistant Engineer, in the Volunteer Service Feb- 
ruary 8, 1862 ; Third Assistant Engineer in the Regular Service, May 20, 
1864; Second Assistant Engineer, January, 1, 1868; Passed Assistant Engi- 
neer, October 29, 1874; Chief Engineer, October 7, 1892. Served on the 
U. S. S. " Monticello," from February 11 to August 5, 1862, participating 
in the numerous skirmishes with Confederate Blockade Runners and land 
batteries ; served on the U. S. S " Ossipee," and on the U. S. S. " Genesee," 
on the Wilmington blockade, and on the last-named vessel took part in the 
battle of Port Hudson, March 13, 1863, During the Mississippi River 
campaign, Avhich ended with the surrender of Vicksburg, and the capture of 
Port Hudson, in July, 1863; participated in many affairs between the 
" Genesee" and Confederate batteries, and in July, 1864, was transferred to 
the monitor " Manhattan " at his own request, and took part in the battle of 
Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864 ; following a leave of absence from the " ]\Ian- 
hattan," served on the U. S. S. " Winnepeg " as assistant instructor in steam 
while attached to the Naval Academy, and made a cruise to Europe in the 
U. S. S. ''Shamrock ;" served on the U. S. S. ''Nipsic" (iirst of the name), 
during Captain T. 0. Selfridge's first surv^eys for an Isthmian Canal ; after- 
wards served on the U. S. S. " Powhatan," and made a cruise in the Pacific 
while attached to the U. S. S. " Iroquois ;" the various periods of shore duty 
have been for the most part in Washington ; on the 10th of January, 1889, 
was ordered to the U. S. S. " Vandalia," and was the Engineer Officer in 
charge of the engine-room during the w^reck of that vessel at Apia, Samoa, 
March 15-16, 1889 ; was appointed Acting Paymaster to continue the duties of 
Paymaster Frank H. Arms, who was lost on that occasion, and continued to 
act as Paymaster until July 18, 1889, when, the accounts of the " Vandalia" 
having been satisfactorily settled, was ordered as Chief Engineer of the U. S. 
S. " Nipsic " (the second of the name), at Honolulu, Haw^aii ; after a year on 
this vessel, was detached, ordered home and ]>laced on duty at the Bureau of 
Steam Engineering, December 31, 1890; July 31, 1894, detached from 
Bureau Steam Engineering and ordered to U. S. S. "Bennington," Mare 
Island, Cal. ; " October 15, 1894, transferred to U. S. S. " Yorktowu," and 
made cruise of forty months in this ship; detached from " Yorktown," De- 
cember 8. 1879 ; ordered to Bureau Steam Engineering, December 20, 1897 ; 
March 11, 1898. ordered on temporary special duty in the Southern States 
recriting men for the naval service ; visited New Orlenns, La. ; Galveston, 
Texas ; St. Louis, Mo., and other points. 

H. N. Stevenson. — Appointed from New York. Acting Third Assist- 
ant Engineer, October 10, 1866; graduated from Naval Academy, 1868 ; 
Third Assistant Engineer, June 2, 1868 ; Second Assistant Engineer, June 2, 
1869; Assidant Engineer, February 24, 1874; Passed Assidant Engineer, 
December 13, 1874 ; Chief Engineer, December 10, 1892 ; " Dakota," " Cy- 
ane" "Saranac," on Pacific Station, 1868-71 ; Bureau of Steam Engineer- 
ing, 1871-72; Inspection duty. New York, 1872-74; " Swatara," with 
Transit of Venus Expedition to Southern Hemisphere, 1874-5 ; Coast Sur- 



316 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAV\'. 

vey steamer " Gedney," 1875-78; Inspection duty New York, 1878-79 ; 
"Trenton," European Station, 1879-81; "Wyoming" Atlantic Station, 
1882 ; Coast Survey steamer "Patterson," New' York to Alaska, 1888-87 ; 
Inspection duty. New York and Chester, Pa., 1888-91 ; " Alliance," China 
Station to Norfolk, Va., 1891-94 ; Training Station, Newport, R. I., 1894- 
5; Inspection duty, Bath, Me , 1895-97; "Monterey," Pacific Station to 
date, May 10, 1898. 

WITH RELATIVE RANK OF LIEUTENANT. 

Charles Whiteside Rae. — Born in Hartford, Conn., June 30, 1847. 
Graduated with the degree of Civil Engineer, from the Rensselaer Poly- 
technic Institute, Troy, N. Y., July, 1866. Appointed to the U. S. Naval 
Academy, in the newly-formed class of engineer students, October 10, 1866, 
and was graduated with the diploma of the institution, June 2, 1868 ; 
member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and of the 
American Society of Naval Engineers; Third Assistant Eur/ ineer., June 2, 
1868 ; waiting orders, June 2 to July 16, 1868 ; U. S. S. " Contoocook " 
(afterwards called "Albany"), tlag-slaip of the North Atlantic Fleet, July 
16, 1868, to September 30, 1869; assi.'^tant to the Inspector of INIachinery 
Afloat, Washington, September 30, 1869, to March 30, 1870. Second Assist- 
ant Engineer, October 15, 1869; commission to date from June 2, 1869. 
U. S. S. "Terror," N. A. Fleet, March 30 to March 31, 1870; assistant to 
Inspector of Machinery Afloat, Washington, March 31 to September 24, 

1870 ; Tehuantepec and Nicaragua Canal Surveying Expedition, September 
24, 1870. to August 16, 1871 ; in charge of line of levels in the field and 
resultant work in the office; waiting orders, August 16 to September 9, 

1871 ; U. S. S. "Wabash," flag-ship, European Fleet, September 9, 1871, to 
January 14, 1872 ; U- S. S. "Juniata," European Fleet, January 14 to April 
12, 1872; U. S. S. "Plymouth," European Fleet, April 12 to June 14, 
1872; U. S. S. " Wabash," June 14. 1872, to January 20, 1874; Assistant 
Engineer, February 24, 1874 ; title of grade changed from Second Assidant 
Engineer to Assistant Engineer ; {]. S. Naval Academy, January 20, 1874. to 
June 30. 1878 ; during tour of duty at Naval Academy, niade two practice 
cruises with cadet engineers ; first, U. S. S. " Alert," June 21 to September 6, 
1865 ; second, U. S. S. " Mayflower," June 1 to September 18, 1877. Passed 
Assistant Engineer, May 4, 1876, commission to date from December 28, 
1875; U. S.S. "Pensacola," flag-ship. Pacific Fleet, June 30, 1868, to Feb- 
ruary 22, 1881 ; U. S. S. " Wachnsett," Pacific Fleet, February 22 to June 
30, 1881 ; Bureau of Steam-Engineering, Navy Department. June 30, 1881, 
to June 16, 1884 ; member of the Uniform Board and of the Board for 
Examination of Employes of the State, War, and Navy Departments 
Buildings; U. S. S. "Powhatan," June 16 to July 16. 1884; U. S S. 
" Lancaster," flag-ship of the European, and afterwards of the South Atlantic 
Fleets, July 16, 1884, to September 12, 1887 ; II. S. S. "Trenton," Septem- 
ber 12 to November 17, 1887; waiting orders, November 17, 1887, to April 
6, 1888; member of Board to Test Petroleum Burning Apparatus, and of 
Board to Test Herreshoff's Improved Boiler, April (i to June 1, 1888; 
member of Board to Test the Steel Pumping-Engines, Washington ; Office 
of Naval Intelligence, Navy Department, June 1, 1888-90; "Atlanta," S. 
A. Station, November, 1891, to March, 1893, to September, 1893; Naval 
Academy, September, 1893-7 ; U. S. S. " Iowa," June, 1897, to date. Com- 
missioned Chief Engineer, February, 1893. 



RECORDS OE LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY, 317 

George H. Kearny. — Appointed from New York. Acting Third As- 
sistant Engineer, October 10, 1866; Third Assistmit, June 2, 1868; Second 
Assistant, June 2, 1869 ; Passed Assidant Engineer, January 1, 1876 ; Chief 
Engineer, June 27, 1893 ; "Saranac," Pacific Station, 1868 ; Asiatic Station, 
1868-71 ; Naval Academy, 1872-3 ; " Congress," European Station, 1873-6 ; 
New York Navy Yard, 1877 ; Naval Academy, 1878-81 ; " Blake," Coast 
Survey, 1881-5 ; New York Navy Yard, 1885-7 ; " Lancaster," and " Talla- 
poosa," S. A, Station, 1887-90 ; receiving-ship '' Vermont," 1890 ; duty in 
connection with new cruisers, 1891-3 ; Inspector of Machinery of "Marble- 
head," August, 1893 ; " Marblehead " and ' Minneapolis," European Station, 
1894-7 ; Naval Academy, June, 1897, to May, 1898. 

William S, Moore. — Appointed from Massachusetts. Acting Third 
Assistant Engineer, October 10, 1866 ; Third Assistant, June 2, 1868 ; Second 
Assistant, June 2, 1869 ; Passed Assistant, June 11, 1876. " Frolic," special 
service, 1871-3 ; " Brooklyn," European Station, 1873-5 ; Bureau of Steam- 
Engineering, 1875-7; Coast Survey steamer "Blake," 1877-9; Bureau of 
Steam-Engineering, 1879-83 ; " Tallapoosa," special service, 1883-4 ; Asiatic 
Station, 1884-7 ; Bureau of Steam-Engineering, 1887-91 ; " Vesuvius," N. 
A. Station, 1891-4 ; member of Naval Engineer Examining Board, April, 
1894; U. S. S. " Dolphin," July, 1895 ; U. S. S. " Texas," May, 1896 ; U. 
S. S. "Columbia," 1897, to May, 1898. Promoted to Chief Engineer, August, 
1893. 

Julien S. Ogden. — Appointed from New York. Acting Third Assistant 
Engineer, October 10, 1866; Third Assistant, June 2, 1868; Second Assist- 
ani June 2, 1869 ; Passed Assistant Engineer, October 20, 1875 ; " Iroquois," 
Asiatic Station, 1869-71 ; " Wabash," European Station, 1873-4; "Frank- 
lin," European Station, 1874-6 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1876-9 ; C. S. S. 
" Bache," 1879-81 ; Naval Academy, 1881 ; " Ranger," North Pacific Sta- 
tion, 1883-6 ; Naval Academy, 1886-9 ; " Despatch," special service, 1889- 
90; special duty. War and Navy Buildings, 1891-94; U. S. S. " Atlanta," 
November, 1894 ; U. S. S. "Montgomery," 1896 ; waiting orders, November, 
1896 ; U. S. S. " Bennington," May, 1897-98 ; waiting orders, May, 1898. 
Promoted to Chief Engineer, January, 1893. 

George Cowie, Jr. — Acting Third Assistant Engineer, May 23, 1864 ; 




pean _ , , ^ 

Station, 1882-4; C S. S. "Blake," 1884-7 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1888- 
90. Promoted to Chief Engineer, September, 1893 ; " Yantic," January, 
1891-94; Navv Yard, New York, April, 1894-96 ; "Puritan," December, 
1896, to 1898 ;'U. S. S. "Indiana," March, 1898, to May, 1898. 

C. P. Howell. —Appointed from New York as Cadet Engineer, October 
7, 1867. Graduated from Naval Academy, June, 1868 ; Assistant Enginetr, 
August 15,1870; Passed Assistant Engineer, December 3, 1876. Service 
U. S. S. " Contoocook " (afterward " Albany "), North Atlantic Stalion, from 
October, 1868, to January, 1870 ; " Tallapoosa," special service July, 1870, 
to June, 1872; "Mayflower," June, 1872, to October, 1872; Navy Depart- 
ment, October, 1872, to Mav, 1873 ; " Alaska," European Station, August 
1873, to September, 1876;' Experimental Board, New York, September, 
1877, to November, 1878; "Tuscarora," Pacific Station, November, 1878, to 
June, 1880 ; " Ranger," Pacific Station. July, 1-^80, to June, 1882 ; " Alert," 
Asiatic Station, October, 1883, to September, 1886 receiving-ship " Minne- 
sota." New York, July, 1887, to May. 1889 ; Board of Iusi)ection of Mer- 



318 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

chant- Vessels, New York, June, 1889, to January, 1890; U. S. S. " Balti- 
more," January, 1890-92 ; Assistant Inspector of Machinery of " Monterey," 
1898; Navy Yard, New York, May, 1893, to date. Promoted to Chief- 
Engineer, November, 1893-95; "Maine," December, 1895, to February, 
1898 ; U. 8. S. " Newark," April, 1898, to present date, May, 1898. 

J. H. Perry. — Acting Second Assistant Engineer, January 29, 1867 ; 
"Omaha," South Pacific Station, 1873-5; "Tennessee," North Atlantic 
Station, 1877-8; special dutv, New York, 1878-80; " Powhatan," special 
service, 1880-2; Navy Yard, New York, 1883-5; "Dolphin," special 
service, 1885-7; "Chicago," special service, 1887-9; Bureau of Steam- 
Engineering, 1889, to 1896. Commissioned Chief Engineer, Ai)ril, 1894 ; 
" ^Monterey," June, 1896, to 1897; member Armor Board, July, 1897, to 
1898 ; February, 1898, " Brooklyn ; " April, 1898, " Minneapolis," to present 
date, INIay, 1898. 

Warner B. Bayley.— Acting Third Assistant Engineer, August 4, 1864; 
"Lancaster," South Atlantic Station, 1873-4; Bureau of Steam-Engineering, 
1875-7; " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1877-8; "Palos," Asiatic Station, 
1878-80 ; Bureau Steam-Engineering, 1880-1 ; special duty. Navy Depart- 
ment, 1881-5; "Pensacola," European Station, 1885-8; duty under Fish 
Commission, 1888-92; Navy Yard, New York, 1892-3; " Machias," N. A. 
Station, 1893-4; " Alert," May to April, 1894. Commissioned CAie/ ^/i- 
gineer, May, 1894; "Monterey," July, 1895-6; Bureau Steam-Engineering, 
June, 1896; Civil Service Commission, August, 18J6-8; February, 1898, 
U. S. S. "Massachusetts," to date, May, 1898. 

A. F. Dixon. — Appointed from Massachusetts as Second Assistant En- 
gineer, October 29, 1870; Passed Assistant, November 4, 1877 ; "California," 
Pacific Station, 1871-3; " Ajax," North Atlantic Station, 1873-4; Navv 
Yard, Boston, 1875-7 ; •' Tuscarora," Pacific Station, 1877-8 ; " Wachusett," 
Pacific Stati(m, 1881-4; Bureau of Steam Engineering, 1884-5; "Michi- 
gan" (on the lakes), 1885-7; "Boston," special service, 1887-90; Navv 
Yard, New York, 1890, to 1894; "Vesuvius," March, 1894; " Machias," 
July, 1894-6 ; " Detroit." July, 1896-7 ; leave of absence, June, 1897 ; Navy 
Yiird, New York, July, 1897, to date (May, 1898.) 

Joseph P. Mickiey. — Appointed from Pennsylvania as Acting Third 
Assistant Engineer, ^larch 28, 1864; honorably discharged, January 11, 
1869. Commissioned Second Assistant Engineer, regular service, March 20, 
1871. Commissioned Assi4ant Engineer, February 24, 1874. Commissioned 
Pa^ssed Assistant Engineer, February 24, 1878 ; 1864-5, U. S. S. " Cour-de- 
Leon," Potomac Flotilla, Commander Foxhall A. Parker; 1865-6, Gulf 
Scpuulron, "Massachusetts" and " Muscoota," Commander George M. Kan- 
som ; "Yucca," in the relief of the "San Jacinto," and army transport con- 
veying mails from Havana to Key West; 1866-8, North Pacific Squadron, 
" Kesaca," Commander J. B. Bradford, at the transfer of Alaska to the 
United States; January 11, 1869, honorably discharged. Second Assistant 
Engineer, March 20, 1871 ; 1871-3, West India Squadron, monitor "Terror," 
Captain S. P. Quackenbush, rebellion in Cuba ; 1873-6, Asiatic Squadron, 
" Lackawanna " and "Ashnelot;" 1877-8, Washington Navy Yard, moni- 
tors " Wyandotte," " Passaic," and " Montauk," during labor riots ; 1878, 
special duty, Philadelphia, Pa, Assistant to Inspector of Coal; 1878-81, 
Conunodore Shufeldt's expedition around the world, " Ticonderoga," Com- 
mander B. J. Cromwell ; 1881-4, Naval Station, League Island,"Philadel- 
phia. Pa.; 1884-6, North Atlantic Squadron, "Powhatan," special duty 
during the insurrection in the United States of Colombia; 1886-7, Delaware 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 319 

River Iron- Works, Chester, Pa., special duty, U. S. S. "Bostou;" 1887, 
West India Squadron, " Yantic ; " February 1, 1888-91, Naval ' Station' 
League Island, Philadelphia, Pa ; 1891, " Fern," to 1894 ; Inspector of Steel' 
Thurlovv, Pa., April, 1894; U. S. receiving-ship " Richmond," November, 
1894. Commissioned Chief Engineer, August, 1894; Inspector of Boiler 
Tubes, Philadelphia, August, 1895 ; " Terror," February, 1897, to date CMav 
1898). ^ ^ 

William H. Nauman. — Appointed from Pennsylvania as ^S'econd ^ssis<- 
ant Engineer, April 24, 1872 ; Passed Assistant Engineer, February 24, 1878 ; 
'• Narraganset," Pacific Station, 1873-6; receiving-ship " Colorado," 1877- 
79 ; C. S. S. '• McArthur," 1879-82 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1882- 
84; Bureau of Steam-Engineering, 1884-7 ; "Philadelphia," N. A. Station, 
November, 1889, to September, 1892; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., Sep- 
tember, 1892-5. Commissioned Chief Engineer, August, 1894; training- 
ship "Alliance," February, 1895; "iMarion," July, 1896; "Monaduock," 
January, 1898 ; April, 1898, U. S. training-ship " Constellation," to date. 
May, 1898. 

Robert W, Gait. — Entered the service as an Assistant Engineer, Octo- 
ber 12, 1871 ; Norfolk Navy Yard, January, 1872, to August 1, 1872 ; re- 
ported on board the " Y'antic," August 1, 1872 ; served on board the " Yan- 
tic," " Palos " and " Hartford," in the Asiatic Squadron ; detached from the 
" Hartford," in October, 1875, at New York ; ordered to the Norfolk Navy 
Yard, in November, 1875 ; detached from Navy Yard, in June, 1878 ; or- 
dered to the " Speedwell," in the service of the Fish Commission, in July, 
1878 ; placed on waiting orders in October, 1878 ; served on board the "Ply- 
mouth," from December 16 to 30, 1878, and was then placed on waiting 
orders. Promoted to Passed Assistant, February 24, 1879 ; reported for duty 
on board the Coast Survey steamer " Gedney," Mississippi River and Gulf 
Coast, 1879-84; Navy Y^ard, Norfolk, 1884-6; "Trenton," Pacific Station, 
1887-89 ; wrecked on " Trenton," at Apia, Samoa, March 16, 1889, during 
hurricane; Navy Yard, Mare Island, California, 1889; "Marion," Asiatic 
Station, 1889-90 ; Navy Y^ard, Mare Island, California, 1890 ; Navy Yard, 
Norfolk, 1891-93 ; served on board " Newark," " Yantic " and " Newark " 
in South Atlantic Station ; detached from " Newark " in May, 1896, at New 
York. Promoted to Chief Engineer, to date from December 26, 1894, and 
was then placed on waiting orders ; on duty at the Wolft' & Zwicker Iron 
Works, Portland, Oregon, November 3, 1896, to March 31, 1898; reported 
for duty at Navy Yard, Mare Island, California, April 3, 1898, present duty. 

John K. Barton.— Born in Philadelphia, Pa. Entered the U. S. Naval 
Acaden)y, October 1, 1871 ; and was graduated in May, 1873. Ordered to 
the U. S. S. " Saranac " and " Beuicia," 1873-4. Promoted to Assistant 
Engineer, January 23, 1874 ; special duty, Chester, Pa., construction U. S. 
S. "Huron;" "Marion," West Indies and European Stations, 1875-8; 
special duty, Boai'd of Examining Engineers, 1878-9. Promoted to Passed 
Assistant Engi7ieer,l!sovemher 1,1879 ; "Shenandoah," South Atlantic Sta- 
tion, 1879-82; Naval Academy, 1882-6; " Essex," Asiatic Station, 1886-7; 
" Palos," Asiatic Station, 1887-9 ; Naval Academy, 1889-93 ; Inspector of 
Machinery, " Castine," Bath Iron Works, 1893 ; Trial Board, " Castine," 
1893 ; special duty, U. S. S. " Columbia," Cramp's ship-yard, 1894 ; U. S. 
S. " Columbia," North Atlantic Station, 1894-5. Promoted to Chief Engi- 
neer, Januarv 15, 1895 ; U. S S. " Mohican," Pacific Station, 1895 ; U. S. 
S. " Benning'ton," Pacific Station, 1895-7 ; member Trial Board, battleship 
" Oregon," San Francisco, Cal., May, 1896 ; member and recorder Naval 



320 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Engineer Examining Board, Philadelphia, Pa., and U. S. receiving-ship 
" Kictimon I." Xavv Yard, Lea;,'ue Island, Pa., 1897, to date. 

Robert G. Denig. — Born in Ohio. Appoiuteii from Ohio. Cadet En- 
gineer, October 1, 1(571 ; Assistant Engineer, January 23, 1<S74; Passed As- 
sistant Engineer, March 25, 1880 ; Chief Engineer, January 29, 1895 ; 
'• Beiiicia," Pacific Siation, 1873-4, bringing Kahikaua on his first visit to 
the United States, December, 1874; "Huron," 1875-7, one of the four 
officers who survived the wreck of the '• Huron," Nag's Head, N. C, Xovem- 
ber 24, 1877 ; 'Trenton," flag-ship EurojH'an Station, 1878-81 ; Navy Yaril, 
]Mare Island, 1881-3 ; special duty, Hamilton College. New York. 1883-5; 
'' Brooklvn," flag-ship to Asiatic Station via Russia and India, return iw'aCape 
Horn. 1885-8 ; U. 8. Naval Academy, 1889-92 ; " Philadelphia," flag-ship 
N. A. Station, inspector at Bath, Me.; gun-boat, " Machias," 1892-3 ; " Bal- 
timore." flag ship Asiatic Station, 1893-94 ; '■ Petrel," wintering in mud 
dock, New Chong. Manchuria, during Chinese- Japanese war, 189-1—0; New- 
port training-station, 1896, to date. Kecruiting Officer for St. Paul.Duluih, 
Chicago, Milwaukee and the Northwest at present. 

George B. Ransom. — Appointed from New Y^ork. Cadet Engineer, 
October 1, 1871 ; Assistant Engineer, February 26, 1875; Passed Assistant 
Engineer, July 4, 1880; " ^Vorcester," N. A. Station, 1875-7; "Essex," S. A. 
Station, 1877-9; special duty, Chester, 1879-81 ; Naval Academy, 1882-4; 
Navy Y^ard, Portsmouth, 1884-5; "Omaha," Asiatic Station, 1885-8; special 
duty. University of Wisconsin, 1888-91 ; " Pinta," special service, 1891-3; 
special duty San Francisco, October, 1893-4; Navy Y'ard, New Y'ork, April, 
1894. Promoted to Chief E)igineer, ^iay, 1895 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, 
N. H., Februarv, 1895 ; Inspector of Machiuerv, Elizabethport, November, 
1895; U. S. S. " Boston," March, 1897; U. S. S. -'Concord," March, 1898, 
to date. 

William C. Eaton. — Appointed Cadet Engineer, from New Y^ork, 
October 1, 1872. Graduated, U. S. N, A., June, 1874. Assistant Engineer, 
February 26, 1875 ; Passed As>sistant Engineer, March 4, 1881 ; Chief Engi- 
neer, June 1, 1895; "Worcester," N. A. Station, June 25, 1874, to April 
24, 1875 ; " Colorado," April 24, 1875, to June 9, 1875 ; " Benicia," Pacific 
Station, August, 1875, to November 29, 1875 ; " Lackawanna," Pacific 
Station, November 29, 1875, to January 23, 1878 ; " ^Iinnest)ta," training- 
ship, July 1, 1878, to September 4,1878 ; "Quinnebaug," European Station, 
September 20, 1878, to April 12, 1881; "Wyoming," for passage home, 
April 12, 1881, to June 2, 1881 ; Experimental Board, New York, Septem- 
ber 17, 1881, to June 10, 1884 ; "Alliance," N, A. Station, and around East 
Coast of Africa to South Atlantic Station, March 28, 1885, to April 2, 1888 ; 
duty on U. S. S. "Terror" and "Amphitrite," trials, etc, August, 1888; 
special duty as Professor of Engineering, at Madison University, Hamilton, 
N. Y., from September 1, 1888, to Augu.st, 1891 ; " Palos," " Lancaster " and 
" Mouocacy," Asiatic Station, August, 1891, to July. 1894; Navy Y'ard, 
New York, October, 1894, to July, 1895; receiviiiir-ship "Vennont," New- 
York, July, 1895, to March, 1897 ; U. S. S. "Amphitrite," March, 1897, to 
date. 

Alfred B. Canaga. — Entered the U. S. Naval Academy, as a Cadet 
Engineer, October, 1872. Graduated May, 1874 ; was attached to the U. S. 
flag-ship " Worcester," Home Station, from June, 1874, until April, 1875 ; 
attached to U. S. S. "Colorado," from April, 1875, until June, 1875; 
attached to \J. S. flag-ship " Richniond," South Pacific and South Atlantic 
Stations, from October, 1875, until September, 1877 ; attached to U- S. S. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\"i'. 321 

gan," on tlie Lakes, from January, 1878, until February. 1879 ; 
ttached to U. S. S. " Vandalia," Home Station, from February, 1879, until 
^pril, 1881 ; on duty at U. S Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md'., from June, 
881, until June, 1884; attached to U. S. flag-ship "Lancaster," cruising 
a European waters, on the East Coast of South America, and on East and 
Vest Coasts of Africa, from July, 1884, until September, 1887 ; attached to 
J. S. S. " Trenton," on voyage home, from September until November, 
887 ; on special duty, in connection with the trials of boilers and engines, 
''ebruary, April, May and August, 1888 ; on duty at the Cornell University, 
thaca, N. Y., from September, 1888, to October, 1891 ; attached to the 
J. S. flag-ship " Chicago," cruising on S. A., Home, and European ^(ations 
rom October, 1891, until April, 1895; on duty as Inspector of INIachinery 
3r torpedo boats at Columbian Iron "Works, Baltimore, Md., from July, 
895, until jNIarch, 1896; on duty in Bureau of Steam Engineering, Navy 
)epartment from March, 1896, to date. Appointed Cadet Engineer, from 
)hio, October 1, 1872. Promoted to Assistant Engineer, February 26, 
875- Promoted to Passed Assistant Engineer, March 10, 1881 ; Chief 
'Engineer, August 6, 1895. 

Abraham V. Zane. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Cadet Engineer, 
)ctober 1,1871; Assistant Engineer, February 26,1875; Passed Assistant 
Engineer, August 21, 1881 ; '-Worcester," N. A. Station, 1875-7; "Wyom- 
ig," European Station, 1877-9; Naval Academy, 1879-81; " Rodgers," 
pecial service, 1881-2; Bureau of Steam-Engineering, 1882-5; Northern 
Llaska Expedition, 188.5-7; special duty, new cruisers, Philadelphia, 1887-8 ; 

Omaha," Asiatic Station, 1888-91 ; Naval Observatory, 1891-4; " Mono- 
acy," June, 1894-6. Commissioned Chief Engineer, September, 1895 ; 
Machias," Julv, 1896-7 ; Civil Service Commission, December, 1897, to 
ate, May, 1898' 

John R. Edwards.— Appointed from Pennsylvania. Cadet Engineer, 
)ctober 1, 1871; As.ddant Engineer, February 26, 1875; Passed Assistant 
'Engineer, September 11, 1881 ; "Worcester," N. A. Station, 1875-7 ; "Pen- 
icola," Pacific Station, 1877-9 ; Experimental Board, New York, 1879-81 ; 
Despatch," special service, 1881-4; "Palos," Asiatic Station, 1885-6; 
pecial duty, University of S. C, 1888-91 ; " Petrel," Asiatic Station, July, 
891, to 1894; leave of absence, November, 1894; Bureau of Steam En- 
ineering, Mav, 1895, to 1898. Promoted to Chief Engineer, November, 
895 ; waiting orders, Januarv, 1898 ; U. S. S. " Puritan," February, 1898 ; 
faval Hospit^al, Philadelphia," May, 1898. 

Stacy Potts, — Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Entered the 
Tnited States Naval Academv, October 1, 1871 ; graduated as Cadet Engi- 
eer, May 30, 1874 ; attached to the " Worcester," 1874-5, North Atlantic 
tation. Promoted to grade of Assistant Engineer, February 26, 1875 ; 
ttached to the " Colorado," 1875, North Atlantic Staticm ; attached to the 
:)rpedo-boat "Intrepid," 1875-7 ; attached to the "Adams," Pacific Station, 
878-81. Promoted to grade of Passed Assistant Engineer, October 12, 
881 ; attached to the training-ship " Minnesota," 1881-2 ; monitor " Mian- 
3Uomah," 1882-.3 ; special diitv, Bureau of Steam-Engineering, 1883-5; 

Pensacola," European Station, 1885-8; Bureau of Steam-Engineering, 
889-91 ; " Newark," special service, 1891-3 ; sick leave, July, 1898 ; 
Jureau of Steam Engineering, January, 1894; sick leave, June. 1895; 
raining-ship " Es.sex," February, 1896"; U. S. S. "Detroit," July, 1897, to 
ate, May, 1898. 

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322 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Henry T. Cleaver. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Cadet Engineer, 
October 1, 1871 ; Second Assistant, January 23, 1874 ; Passed Amistant, May 
19, 1879; "Benicia," N. Pacific Station, 1873-4; "Trenton," European 
Station, 1877-9; " Despatch," special service, 1881-3; "Trenton," Asiatic 
Station, 1883-6; " Michiiran " (N. W. Lakes), 1887-8; " Palos," Asiatic 
Station, 1888-91 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1892-3 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 
1893-4 ; waiting orders, May, 1894 ; ordered to the "Alert," June, 1895-8. 
Promoted to Chief Engineer, February, 1896; U. S. S. " Bennington," May, 
1898, to date. 

Albert B. Willits. — Appointed from Pennsylvq,nia. Cadet Engineer, 
October 1, 1872. Graduated Naval Academy, May 30, 1874; Assistant 
Engineer, February 26, 1875 ; Passed Assistant Engineer, October 12, 1881 ; 
Chief Engineer, March 6, 1896 ; " Brooklyn," Brazil, 1875 ; monitors " Mon- 
tauk," and "Wyandotte," 1876-7; "Adams," Pacific Station, 1878-9; 
"Powhatan," special duty, 1880-3; Norfolk Navy Yard, 1883-5; " Hart- 
ford," Pacific Station, 1885-7 ; receiving-ship "Franklin," 1887-8; " Pen- 
sacola," N. A. Station, 1888 ; " Yorktown," Europe with White Squadron, 
1889-90 ; " Boston," Brazil, 1890-1 ; Cramps' ship-yard. Assistant Inspector 
"Columbia" and " Minneapolis," 1891-5 ; " Minneapolis," N. A. Squadron 
and Europe, special duty, 1895-6; '' Marblehead," N. A. Station, 1897 ; 
Inspector of Steel, Thurlow, Pa., October, 1897, to date. 

James Peyton Stuart Lawrence. — Born in Philadelphia, Pennsyl- 
vania, August 6, 1852. Went through the Episcopal Academy, and passed 
the entrance examination to Classical Course of University of Pennsylvania, 
in 1869; never attended at the University of Pennsylvania, but matriculated 
at Lehigh University, fi'om which was graduated with degree of Mechanical 
Engineer, 1873 ; worked in the machine shop of John Koach, ship-builder, 
at Chester, Pennsylvania; in .January, 1875, jaassed the examination, and on 
March 22, 1875, was commissioned as Assistant Engineer in the navy ; served 
on the U. S. S. " JNIonocacy," China Station, from 1875 to 1878 ; worked at 
qualitative and quantitative analysis and assaying and physical measure- 
ments in the laboratories of the University of Pennsylvania, from 1878 to 
1879 ; served on the U. S. flag-ship " Peusacola," Pacific Station, from 1879 
to 1882, when ordered to duty at Washington Navy Yard, on the receiving- 
ship ; in 1882, made a six months' cruise in the Chesapeake Bay, on the 
monitor " Passaic," which was left at the Naval Academy ; from 1883 to 
1885, in the ofiice of Naval Intelligence, Navy Department. In 1883, com- 
missioned as Passed Assistant E)igineer; from 1885 to 1889, on board the 
U- S. S. "Juniata," on a cruise around the woi'ld via Strait of Magellan and 
Suez Canal ; from 1889 to 1890, on duty at Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. ; 
"Monocacy," Asiatic Station, 1890, to 1894. A member of the American 
Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Association for the 
Advancement of Science ; has been twice com])letel3'^ around the world ; leave 
of absence, June, 1894 ; Homestead Steel Works, October, 1894, to 1896. 
Commissioned Chief Enqineer, June, 1896 ; Newport News, July, 1896, to 
1897 ; " Wilmington," May, 1897, to date, May, 1898. 

Isaac S. K. Reeves. — Appointed from Delaware. Assistant Engineer, 
June 30, 1875; Passed Assistant, September 16,1883; Bureau of Steam- 
Engineering, 1877-9; "Adams," Pacific Station, 1879-81; "Tallapoosa," 
special service, 1881-3; Fish Commission steamer "Fishhawk," 1884-5; 
special duty. Fish Commission, 1885-8 ; " Tallapoosa," S. A. Station, 1888-92 ; 
duty under Fish Commission, April, 1892-5 ; " Texas," December, 1895-6. 
Promoted to Cldef Engineer, imw, X^^^"*; " Katahdin," July, 1896; "Col- 
umbia," July, 1897 ; " Montgomery," January, 1898, to date, May, 1898, 



RKCORDS OF I.IVING OFFICERS OF THF U. S. NAVY. 323 

Wythe M. Parks.— Appointed from Virginia. Amidant Engineer, May 
8, 1877; Passed Assistant, June 22, 1884; "Hartford," South Atlantic Sta- 
tion, 1877-9 ; "Alliance," North Atlantic Station, 1880-2 ; Naval Academy, 
1882-5; "Tennessee" and "Richmond," North Atlantic Station, 1885-7; 
" Atlanta," 1887-8 ; Chicago Manual Training School, 1888-91 ; " Atlanta " 
S. A. Station, 1891-3 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, 1893-4 ; " Atlanta," April, 
1894-5 ; leave of absence, June, 1895 ; Inspector of Machinery, Newport 
News, September, 1895 ; Columbian Iron Works, February, 189(3-7. (Pro- 
moted to Chief Engineer, June, 1896.) April, 1898, " Miantonomah," to 
date May, 1898. 

Frank H. Bailey, — Appointed from New York. Cadet Engineer, Oc- 
tober 1, 1873; Assistant Engineer, July 1, 1877; Passed Assistant, October 
7, 1884 ; " Alert," iVsiatic Station, 1877-8 ; " Trenton," European Station, 
1879-81 ; " Iroquois," Pacific Station, 1882-5 ; special duty, Cornell Univer- 
sity, 1885-8; "Chicago," Squadron of Evolution, 1889-91 ; Bureau of Steam- 
Engineering, 1891-6. Promoted to Chief Engineer, June, 1896; "Newark," 
"Kaleigh," August, 1896, to date. May, 1898. 

George S. "Willits. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Cadet Engineer, 
I October 1, 1873; Assistant, July 1, 1877; Passed Assistant, July 1, 1885; 
' "Enterprise," special service, 1877-80; special duty, Franklin Institute, 
Philadelphia, 1882-4; "Marion," Asiatic Station, 1884-7; "Boston," special 
, service, 1887-9; special duty, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, 1889-90; Naval 
j Academy, September, 1890-1; " Boston," Pacific Station, 1891-3; "Mon- 
terey," Pacific Station, 1893-4; Cramp's Shipyard, January, 1894; "Min- 
1 neapolis," December, 1894-6 ; Inspector of Steel, July, 1896; " Marblehead," 
I October, 1897, to date. 

I Walter Fitzhugh Worthington. — Appointed from Maryland Cadet 
I £'w(/meer, October 1, 1873; Assistant Engineer, July 1, 1877; Passed Assid- 
t ant Engineer, July 19, 1885; Chief Engineer, October 4, 1896; "Alert," 
1 N. A. and Asiatic Stations, 1875-8 ; special duty. Experimental Board, New 
* York, 1878-9, and Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, 1879-81 ; "Lancaster," 
[ European Station, 1881-4 ; Morgan Iron Works, New York, 1884-5 ; Naval 
' Academy, 1885-8 ; "Atlanta," special service, 1888-91 ; Bureau Steam En- 
I gineeriug, 18,91-2 ; Naval Academy, 1892-94; "Vesuvius," N. A. Station, 
1894 ; " Castine," S. A. Station, 1895-6 ; " Montgomery," N. A. Station, 
1896-7 ; special duty, Clemson College, South Carolina, 1897, to date. 

William N. Little.— Born at Newburg, N. Y., December 31, 1852. 
Appointed a Cadet Engineer, in the navy, October 1, 1872. Commissioned 
I as Assistant Engineer, July 1, 1877. Commissioned a Passed Assistant Engi- 
neer, October 17, 1885. On board the "Swatara," on N. A. Stati(jn, from 
August 5, 1875, to November 5, 1878, during which time served one week 
aboard the iron-clad " Catskill," on passage from Port Royal to Norfolk ; on 
shore duty at Navy Yard, Pensacola, Fla., from November 16, 1878, to 
April 22, 1880 ; on board the " Monocacy," Asiatic Station, from June 27, 
1880, to July 26, 1883, where he assisted as topographer in a survey of the 
Saline River; at the Navy Yard, New York, from January 10, 1884, to 
August 27, 1884, when he was ordered to temporary duty aboard the " Nina," 
to attend the wreck of the "Tallapoosa;" resumed duty at Navy Yard, New 
York, September 3, until November 8, 1884 ; on board Coast Survey steamer 
" Gedney," from November 15, 1884, to January 17, 1885 ; at the Worcester 

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324 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

to August, 1S5J0 ; Navy Yard, New York. August, 1890-2 ; "Philadelphia," 
N. A. Station, 1892-5. Promoted to Chief Engineer, December, 1896 ; 
leave of" absence, November, 1895; Navy Yard, Norfolk, March, 1896; U. 
S. receiving-ship "Franklin," INIarch, 1896-8; Naval Station, Key West, 
Marcli, 1898, to date, May, 1898. 

Edward R. Freeman. — Appointed from Mississippi. Cadet Engineer, 
October 1, 1873; Assistant Engineer, July 1, 1877; Passed Assistant Engi- 
neer, Jnnuai'y, 26, 1886; "Hartford," N. A. Station, November and Decem- 
ber, 1875 ; '■ Vandalia," N. A. and European Stations, 1876-9 ; training-ship 
" Minnesota," 1879-81 ; "Tennessee," N. A. Station, 1882; Bureau of Steam 
Engineering, 1882-3 ; "Trenton," Asiatic Station, 1883-6; inspection duty, 
new cruisers at Baltimore, 1887-9 ; inspection duty, " Concord," at Quintard 
Iron- Works, New York City, 1890-1 ; "Concord," N. A. Station, 1891-3; 
"New York," S. A. Station, 1893, to 1894 ; member of Steel Board, August, 
1894-7. Promoted to Chief Engineer, February, 1897; Bureau of Steam 
Engineering, March, 1897 ; U. S. S. " Nashville," August, 1897 ; U. S. S. 
"Cincinnati," May, 1898, to date. 

Theodore F. BurgdorfF. — Appointed from New Jersey. Cadet Engi- 
neer, October 1, 1873; Assistant Engineer, July 1, 1877 ; Passed Assista7it 
Engineer, June 22, 1886 ; Chief Engineer, February 26, 1897 ; " Swatara," 
North Atlantic Station, October, 1875, to (Jctober, 1878 ; Bureau of Steam- 
Engineering, October, 1878, to October, 1879 ; " Nipsic," European Station, 
October, 1879, to February, 1883 ; Bureau of Steam-Engineering, March, 
1883, to April, 1885; "Iroquois," Pacific Station, May, 1885, to March, 
1888 ; University of Tennessee, September, 1888, to July, 1892 ; " Thetis," 
special service, December, 1892, to June, 1896; "Oregon," July, 1896, to 
April, 1897; Mare Island Navy Yard, July, 1897, to date. 

Frank H. Eldridge. — Appointed from Ohio. Cadet Engineer, October 
1, 1872 ; Assistant Enuineer, July 1, 1877 ; Passed Assistant Engineer, April 
5, 1887 ; " Marion," N. A. and European Stations, 1875-9 ; the " Marion " 
did not leave the N. A. Station until June, 1876 ; her officers reported 
December 1 (or about that date), 1875; "Tennessee," N. A. Station, 1879- 
82 ; special dutv, Ohio University, 1882-5 ; " Ranger," North Pacific Station, 
1885-8 ; Naval Academy, 1888-90 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1890-91 ; 
" Chicago," S. A. Station,"l891-4. Promoted Chief Engineer, May 9, 1897 ; 
duty Naval Academy, 1894-7; U. S. 8. "Helena," N. A. and European 
Stations, 1897, to date. 

Edgar T. Warburton. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Cadet Engi- 
neer, at Naval Academy, October 1, 1872; Assistant Engineer, July 1, 
1878; Passed Assistant Engi7ieer, July 1, 1887; "Huron," North Atlantic 
Station, November, 1875, to November, 1877 ; wrecked off Nag's Head, 
North Carolina, November 24, 1877 ; " Richmond," to Asiatic Station, 
October, 1878, to June, 1879; " Ashuelot," Asiatic Station, June, 1879, to 
June, 1881 ; " Richmond," return to U, S., June, 1881, to September, 1881 ; 
" Powhatan," September, to October, 1881 ; Delaware River Iron Works, 
Chester, Pa., inspection of " Puritan," January to October, 1882 ; " Alaska," 
Pacific Station, January to February, 1883 ; Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal., 
in charge of stores, February, 1883 ; Coast Survey steamer " Hassler," as 
Chief Engineer, Pacific Coast and Alaska, February, 1883, to September, 
1886 ; Secretary Examining Board of Naval Engineers, Philadelphia, Pa., 
November, 1886, to September, 1887; Union Iron Works, San Francisco, 
Cal., inspection of "Charleston" and "San Francisco," November, 1887, to 
1890 ; " San Francisco," Pacific Station, November, 1890-3 ; leave of absence, 



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October, 1893 ; Cramps' Ship Yard, December, 1893, to 1896 ; U. S. S. " Ban- 
croft," September, 1896. Promoted to Chief Engineer, May, 1897 ; U S. S 
"Orleans," March, 1898, to date, May, 1898. 

William B. Dunning.— Appointed from New York. Cadet Engineer, 
October 1, 1873; Assistmit Engineer, July 1, 1878 ; Passed Assistant Engi- 
neer, July 3, 1887; "Ranger," Asiatic Station, 1877-9; European Station, 
1880-3 ; special duty, Wilmington, 1884-7 ; Coast Survey steamer "McAr- 
thur," 1887-8; "Thetis," North Pacific Station, 1889-91; Union Iron- 
Works, San Francisco, 1891 ; U. S. S. " Olympia," February, 1895, to 1897. 
Promoted to Chief Engineer, July, 1897; sick leave, December, 1897; IJ. 
S. S. "Monadnock," March, 1898,' to date. May, 1898. 

Robert I. Reid. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Cadet Engineer, 
October 1, 1872; Assistant Engineer, July 1, 1878; Passed Assistant Engi- 
neer, June 19, 1888. " Ranger," Asiatic Station, 1877-9 ; "Adams," Pacific 
Station, 1880-2; C. S. S. ''McArthur," 1882-6; "Michigan," N. W. Lakes, 
1889-90; duty in connection with the "Newark," November, 1890-91; 
"Newark," special service, 1891-3; " Miantonomah," N. A. Station, 1893, 
to 1894; Navv Yard, New York, April, 1894; U. S. S. " Michigan," April, 
1895 ; U. S. S. " Castine," December, 1896, to May, 1898. Promoted to 
Chief Engineer, December, 1897. 

CHIEF ENGINEERS ON THE RETIRED LIST. 

WITH RELATIVE RANK OF COMMODORE. 

Retired, after forty-five years' service, or on reaching the age of sixty-two years. 

Benjamin F. Isherwood. — Born in New York. Appointed from New 
York, May 23, 1844; entered the service as First Assistant Engineer; sta- 
tioned at Navy Yard, Pensacola, 1844—5 ; attached to steamer " General 
Taylor," Pensacola, 1846-7; special duty, 1848-50. Promoted to Chief 
Engineer, October 31, 1848; special duty, Navy Department, 1852-3 ; steam- 
frigate " San Jacinto," East India Squadron, 1854-8 ; special duty, 1859-60 ; 
appointed Engineer-in-Chief, 1861, which position he retained until 1869; 
Navy Yard, Mare Island, California, 1870-1 ; sick leave, 1873 ; special duty, 
1874. Retired, June 6, 1884. 

William H. Shock.— Born in Maryland. Appointed from Maryland, 
January 18, 1845; entered the naval service as Third Assistant Engineer, 
during the Mexican War ; served on board the steamers " General Taylor," 
" Princeton," " Spitfire," and the frigate " Mississippi," in which vessels, at 
different periods, he participated in the capture of Tampico, under Commo- 
dore Connor, and Alvarado, Tuspan, Tlacotalpan, and Vera Cruz, under 
Commodore Perry. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, July 10, 1847 ; 
ordered to the steamer " Engineer," Home Squadron. Promoted to First 
Assistant Engineer, October 31, 1848; 1849, was Senior Engineer steamer 
" Legare," Coast Survey ; 1850-1, special duty at Philadelphia, superintend- 
ing construction of machinery of steam-frigate "Susquehanna." Promoted 
to Chief Engineer, March, 1851; 1851-2, special duty, Boston, Massachu- 
setts, s'lperintending construction of machinery of steamer "Pnnceton;" 
1853-4, Inspecting Engineer of ocean steamers for United States mail ser- 
vice, and Chief Engineer of steamer " Princeton," Home Squadron ; 1854-5, 
West Point, superintending construction of machinery for United States 
steam-frigate "Merriraac;" 1855-6, Chief Engineer, steam-frigate " Mer- 
rimac," Home Squadron; 1857-60, Chief Engineer, steam-frigate "Pow- 



326 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE V. S. NA\'\'. 

hatan," East India Squadron ; 1860-2, President of Examinaing Board of 

Engineers; 18(52-3, special duty at St. Louis, superintendiug construction of 
river monitors; l(S()8-5, Fleet Engineer, West Gulf Squadron, participating 
in the capture of Forts ( Jaines and Morgan, under Admiral Farragut, and 
the Spanish Fort and city of Mobile, under Admiral Thatcher; 18(15-6, 
Chief Engineer of Boston Navy Yard ; 1867-8, Chief Engineer of Washing- 
ton Navy Yard; 1868-9, Fleet Engineer of European Squadron ; l''^69-70. 
Inspector of INIachinery Afloat, and member of Board of Visitors to Naval 
Academy at Annapolis, jNIaryhind ; in the summer of 1870, was appointed 
Acting Chief of Bureau of Steam Engineering, retiring from the oiiice with 
the written thanks of the Department for the efticient manner in which the 
duties of the Bureau were discharged; in 1871, was again called to take 
temporary charge of the Bureau of Steam Engineering, and on retiring from 
the position was actively employed on other duty in the United States until 
1873, when he was ordered to Europe on a tour of inspection of public and 
private dock-yards, and to represent the Bureau of Steam Engineering at 
the International Exhibition at Vienna, and by direction of the President 
was appointed one of the American Judges of Awards; returning from 
Europe, was detailed to other duty until March 3, 1877, when he was ap- 
pointed and confirmed Engineer-iu-('hief of the United States Navy, and 
served until he was retired, June 15, 1883. 

Theodore Zeller. — Born in New York. Appointed from New York, 
Third Assistant Engineer in the United States Navy, June 15, 1843, and 
ordered to duty on board the frigate " JNIissouri," for a cruise which termi- 
nated at Gibraltar, September 26, 1843, by the loss of the ship by fire; July 
20, 1844, ordered to duty on board steamer "Colonel Harney," stationed in 
the Gulf of Mexico and in the rivers of Florida and Louisiana, for the pro- 
tection of live-oak timber, until February 21, 1846; ^Nlarch 23, 1846, ordered 
to duty in the Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repairs, as Assistant 
to the Engineer-in-Chief ; remained until October 23, 1846. Examined, 
passed, and promoted to the grade of Seeo))d Assistant Engineer, February 
17, 1847 ; ]\Iarch 23, 1847, ordered to the steamer " Union," at Washing- 
ton, and detached, ]\Iay 25, L'^47, as the vessel was condemned as unfit for 
service; October 20, 1847, ordered to the steamer " Iris,'' as Senior Assist- 
ant Engineer, and after three months as Acting Chief Engineer until the 
termination of the war with jMexico ; detached. Decemlier 18, 1848; April 
18,1849, ordered to the Pacific Ocean, to join the '• JMassachusetts " as 
Senior Engineer ; this vessel had been detailed for special service with a 
joint commission of army and navy officers, to select a site for a navy yard in 
California, and sites for fortifications on the coast of California and Oregon ; 
the discovery of gold in California rendered it impossible to obtain white 
seamen for the wages then allowed, and natives of the Sandwich Islands and 
Chinese, none of whom could speak English, were with difficulty obtained to 
compose a crew ; with these the bays, straits, and inlets of California and 
Oregon were explored, and the object of the commission was accomplished. 
Promoted to the grade of First As.-<i8ta)it Engineer, November 6, 1840, while 
on the last-mentioned cruise; detached, ^March 25, 1S53 ; October 18. 1853, 
ordered as Senior Assistant Engineer of the frigate " Sarauac ; " made the 
cruise w-ith this vessel, and returned to the United States from the ^Nlediterra- 
nean, July 26, 1856. ]']xamined and promoted to the grade of C/iief En- 
gineer, August 15, 1856, with date of June 27, 1855; August 12, 1857, 
ordered to the frigate " Saranac" for duty in the Pacific Ocean; detached, 
November 19, 1859, and returned to the United States; December 31, 1859, 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 327 

ordered to Erie, Pennsylvania, to superintend repairs to the steamer "Mich- 
igan ;" November 19, 1860, appointed member of a Board on the "Mich- 
igan," to make a series of important experiments with steam; after the com- 
pletion of these, was ordered again to the " Michigan," for duty on the 
Lakes; June 8, 1861, detached from the " ^Michigan," and ordered to New 
York, to superintend the building of machinery for gunboats, screw-sloops-of- 
war, iron-clads, and other vessels, upon which, with other duties, he was 
engaged up to May 19, 1808, when he was appointed Fleet Engineer of the 
Eastern Gulf Squadron with rank of Captain, and remained upon the staff 
of Rear- Admiral Theodore Bailey, until September 1, 1864, when the De- 
partment permitted him to return North to recruit his health, after severe 
illness from yellow fever ; he was, however, immediately ordered to the North 
Atlantic Squadron, and reported to Admiral David D. Porter for duty, on 
the 5th of October, as Fleet Engineer, on which duty he remained until the 
close of the war ; in a letter to the Secretary of the Navy, dated August 6, 
1864, Rear-Admiral Bailey, then in command of the Eastern Gulf Block- 
ading Squadron, speaks in very complimentary terms of the services of Mr. 
Zeller as Fleet Engineer, and in the following month, Hon. Gideon Welles, 
Secretary of the Navy, sent a letter to Chief Engineer Zeller, then in New 
York, in which he expresses his gratification at the efficient and satisfactory 
manner in which that officer had performed his duties as Fleet Engineer; 
August 9, 1865, ordered to the Philadelphia Navy Yard as Chief Engineer ; 
detached from that station, March 10, 1869 ; ordered to special duty at New 
York, July 8, 1869 ; and detached on April 11, 1874, when he was ordered 
to report to Chief Engineer B. F. Isherwood, U. S. Navy, for duty connected 
with preparing reports on performances of vessels during the war ; Novem- 
ber. 1875, ordered in conjunction with Chief Engineer Isherwood to proceed 
to Europe and examine the dock-yards, vessels, and professional methods of 
the British, French, and Italian navies, also the large private engineering 
establishments of Western Europe ; early in the year of 1877, ordered as 
member of the Experimental Board, which was permanently employed in 
experimenting with and reporting upon a great variety of steam-engines, 
boilers, propellers, and vessels, including all new inventions and improve- 
ments in machinery, and in investigating the economic laws of steam and 
other fluids used in the production of power, various methods of forced 
draught for boilers, etc., etc. ; October 6, 1884, became President of the 
Board, and made important experiments and reports on the laws of steering 
by rudder and by propeller, and on completing this service, having attained 
the age of (52 years, he was, according to law, transferred to the list of 
retired officers of the navy with the rank of Commodore, on Dec. 1, 1885. 

Montgomery Fletcher. — Born in Virginia. Appointed from Pennsyl- 
vania, June 25, 1850. Entered the service as Third Assistant Engineer; 
Coast Survey, 1850-1. Promoted Second Assistant Engineer, February 
21, 1851 ; special duty, Norfolk, 1852-3 ; steam frigate "Saranac," Mediter- 
ranean Squadron, 1854-6. Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, June 21, 
1856 ; office of Engineer-in-Chief, 1857 ; steam-frigate " Wabash," Home 
Squadron, 1857-8. Promoted to Chief Engineer, October 25, 1859; steam- 
frigate " Saranac." Pacific Squadron, 1861-5 ; special duty. New York, 1866; 
Navy Yard, Mare Island, California, 1867-71; Fleet-Engineer, Pacific 
Squadron, 1871-3 ; Inspector Machinery Afloat, Mare Island, 1873-6 ; Navy 
Yard, Mare Island, 1877-8; member Board of Inspection, California, 
1884-90; Bureau of Steam-Engineering, 1890, until date of retirement, 
February 15, 1892. 



328 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

David B. Macomb. — Born in Tallahas.see, Fla. Appointed from Penn- 
sylvania. January 11, 1849, VLS Third Assistant Engineer; office of Engineer- 
in-Chief, 1849-50; steamer " Bibb," Coast Survey, 1850-1. Promoted to 
Second Assidant Engineer, February 26, 1851; steamer "Bibb," Coast 
Survey, 1851-2 ; steamer " John Hancock," Exploring Expedition to the 
North Pacific, China, and Japan Seas, 1853-5. Promoted to Fii'st Amstant 
Engineer, June 26, 1856 ; steam-frigate " Wabash," flag-ship, Home Stjuadron, 
1856-7; steam-frigate "Saranac," Pacific Squadron, 185H-9. Promoted to 
Chief Engineer, Se})tember 21, 1860 ; steam-frigate " Niagara," sent to con- 
vey the Japanese Ambassadors to Yeddo, Japan, 1860; returned to the 
United States, April 23, 1861 ; and was the first war vessel (m the blockade 
off Charleston, S. C. ; at the bombardment of Pensacola Navy Yard, and 
reduction of Fort McCrae, November, 1861 ; special duty connected with 
building iron-dads, Boston, 1862 ; iron-clad monitors " Nahant " and " Canon- 
icus," James River Fleet and North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1863-5 ; 
iron-clad monitor " Canonicus," at the reduction of Howlett's House battery, 
James River, June 21, 1864 ; at the battles of Dutch Gap, and Deep Bottom, 
August 13, 1864 ; in the "Canonicus," at Fort Fisher, December 24 and 25, 
1864 ; at the final reduction and occupation of that place by the combined 
army and naval forces, January 14, 15, and 16, 1865; from thence to 
Charleston, S. C. ; at the evacuation by the rebels and occupation by United 
States forces of that city, February 18, 1865, the iron-clad "Canonicus" 
throwing the last hostile shot at the defences of that place; 'Canonicus" 
sent in pursuit of rebel ram " Stonewall ; " went to Havana, Cuba, June, 
1865; first American iron-clad that ever entered a foreign port; special duty, 
Baltimore, 1866; Navy Yard, Pensacola, 1867; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, 
1868-70 ; steam-sloop " Tennessee," special service, 1870-1 ; Fleet-Engineer, 
N. A. Fleet, 1S71-3 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1873-7 ; Fleet-Engi- 
neer, N. A. Station, 1877-9 ; President of the Statutory Board of Appraisal 
and Survey, and in charge of stores, Portsmouth, N H., 1880-3; Navy 
Yard, Boston, Mass., 1884-9. Retired, February 27, 1889, with relative rank 
of Commodore, according to Paragraph 1481, Revised Statutes of the United 
States, having arrived at the age of sixty-two years, and served forty years 
and over in active service. 

Alexander Henderson. — Born in District of Columbia. Appointed 
from Virginia, February, 26, 1851- Entered the service as Third Assistant 
Engineer; steam frigate "Susquehanna," East Indian Squadron, 1852-5. 
Promoted to Second Assista7it Engineer, JVIay 21, 1853 ; office of Engineer-in- 
Chief, 1856; steam-frigate "Susquehanna," Mediterranean S(juadron, 1857- 
8. Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, May 9, 1857 ; steamer " Southern 
Star," Brazil Squadron and Paraguay Expedition, 1858 ; steam-sloop " Iro- 
quois," Mediterranean Sc|uadron, 1859-60. Promoted to Chief Engineer, 
June 28, 1861 ; special sei-vice, 1861 ; steam-sloop " Adirondack," Blockading 
Squadron, 1862 ; special duty, Newburg, N. Y., 1863 ; iron-clad '' Onondaga," 
North Atlantic lilockading Squadron, 1864—5 ; special dutv. Navy Yard, 
Washington, 1866 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1867-8 ; special duty, 1869 ; Fleet- 
Engineer, Asiatic Fleet, 1869-72 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1873-7 ; special 
duty, 1877-9 ; Fleet Engineer, European Station, 1879-81 ; special duty, 
Washington, 1882-4; member of Advisorv Board, 188-t-8 ; Navy Yard, 
Boston. 1880-93 ; leave of absence, Julv, 1893, to October, 1893 ; Continental 
Iron AVorks, Brooklyn, October, 1893, "to date of retirement, July 12, 1894. 

Edward Dunham Robie. — Born in Burlington, Vermont. Appointed 
Third Assistant Engineer in the Navy, from Binghamtou, N. Y., February 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 329 

16, 1852 ; from March 4, 1852, until April 28, 1855, served in the steam-frigate 
" Mississippi," which was the flag-ship of Commodore M. C. Perry, in the 
Japan Expedition ; erected and opciutcd the first line of telegraph, and took 
the first daguerreotypes at Napha, Lew Chew, and assisted in building the 
first steam railroad and in running the first locomotive in Japan ; circumna- 
vigated the globe in the "Mississippi ;" in June, 1855, was promoted, and 
served on board U. S. S. " Michigan," on the lakes, from September, 1855, 
until March, 1856, when transferred to the steam-frigate "Susquehanna," 
which was employed on the European Station, and as convoy for the " Niagara," 
while laying the first ocean telegraph cable across the Atlantic ; after the 
failure of that attempt, in 1857, the " Susquehanna" was sent to Greytown, 
Nicaragua, to capture Walker's Filibusters, and remained there until a yel- 
low fever epidemic compelled return to New York, in April, lf''58 ; in July, 
1858, was promoted to First Assistant Engineer, and in September went to 
Liberia, Africa, in the U. S. S. frigate "Niagara," to return captured slaves ; 
in March, 1859, joined the flag-ship "Lancaster" at Philadelphia, and doubled 
Cape Horn in that vessel ; was transferred at Panama to the IT. S. S. frigate 
" Saranac," as Senior Emjineer, during the search for the lost sloop-of-war 
" Levant," in 1860 ; returned to New York in September, 1861, and was com- 
missioned as (jhief Engineer, with date of July 30, 1861 ; in October, 1861, 
joined the U. S. S. " Mohican," and served in that vessel during the capture 
of the forts at Port Royal, S. C , Brunswick, Ga., Fernandina, Fla., and on 
blockading duty ; returned to New York in July, 1862, and was employed 
there on sjjecial duty, as inspector of the construction of the ocean monitor 
" Dictator's " hull and machinery, until the winter of 1863-4, when took 
charge of Ericsson torpedoes in steamship " Ericsson," for removing obstruc- 
tions in the harbor of Charleston, S. C. ; was Chief Engineer of the " Dicta- 
tor " in 1864-5, and also member of many Boards of Inspection, Courts 
Martial, etc., in various places; was Member of Board of Examiners for 
Naval Engineers, from December, 1865, until October, 1866, and then went 
to Pacific Station via Strait of Magellan in U. S. S. " Ossipee, " and joined 
the flag-ship " Pensacola " as Fleet Engineer of the North Pacific Station ; 
returned to New York, via Panama, in March, 1869, and served as Senior 
Engineer Member of Board to examine and report the condition of vessels at 
the Navy Yards on Atlantic Coast ; was Inspector of Machinery afloat at 
Navy Yard, Boston, 1869-71 ; Fleet Engineer, European Station, in flag-ship 
" AY abash," 1871-4 ; Fleet Engineer of the North Atlantic Station, and of 
the combined fleets at Key West and in the Gulf of Mexico, in 1874 ; in charge 
of Steam Engineering Department of Navy Yard at Norfolk, Va., 1874-7; 
special duty at Pittsburg, Pa., Cold Spring, N. Y., and President of the Board 
to determine best Steam Steering Gear for use in the Naval Service, from 
1877-79; Fleet Engineer of the Pacific Station, 1879-81, in U. S. F. S. 
" Pensacola ; " in charge of the Steam Engineering Department of the Navy 
Yards at Boston, Mass., 1881-4; Brooklyn, N. Y., 1884-7, and Norfolk, 
Va., 1887-91; special inspectins; dutv and duty at the Bureau of Steam 
Engineering, Navy Department, "Washington, D. C, 1891-3, and until placed 
on the retired list on account of age, with the relative rank of Commodore, 
from September 11, 1893. 

John W. Moore.— Born in New York. Appointed fnmi New 1 ork, 
May 21, 1853; entered the service as Third Assistant Engineer; duty in 
oflice of Engineer-in-Chief, Navv Department, Washington, 1858 ; steam- 
frigate "Saranac," Mediterranean Squadron, 1853-6. Promoted to Second 
Assistant Engineer, June 27, 1855 ; steam-frigate " Niagara," Atlantic Cable 



nSO RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Expedition, 1857; steam -frigates "Colorado" and "Roanoke," Home 
Squadron, 1858-60. Promt^ted to First Assistant Engineer, July 21, 1858 ; 
steam-sloop " Richmond," Mediterranean Squadron. 1860-1 ; West Gulf 
Blockading Squadron. 186l-.'->. Promoted to Chief Engineer, August 5, 
1861 : participated in engagement at head of passes of Mississippi River with 
rebel batteries and ram "Manassas." October 12. 1861; attack on rebel 
defences at Pensacola. November 22. 1861 ; Forts Jackson and St. Philip. 
April 24. 1862 ; capture of New Orleans. April 25, 1862 ; passage of Vicks- 
burg batteries. June 27, 1862 ; passitge of Vicksburg batteries and rebel ram 
" Arkansas," July 15. 1862 ; Port Hudson, March 15. 186"-> : capture of Port 
Hudson. July 8. 1863 ; was the originator of the plan adopted by the vessels 
composing Farragut's Fleet for protecting the sides of the ships with their 
chain cable, and also of covering the ships with a paint com{x>sed of the mud 
of the Mississippi River, to screen them from view, both of which devices 
were at\erwards used, the cable by the " Kearsarge " in her memorable tight 
with the "Alabama." and the painting of the ships that color by general 
order of the Navy Department ; when the ' Richmond " returned North for 
repairs, in August. 1863. was detached and assigned duty in New York, 
under Admiral Gregory. su}>erintendent ironclads, in Philadelphia; as 
member ot' Board of Examinei-s. and atlerwards at Boston to suyierinteud 
government work building at Atlantic and other works in that vicinity ; 
May 15. 1867. ordered to frigate "Franklin." as Fleet-Engineer on stall' of 
Admiral Farragut ; detached. December 21. 186"^, and ordered Board duty 
New York Yard : to Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshirt? ; member of 
Board of which Admiral Goldsborough was President, for examination into 
condition of all vessels at ditierent Navy Yards, after which returned to duty 
at Kittery Navy Yard ; September 3, 1872. was ordered to '• Hartford " as 
Fleet-Engineer of Asiatic Station; detached. December 19, 1875, and 
ordered as Chief Engineer of the Washington Navy Yard. February 8. 
1876-9; member Board of Inspection. 1879-^2; "Hartford," Pacific Sta- 
tion. 1882-4 ; sjiecial duty, Navy Yard. New York. 1886-8 ; Navy Yard. 
Mare Island, 1888-93 ; Inspector Machinery for new cruisers. May. 1893, to 
date of retirement. May. 1894. 

Thomas Williamson. — Born in North Carolina. Appointed from 
Virginia. May 24. 1853. Entered the service as Third Assistant Engineer: 
steam-frigate " Saranac," Mediterranean Squadron, 1853-6. Promoted to 
Second Assistant Engineer, June 22, 1855 ; special duty, connected with 
steam-frigate '' Powhatan." 1857 ; steam-frigate " Wabash," flag-ship, Home 
Squadron. 1858-9. Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, 1859 ; steam-sloop 
" Lancaster." Pacific Squadron, 1859-61. Promoted to Chief Engineer, 
September 21, 1861; special duty " Mystic," Connecticut, 1862-3; steam- 
sloop "Hartford," flag-ship. West Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1863-4; 
special duty. New York, 1865-7 ; Naval Academy, 1868—9 ; Fleet-Engineer, 
North Atlantic Fleet, 1870-1 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth. New Hampshire, 
1872-4; Fleet-Engineer, South Atlantic Station, 1874-6; charge of stores, 
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1877—8 ; Fleet-Engineer. North Atlantic 
Station, 1879—81 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk. 1881-5 ; Fleet Engineer. Pacific 
Station. 1885-7 ; Superintendent State. War and Navy Department Build- 
ing, 1887, to date of rotireniont, August. 1895. 

Jackson McElmell. — Born in Philadelphia. Pa., June 4. 1834. Ap- 
pointed a Third Assistant Engineer in the Navy, from Pennsylvania. August 
2, 1855 ; attached to Coast Survey steamer " Hetzel," 1856 ; " Niagara," At- 
lantic Cable Expedition, in 1857-8. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, 



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1858; steamer "Memphis" Brazil Squadron, and Paraguay Expedition, 
1858-9. Promoted to First Assi.-^fant Engineer, in 18(i0; attached to steam- 
sloop " Powhatan." AVest Gulf Squadron, 1860-1 ; steam-gunboat " Octorara," 
mortar flotilla. Wilmington, Xortli Carolina, blockade ; engagement at Vicks- 
burg, June 28. 18(>2 Promoted to Chief Engineer, February 2, 1862 ; U. S. 
S. " Richmond," West Gulf Squadron, 1863— H ; battle of ^lobile Bav, August 
5, 1864: special duty. League Island, 1865-8: U. S. S "Plymouth," Euro- 
pean Station, 1869-71; special duty, Chester, Pa, 1872--5 ; "Powhatan," 
North Atlantic Squadron, from 1875 to 1878; special duty at League Island 
Navy Yard. 1879-82 : detached from League Island Navy Yard, and ordered 
to "Tennessee," as Fleet-Engineer of North Atlantic Squadron, August 7, 
1882; detached from "Tennessee." December 7, 1882; ordered to "Tennes- 
see" again as Fleet-Engineer, North Atlantic Squadron, December 8, 1884; 
after which was transferred from the " Tennessee " to the U. S. flag-ship 
"Richmond." North Atlantic Station ; detached from the "Richniond," De- 
cember 5. 1887 ; ordered to present duty as President of the Naval Exam- 
ining Board in session at Philadelphia. ^Nlarch 6, 1888. to date of retirement, 
June, 1896. 

William W. Dungan. — Born in ^larylaud. Appointed from Mary- 
land, June 26, 1856: entered the service as Third Assistant Engineer; 
attached to steam-frigate " Powhatan," East India Squadron, 185*^-60. Pro- 
moted to First Assistant Engineer, 1860 ; steam-frigate " ^Minnesota." 1861 ; 
steam-gunboat " OttaTva,'" South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. 1861-2. 
Promoted to Chief Engineer, February 1. 1861 ; steam-sloop '' Dacotah," 
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1862-4 ; special duty, Philadelphia. 
1865 ; steam-sloop '• Pensacola," North Pacific Squadron, 1865-7 ; steam-sloop 
" Ossipee." North Pacific Squadron. 1867 ; steam-sloop " Lackawanna," North 
Pacific Squadron. 1868 ; special duty, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1869 ; 
special duty, Washington, 1870 : Inspector of Machinery Afloat, AVashington, 
1871-2 : "Powhatan," North Atlantic Station, 1872-5 ; charge of stores, 
Philadelphia, 1875-8 ; training-ship " ^Minnesota." 1878-81 ;" Brooklyn," 
South Atlantic Station, 1881-4 : member Board of Examiners, 1884—5 ; spe- 
cial duty, Chester, 1885-7: Navy Yard, New York, 1888-91; President 
Experimental Board. New York, September, 1891. to November, 1893 ; Navy 
Yard. Norfolk. Ya. November, 1893, to 1896; Cramp's ship-yard, March, 
1896, to date of retirement, December, 1897. 

WITH RELATIVE RANK OF CAPTAIN. 

James W. King, — Born in Maryland, and appointed from that State, 
September 2, 18-14, as Third Assistant' Engineer ; served in all the first small 
steamers owned by the navy, the " Fulton," original steamer, excepted ; he 
Avas attached to the '' Mississippi " in 1846-7, during the war with Mexico, 
and participated in the capture of all the towns on the Mexican coast, taken 
by the navv, except one. In 1847, he was transferred to the '■ Princeton," 
sent in search of ^lexican privateers, that ship being then the first screw- 
ship of war of anv nation to cross the Atlantic; returning home in 1849. he 
was, in 1850-2.' attached to the '' Saranac," Home Squadron, and the 
" Michigan," Northern Lakes. Having passed the three succeeding exami- 
nations, and served through the three grades of Assistar.t. he was. in 1852, 
promoted to Chief Engineer, and soon thereafter appointed, under a law of 
Congress, Inspector of Ocean Steamers at the port uf New York, hulls, 
machinery, boats, and equipments of the Collins c^' Law Lines, carrying the 
United States Mails. In 1855 he was transferred to Philadelphia to super- 



o32 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERvS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

intend the construction of the machinery for the " "Wabash," one of the 
larejest ships then in the navy, and served in her the first cruise. April, 
185S, he was appointed the Chief Engineer of the Navy Yard, New York, 
in charge of all the machinery in the yard, and served until April, 1861 ; 
during that time he organized the Engineer Department, and introduced 
many improvements and labor-saving machines in all departments. From 
the latter date until June, 1802, he was Chief Engineer of the Atlantic fleet, 
and [)articipated in the capture of the forts at Hatteras, under Admiral 
Stringham, and the forts at Port Royal, under Admiral DuPont. In 1868 
he was appointed superintendent ot the hulls of all iron vessels and their 
machinery, building west of the Alleghanies. In leaving the fleet for this 
duty, Admiral DuPont wrote to him: "Your services have been of great 
value to the squadron, and I part with you reluctantly." The Captain of 
the fleet, C. R. P. Rodgers, wrote : " Chief Engineer King impressed me with 
the conviction of his thorough professional knowledge, fertile in resource, 
always clear and intelligible, always ready for service." The duties on the 
Western rivers covered the construction of vessels and their machinery, 
costing in the aggregate, when completed, about seven millions of dollars, 
spread over some nine hundred miles, thus involving the necessity of travel- 
ing from place to place by night, and working by day. January, 1865, he 
was ordered to examine and report on the condition of all contracts for iron 
naval vessels and machinery under construction. The order issued by the 
Secretary of the Navy, assigning him to this duty, contained the following 
paragraph : " It is deemed best that an engineer of approved integrity, and 
rigid and critical ability, should visit in detail every place outside the navy 
yards, where contract work is being executed for the navy, and after a per- 
sonal and careful examination, report the condition of all such work, and 
whether it is equal in every respect to the specifications of the contracts. 
You are hereby selected for this important duty, on which you will enter the 
second proximo. You will make separate reports for every contract, and 
address them to the Secretary of the Navy." Under this order he examined 
and reported on the condition of the hulls of thirty-two monitors and their 
machinery, nine iron-screw tugs and machinery, thirty-one pairs of marine 
screw-engines, boilers, etc., in different localities, from Portland, Maine, to 
St Louis, Mo. In 1866-7 he was again the Chief Engineer of the Navy 
Yard, New York. Darin": this term a great number of steamers that had 
been emi)loyed on the blockade were sent to that yard for repairs, or to be 
sold, there being as many as seventy-seven vessels entered on the books, and 
eight hundred men employed under his orders. The duties connected with 
these ships, together with those of fitting up a new foundry, smithery, and 
other appliances, were greater than the work at the yard during the war. 
In retiring from this navy vard, after the second term, to enter on special 
duty. Rear- Admiral C. H. Bell, the Commandant of the Station, wrote: 
" Chief Engineer King cannot be surpassed as an engineer. His deport- 
ment to those under his command is decided and firm, causing respect 
and esteem. I regret the loss of an intelligent companion and officer." 
March 15, 1869, President Grant ap})ointed him Chief of the Bureau of 
Steam Engineering, in the Navy Department. On the coiifirmation of this 
nomination by the Senate Ex-Assistant Secretary of the Navy, G. V. Fox, 
wrote : " I congratulate you upon an appointment that will add to your 
reputation, and give to the government capacity and honesty." Soon after 
entering upon the duties of this office, the system of propulsion by double 
expansion or compound engines, was being introduced into European ships, 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 333 

and in order to be thoroughly informed of the types employed, and to take 
advantage of the vast experience of the British constructing engineers under 
whose direction the machinery for immense fleets is put afloat yearly, he pro- 
ceeded to Europe and made a careful invest gation of the progress under way, 
and the results obtained ; in his report he recommended the compound sys- 
tem for all naval vessels (since superseded by the triple expansion engine), 
and he introduced the system into the ships then building. He also suc- 
ceeded in getting the Naval Academy opened for the education of cadet 
engineers — two measures of importance for the navy. 

On retiring from this oftice, March, 1873, the Secretary of the Navy 
wrote : " I embrace the opportunity to thank you for your able and efficient 
administration of the Bureau during the four years just past, and, in sever- 
ing our official connection, to assure you of my continued personal esteem, 
and my wish for your continuing health and prosperity." March, 1873, he 
was appointed General Inspector of Engineering Works, and sent to Europe 
to collect information of useful appliances for the Navy ; also to visit and 
report on machinery at the Vienna Exposition. In 1874 he was employed 
on duties in the United States. In 1875-6, he was again in Europe, under 
orders to examine and report on ships of war and the mercantile marine. 
The result of this tour was published, by order of the U. S. Senate, in a 
report called "European Ships of War," two editions, 1877 and 1878, and 
it was re-printed in England with advantage to the appropriator. In 1880 he 
published an illustrated volume entitled 'The War Ships and Navies of the 
World." This book was favorably criticised in the papers, attracted much 
notice in England, and was quoted from in the House of Commons as the 
best authority at that date. His last station was four years of service at the 
Navy Yard, Boston. In summing up the duties of this officer it will be 
seen that he filled with satisfaction to the Navy Department, every position 
to which an engineer officer of the navy can be called. In addition to the 
regular assigned duties, he was a member of the Army, Navy and Coast 
Survey Board of Officers, in 1867, to examine and decide on League Island 
as a site for a navy yard. Before serving as a member of this Board, he 
had, by order of the Secretary of the Navy, visited the dock-yards of Eng- 
land and France, and furnished a report with maps (printed by order of Con- 
gress), showing the location and extent of each yard, also the position of the' 
docks and buildings, with descriptions of the more important machinery and 
appliances. After the report of the Board was submitted to the Department, 
and before the site had been accepted, he was selected to see that the 
boundary line between the government land and the city was correctly 
located, and a drawing furnished. The same year was a member of a 
Board of Officers to decide on the claims of contractors for increafed cost oc- 
casioned by action of the government, on forty-five naval vessels, built during 
the war, and, in 1868, he was a member of a Board to appraise for sale ves- 
sels at New Orleans, Cairo, Philadelphia, New York and Boston. In 1866 
he was a member of the Army and Navy Board of Officers to examine the 
harbor and adjacent waters of Portland, Maine, to ascertain if the construc- 
tion of a fresh-water basin for use of iron vessels was feasible, and he wrote 
the report ; in 1876 he was a member of the Board of Naval Officers to ex- 
amine the navy yards, to ascertain if any one of them could be dispensed 
with — all authorized by Congress. Besides the above-named, he served on 
many other Boards of Officers, as president or member, to decide upon ques- 
tions of interest and importance to the naval service. Chief Engineer King 
was one of, if not the first officer of the navy, to advocate and take a decided 



334 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Btaiid in favor of iron and steel for the hulls of U. S. naval vessels, in oppo- 
sition to the views of the senior constructors and many other officers. As 
may be seen by reference to liis various official reports, embracing facts and 
figures, showing the advantage of iron and steel over wood as materials for 
ship-building, special attention of the Navy Department was called to the 
subject in his reports as Chief of Bureau, 1871-2, and overwhelming proof 
was produced in his report on " European Ships of War," 1878, pages 160, 
161 and 162; also in his work, ''The War Ships and Navies of the World," 
pages 516 to 522. These publications, together with his descriptions of the 
various new types of foreign war ships, and comments on our obsolete types 
of wooden vessels, had influence in showing the necessity of building a new 
fleet of modern ships commensurate with the wealth, extent and dignity of 
the country, and of types having no superiors in speed or power of offence 
and defence. 

Edwin Fithian. — Born in New Jersey. Appointed from Pennsylvania, 
October 31, 1848. Entered the service as Third Assistant Engineer; .'special 
duty, Boston, 1849-50, in connection with the machinery for the U. S. S. 
" Saranac." Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, February 26,1851; 
steam-frigate "Susquehanna," East India Squadron, and attaclied to the 
Commodore Perry Expedition for opening tlie ])orts of Japan to commerce, 
1851-5. Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, May 21, 1655 ; special duty, 
Richmond, Va., in connection with the machinery for the U. S. frigates 
" Roanoke " and " Colorado," 1856 ; steam-frigate " Su.squehanna," European 
Squadron, and escort to the U. S. frigate " Niagara," during the first attempt 
to lay the Atlantic cable, 1857-8 ; special duty at Pliiladelphia in connection 
with the machinery for the U. S. S. " Lancaster," and fitting out and sujjer- 
iutending the trial trip of the U.S. steam-sloop "Wyoming." Promoted to 
Chief Engineer, October 23, 1859; steam-sloop "Narragansett," 1859-61, 
Pacific Squadron ; ordered home at the breaking out of the Civil War and 
was superinteuding the construction of machinery in New York, 1861-3 ; 
iron-clad, " Roanoke," North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1863-5 ; special 
duty. New York, 1866-8 ; Fleet-Engineer, European Fleet, 1869-71 ; Navy 
Yard, Washington, 1871-6; special duty. Bureau of Steam Engineering in 
connection with the exhibits for the Centennial Exhibition, 1876-7 ; Fleet- 
Engineer, European Fleet, 1877-9 ; special duty. New York, 1880-2 ; re- 
tired, December 18, 1.S82. 

Charles Harding Loring. — Entered the service as a Third Assistant 
Engineer, December 26, 1851; made a Second Assistant Engineer, May 21, 
1853 ; a First Assistant Engineer, May 9, 1857, and a Chief Engineer, IMarch 
25, 1861 ; served as Engineer of the fleet in the North Atlantic Squadron 
from May, 1861, to October, 1862, during which time he took part in the 
capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark, and in the battle with the iron-clad 
"Merrimac" in Hampton Roads, on the 8th and 9th of March, 1862; was 
engaged during the renuiinder of the war period in the construction of moni- 
tors on Western rivers ; for two years (Tcneral Inspector of iron-clad vessels 
building West of the Alleghanies ; appointed Chief of the Bureau of Steam 
Engineering by President Arthur in 1884; after retiring from this position, 
completed term of active .service as President of the Experimental Board at 
the New York Navy Yard ; on December 26, 1890, retired, having reached 
the limit of age for the active list. 

George R. Johnson. — Born in Virginia. Appointed from Virginia. 
Entered service as Third Assistant Engineer, February 16, 1852; steamer 
"Princeton," Home Squadron, 1852-4; special duty, Norfolk, 1855-6. 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 335 

Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, February 27, 1855 ; frigate "Merri- 
mac," special cruise, 1856; frigate "Roanoke," 1857; frigate "Niagara," 
1858. Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, July 21, 1858 ; special duty, 
Bureau of Construction, 1860. Promoted Chiej Engineer, July M, 1861 ; 
steam-sloop " Lancaster," Pacific Squadron, 1861 to 1864 ; special duty at 
Chester, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Del., 1864 to 1867 ; Inspector 
Philadelphia Navj Yard, 1867-9; iron-clad " Dictator," 1869-70 ; League 
Island Navy Yard, 1870-2 ; Fleet-Engineer of South Pacific Station, 1872-4 ; 
on board the flag-ship " Pensacola," flag-ship " Richmond " South Pacific 
Station, 1874; special duty at Wilmington, Del., building (ironclad) 
" Amphitrite," 1884-7; Fleet-Engineer, South Atlantic Station, on board 
"Hartford," 1877-9; special duty, Wilmington, Del., 1879-84; Fleet- 
Engineer, European Station, on board "Lancaster," 1884-6 (part of the 
cruise was made on South Atlantic Station); Inspector of new cruisers 
building in Baltimore, Md., 1887-90. Retired, November 9, 1890. 

Andrew J. Kiersted. — Born in Virginia, Matthews County, December 
25, 1832. Admitted into the Engineer Corps, U S. N., as Third Assistant 
Engineer, from Maryland, June 26, 1856; was ordered to the "Minnesota," 
at Washington, D. C, July 14, 1856 ; "Minnesota" went to Philadelphia, 
Pa. ; was retained on duty on board of her until May 4, 1857 ; detached 
that day and reordered to same ship for duty, the ship having been selected 
to take Hon. William B. Reed to China, as Minister, etc., to negotiate a 
treaty ; the minister resided on board the ship during his mission to China ; 
landed the minister at Bombay, India. On outward voyage, encountered 
typhoon in China Sea, etc ; was detached from the " Minnesota," on May 
4, 1859, at Boston ; was warranted First Assistant Engineer, on August 2, 
1859; first promotion, October 13, 1859; ordered to the "Mohican," at 
Portsmouth, N. H. ; " Mohican " served on West Coast of Africa, and cap- 
tured the ship " Erin," of New York, filled with Africans bound to Cuba to 
be sold as slaves ; was detached from the " Mohican," September 30, 1861, 
at Boston, and ordered to Philadelphia for examination for promotion ; 
passed successfully. Appointed as Chief Engineer, October 21, 1861 ; 
ordered to the " Tuscarora," at Philadelphia, October 23, 1861 ; ship went 
to England, Southampton, to look after the " Nashville ; " then at Gibraltar, 
to look after the "Sumter; " to the Madeiras, Azores, etc., and to England 
again to look after the " 290-Alabama ; " " Tuscarora " returned to Philadel- 
phia in April. 1863 ; ordered to blockade duty oft' Cape Fear River, N. C, 
October, 1863; to Ijaltimore for repairs in May, 1864; returned to Cape 
Fear River, November, 1864 ; in Fort Fisher fights of December, 1864, 
and January, 1865 ; after capture of Fort Fisher, went to Charleston, S. C, 
and towed a monitor to Cape Fear River, N. C ; returned at Charleston, S. 
C. ; was ordered to raise an iron-clad which was sunk in the river above 
Charleston ; succeded ; fixed up machinery of iron-clad, and she was sent to 
Norfolk, Va. ; detached from the "Tuscarora," at Boston, on June 7, 1865 ; 
ordered to the Port Richmond Iron-Works, and the Penn Works, Philadel- 
phia, Pa., as Inspector of Machinery building there, on September 12, 1865 ; 
detached from Poit Richmond Iron-AVorks and Penn Works, Philadelphia, 
Pa., on July 17, 1868 ; ordered to the "Ossipee," at San Francisco, Cal., on 
June 2, 1869 ; detached from the " Ossipee," at New York, on November 30, 
1872 ; member of Board to Examine Midshipmen for Promotion, at Annap- 
olis, Md., from March 18, till April 16, 1873; ordered to Norfolk, Va., as 
Inspector of Machinery Afloat, on August 28, 1873 ; detached from Norfolk, 
Va., as Inspector Afloat and ordered to Philadelphia, Pa., in charge of engi- 



336 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

ueeis' stores, on September 25, 1873 ; detached from Philadelphia, Pa., and 
ordered to tlie "Franklin," at Boston, on November 20, 1873, Cuban war; 
detached from the "Franklin," at Boston, on Decend^er 17, 1873; ordered 
to Pliiladelphia, Pa., in charge of engineers' stores, on December 29, 1873; 
ordered President of Examining Board of Engineers, at Philade]])hia, Pa., 
on February 8, 1875 ; additional duty ; detached from duty in charge of 
stores at Philadelphia, Pa., on ^lay 20, 1875 ; the E.xamining Board ordered 
from Philadel[)hia to New York, on November 30, 1875 ; detached from the 
Examining Board of Engineers, at New York, and ordered to the " Van- 
dalia," at Boston, on December 27, 1875, North Atlantic Squadron ; 
detached from the " Vaudalia," at New York, and ordered to the " Hart- 
ford," at Philadelphia, Pa., on August 16, 1876; Fleet-Engineer, North 
Atlantic Squadron ; detached from the " Hartford," off Fort Monroe, Va., 
and from fleet duty, and ordered to Boston, in charge of engineers' stores, on 
jNIarch 20, 1877 ; also to inspect steam boilers building at the South Boston 
Iron- Works, additional duty; detached from duty at Boston, on May 11, 
1877 ; from October 10 to 25, 1877, member of a board for steam trial of the 
" Quinnebaug," at Philadelphia, Pa ; from January 2 to 30, 1878, mendier 
of the Board for Examining Midshipmen for Promotion, at Annapoli.*, Md ; 
from February 4 to March 4, 1878, meml)er of a board for steam trial of 
the " Quinnebaug," at Philadelphia, Pa.; from April 18 to November 19, 
1878, member of the Board of Examination for Engineers at Philadelphia, 
Pa. ; ordered to the " Vandalia," at Chester, Pa., on July 21, 1879, North 
Atlantic Squadron, towed a section of an iron-lifting dock to Pensacola, 
Fla. ; detached from the " Vandalia," and ordered to the " Tennessee," at 
New York, on September 19, 1881 ; Fleet Engineer, North Atlantic Squad- 
ron ; detached from the "Tennessee," August 7, 1882; and ordered to Mil- 
ford, Conn., to witness trial of Lay torpedo-boat, and make a report to the 
Navy Department on February 21, 1884; ordered to Navy Yard, League 
Island, Philadelphia, Pa., head of Department of Steem-Engineering, on 
May 27, 1881 ; was connected with the steam trials of the " Dolphin," at 
New York, and May 9 to June 9, 1885, additional duty ; Navy Yard, 
League Island, Philadelphia, Pa., on January 21, 1887; detached from 
Navy Yard, League Island, Philadelphia, Pa., on May 31, 1888, and ordered 
to the " Trenton," at Callao, Peru, on June 19, 1888, Pacific Squadron, Fleet- 
Engineer ; the " Trenton " was cast away at Apia, Samoa, on March 16, 
1889, eastern time, and abandoned ; volunteered to assist work the " Nipsic " 
to Auckland, N. Z., on April 15, 1889; the "Nipsic" was brought to 
Honolulu, S. I. ; was repaired there under personal .supervision, and 
remains attached to the fleet doing duty ; detached from the fleet at Hono- 
lulu, S. I., and ordered to San Francisco, Cal , on October 12, 1889 ; ordered 
from San Francisco, Cal., to Philadelphia, Pa., on November 12, 1889; and 
ordered to the Southwark Foundry and Machine Company, Philadelphia, 
Pa., on December 11, 1889, as Inspector of Machinery being manufactured 
there; Julv 3, 1893, ordered to Navy Yard, Portsmouth. Retired, Decem- 
ber 25, 1894. 

B. B. H. ^A«^harton. — Born in Virginia. Appointed from IMaryland, 
November 21, 1857 ; entered the service as Third Amstant Engineer; attached 
to steamer " Water- Witch," Brazil Squadron and Paraguay Expedition, 
1857-9; steam-sloop " Sai-anac," Pacific Squadron, 1859-61. Promoted to 
Second Assistant Engineer, 1859. Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, 
October 16,1861; steam-gunboat " Mahaska," North Atlantic Blockading 
Squadron, 1862 ; iron-clad " Patapsco," South Atlantic Blockading Squad- 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 337 

ron, 1863 ; steam-gunboat " Chicopee," North Atlantic Blockading Squad- 
ron, 1863-4. Promoted to Chief Engineer, November 10, 1863 ; steam-sloop 
"Lancaster," flag-ship, Pacific Squadron, 1864-7; Inspector, Navy Yard, 
Boston, 1867-9 ; steam-sloop " Benicia," Asiatic Fleet, 1870-2 ; member 
Board of Examiners, 1872-5; training-ship "Minnesota," 1875-8; "Enter- 
prise " and " Quinuebaug," European Station, 1879-81 ; Examining Board, 
1881-3 ; Inspector of Machinery, new cruisers, 1883-7 ; " Trenton," Pacific 
Station, 1887-8; special duty, 1888-90 ; " Baltimore," special service, 1890 ; 
flag-ship " Lancaster," and Fleet-Engineer, Asiatic Squadron, 1890 to March, 
1893 ; member Experimental Board, Navy Yard, New York, May, 1893, to 
date of retirement, January, 1895. 

S. L. P. Ayres. — Born in Connecticut. Entered the service from Con- 
necticut as Third Assistant Engineer, July 21, 1858; frigate "Roanoke," 
flag-ship. Home Squadron, 1858-60 ; special duty, Navy Yard, New York, 
1860-1. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, January 17, 1861 ; steamer 
" Michigan," Lake service, 1861 ; steam-sloop " Pensacola," West Gulf 
Squadron, 1861-3 ; participated in the engagement with the batteries on the 
passage down the Potomac, the bombardment and passage of Forts Jackson 
and St. Philip, Chalmette batteries, and the capture of New Orleans. Pro- 
moted to First Assistant Engineer., April 21, 1863; gunboat "Nipsic," 
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1863-6; "Juniata," Brazil Station, 
1866-7 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1867-70. Promoted to Chief 
Engineer, March 21, 1870 ; " Shenandoah," European Station, 1870-3 ; 
Inspector of Machinery, Navy Yard, Norfolk, A^a., 1873-4 ; member of 
Examining Board of Engineers, 1874-6 ; " Brooklyn," North Atlantic 
Station, 1876 ; "Alliance," European Station, 1877-9 ; member of Examin- 
ing Board of Engineers, 1880-4; Inspector of Machinery for the new 
cruisers, Chester, Pa., 1885 ; Fleet Engineei', Asiatic Station, 1886-9 ; senior 
member of Board of Engineers for trial of cruiser " Baltimore," 1889 ; mem- 
ber of Board of Examining Engineers, 1889-91 ; Navy Yard, New York, 
1^91 to 1895 ; member Naval Engineer Examining Board, August, 1895; 
President Naval Engineer Examining Board, June, 1896, to date of 
retirement, July, 1897. 

Elijah Laws, — Born in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1858 appointed a Third 
Assistant Engineer, March 19, 1858; and ordered to the frigate " Saranac," 
June, 1858, Pacific Squadron. During the revolution of 1859 at Panama 
was senior ofiicer of one of the boats' crews sent to protect the foreign in- 
terests in that city ; 1860, was ordered to the frigate " Powhatan," and sent 
to Vera Cruz, Mexico, returning to New York early in 1861 ; April 1 of that 
year left for Fort Pickens amid great excitement, the " Powhatan " being 
the first ship sent South to suppress the Rebellion ; on sighting the fort all 
hands were beat to quarters, and he was ordered in charge of a battery of 
howitzers, the intention being to run up to the Navy Yard ; afterward, went 
in search of the rebel steamer "Sumter;" 1862, ordered to the U. S. S. 
" Dacotah," and participated in the clearing out of the rebel batteries in the 
Elizabeth River ; then steamed up the James River to protect General IMc- 
Clellan's headquarters, and shell out more rebel batteries; 1863, ordered to 
U. S. S. " Housatonic," and was part of the squadron under Admiral Du 
Pont that attacked the rebel works in Charleston Harbor; 1864, ordered to 
the U. S. S. " Itasca," and participated in both attacks on Fort Fisher and 
its capture, and volunteered for powder-ship that was blown up in the har- 
bor ; 1865, ordered to the U. S. S- " Chickopee," and visited the sounds and 
rivers of North and South Carolina, and was then transferred to the " Mar. 

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338 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAV-Y. 

blehead," West Indian Squadron ; 1867-8, special duty connected with the 
" Coutocook," " Mosholu," and "Amnionoosuc ; " 1869, ordered to the U. S. 
S. " Galena," and the same year transferred to the U. S S. " Resaca," Pacific 
Squadron ; 1872, special duty at Key West, and on monitor " Terror;" 1873, 
special duty at N(jrfblk Xavy Yard and on monitor " Terror ; " 1874, or- 
dered to iron-clad " Roanoke," and afterwards transferred to U. S. S. " Min- 
nesota ; " 1876, duty at Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y, ; 1877. ordered to U. 
S. S. " Enterprise ; " surveyed the Mississippi River at New Orleans ; then 
went to Brazil and made a survey of the Amazon and Madeira Rivers ; 
1879, Navy Yard. Pensacola, Florida ; 1884, ordered to U. S. S. " Lacka- 
wanna," at Callao, Peru, and, in con.sequeuce of yellow fever on board ship, 
was transferred to U. 8. S. " Mohican," Pacific Squadron ; 1888, ordered to 
Navy Yard, League Inland, Philadelphia ; " Pensacola," S. A. Station, 
August, 1890, to June, 1892 ; Iron Works. South Brooklyn. June, 1892, to 
May, l-'^OS ; receiving-ship " Franklin," May, 1893. to date. 

David Smith. — Born in Scotland. A})pointed Third Am4ant Engineer, 
1859 ; steam-sloop " Lancaster," Pacific Fleet, 1860-4. Promoted to Second 
A.m-<taiit Engineer, 1861. Promoted to First Assistanf Engineer, 1863 ; 
"Tallapoosa," N. A. Station, 1865-6; '• Wampanoag," second-rate, 1867-8; 
Bureau of Steam Engineering, 1868—72. Commissioned as Chief Engineer, 
1871; "Shenandoah," European Station, 1873-4; special duty. 187-1-8; 
" Nipsic," special duty, 1879-83 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 1884^5 ; special 
duty, Chester, Pa., 1885-7; Boston, special service, 1887-9; special duty. 
New York, 1889-90 ; member Steel Inspection Board, November, 1890, to 
November, 1^93 ; " Philadelphia," Pacific Station, November, 1893, to 1895 ; 
Bureau of Steam Engineering, September, 1895, to date of retirement, 
December, 1896. 

Robert Potts. — Born in Ireland. Appointed Third As*isianf Engineer, 

1861 ; friLrate "Niagara," N. A. Station, 1861; special duty. New York, 

1862 ; '• Montauk," iron-clad, S. A. Station, 1862-3. Promoted to Second 
Assistant Engineer, 1862; steamer "Kansas," N. A. Station, 1864—5. Pro- 
moted to First Assistant Engineer, 1864 ; steamer '• Chicopee," Atlantic 
Station, 1866 ; •* Guerriere," S. A. Station, 1868-9 ; Navy Yard, New York, 
1870; "Nipsic," Darien Expedition. 1871-2 Promoted to Chief Engineer, 
1873 ; "Alaska," European Station, 1873-5 ; Inspector of Coal, Philadelphia, 
1875-7; special duty, league Island, 1877-9; '"Michigan" N. W. Lakes, 
1879-82 ; "Adams," Pacific Station. 1882-4 ; Inspector of Machinery, new 
cruiser, " Philadelphia," 1885-90 ; '• Baltimore," Pacific Station, Februarv, 
1891, to August, 1893; Inspector of Boiler Tubes at New Cattle, Dei., 
September, 1893, to 1895; Navy Yard, Boston, August, 1895, to date of 
retirement. May, 1897. 

Edward Farmer. — Born in Vermont. Appointed ThirdlAssistant En- 
gineer, 1859 ; Home Squadron, 1859-60. Promoted to Second Assi.<tant 
Engineer, 1861 ; steamer " Mohican," S. A. S., 1861 ; gunboat ' Kanawha," 
W. G. S., 1862-4 Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, 1863 : steamer 
"Alabama," N. A. S . 1864-5 ; " Shenandoah," East India Station, 186ti-8; 
Navy Yard, Boston, 1868-71. Promoted to Chief Engineer, 1870 ; " Ticon- 
deroga," S. A. Station, 1871-4 ; charge of stores, Boston, 1874-7 ; " Alert," 
Asiatic Station, 1877-81 ; Naval Academy, 1881-8 ; " Chicago," Squadron 
of Evolution. 1888-91 ; Navy Yard, Portsmouth. N. H., December, 1891, to 
July, 1893 ; Navy Yard, Boston, Julv, 1893-5 ; Navy Yard, New Y'ork, 
August, 1895-8. Retired, Februarv, 1898. 



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Fletcher A. Wilson.— Born in England. Appointed Third Assidant 
Engineer, 1859; "Saranac," Pacific Fleet, 1861. Promoted to Second As- 
sistant Engineer, 1861 ; flag-ship " Hartford," West Gulf Squadron, 1861-5 ; 
and same ship in East India Squadron, 1865-8 ; " Kichmoud," European 
Fleet, 1868-71. Commissioned as Chief Engineer, 1871; "Michigan," 
fourth-rate, 1872-4 ; " Swatara," N. A. Station, 1875-7 ; special duty, Boston, 
1877-80 ; " Vandalia," N. A. Station, 1881-3; Inspector of Machinery, new 
cruisers, San Francisco, 1887-90 ; " San Francisco," si)ecial service squadron, 
November, 1890, to October, 1893; Navy Yard, New York, December, 1893, 
to 1894 ; Inspector of Machinery, Union Iron Works, May, 1894, to 1898. 
Retired, February, 1898. 

Retired on his own application after forty years' service. 

Francis C. Dade.— Born in Virginia. Appointed from Virginia, Jan- 
uary 20, 1849; entered the service as Third Assistant Engineer; steamer 
" Water- Witch," Home Squadron, 1849-5U ; steam-frigate "Saranac," Home 
Squadron, 1851-2. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, February 26, 
1851 ; Coast Survey, 1852-3. Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, May 
21, 1853; steam-frigate "Saranac," Mediterranean Squadron, 1853-6 ; Coast 
Survey, 1857; special duty connected with the "Colorado," 1858; special 
duty, Boston, 1859 ; steam-sloop "Hartford," East India Squadron, 1859-61. 
Promoted to Chief Engineer, June 30, 1861 ; steam sloop " Oneida," West 
Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1862-3 ; passage of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, 
and capture of New Orleans ; passage of the batteries at Vicksburg ; special 
duty, Philadelphia, 1864-5; steam-sloop " Canandaigua," European Squad- 
ron, 1866-7 ; member Board of Examiners, 1866-8 ; Inspector of Machineiy, 
Afloat, Norfolk, 1869-72; steam-sloop "Lancaster," North Atlantic Station, 
1873-4 ; charge of stores, Norfolk, 1874-7 ; Fleet-Engineer, Pacific Station, 
1877-9; special duty, Delaware Iron Works, 1883. Retired, January 26, 
1889. 

William B. Brooks. — Born in Virginia. Appointed from Virginia, 
February 16, 1852, a Third Assistant Engineer, and in April was ordered to 
the U. S S. "Michigan," the only U. S. vessel on the lakes of the North. 
Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer in May, 1855, and ordered to the 
U. S. S. " San Jacinto," the flag-ship of Commodore James Armstrong, for 
duty in the Asiatic Squadron ; at Pulo Penang took on board Hon. Town- 
send Harris, the first ajipointee as Minister from the U. S. to Japan, and in 
June, 1856, landed him at the port of Simota, Japan ; in August, 1858, 
returned to New York in the "San Jacinto," after a three years' cruise. 
Examined and promoted to First Assistant Engineer, and ordered to the 
steamer " America," chartered for duty on Paraguayan Expedition ; October 
1, 1858, ordered to the "New York," the "America" having been con- 
demned as unfit for the cruise to Paraguay, and on January 1, 1859, re- 
ported for duty on the U. S. S. " Brooklyn," which sailed for Vera Cruz, 
Mexico, with United States Minister Robert McLane on board ; remained 
attached to the Gulf Squadron until August, 1861. The "Brooklyn" 
returned to Philadelphia, when he was examined and {)romoted to Chief 
Engineer,sind was ordered to rejoin the "Brooklyn,' and in December sailed 
for the Mississipi)i River, where the " Brooklyn," remained on blockade duty 
until, on April 14, with the rest of the fleet under Admiral Farragut, that 
vessel passed Forts Jackson and St. Philip and the Chalmette batteries ; pro- 
ceeded up the Mississippi as far as Vicksburg, and then on blockade duty on 
the coast of Texas until August, 1863, when the ship was obliged to return 



340 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVV. 

North for repairs ; was detached and ordered to special duty iu New York ; in 
August, 18(>G, was ordered to the sloop "Sacramento," and in June, 1867, 
was wrecked in this vessel ofl' the coast of Hindoostan ; in ^larch, 1868, 
returned to the United States; in October, 1868, was ordered to tlie Ports- 
mouth, New Hampshire, Navy Yard; in ^larch, 18GU, was detached, and 
awaited ordei"s until January, 1870, when he was ordered to the " Miihigan ; " 
in January. 1872, was ordered to Norfolk Navy Yard; in March, 1874, was 
ordered to the " Franklin," and as Fleet-Engineer on the European Station ; 
April, 1877, was detached from duty as Fleet-Engineer ami ordered to 
return to the United States ; special duty, 1877-8 ; Navy Yard, Washing- 
ton, 1871^-82; Board of Examining Engineers, 1882; Fleet-Engineer, 
North Atlantic Station. 1883-4; Navy Yard. Portsmouth, N. H., 1^85-8; 
West Point Foundrv, Cold S])rings, N. Y., 1889 ; Inspector of Machinerv 
for battle-ship " Texas," Kichmond, Va., 1889-92. Retired, ^[arch 1, 1892. 
George F. Kutz. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsyl- 
vania, Juno 26, 1856; entered the service as Third Assistant Enfjineer: 
"Niagara," Atlantic Cable Expedition, in 1857-8; steamer "Atlanta." 
Brazil Squadron and Paraguay Expedition, 1859. Promoted to Fin^t Amd- 
anf Engineer, 1859; steamer "Saginaw," East India Squadron, 1860-1. 
Promoted to Chief Engineer, November 10, 1861 ; steam-sloop " Pawnee." 
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1862; steam-sloop " Monongahela," 
AVest Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1863-5; steam -sloop " Ticonderoga," 
European Squadron, 1866-9 ; Inspector of 3Iachinery Atloat, League Island, 
1869-72; "Benicia," North Pacific Station, 1872-5; Naval Rendezvous, 
San Francisco, 1875-7 ; charge of stores, ^lare Island. California, 1877-80 ; 
Fleet-Engineer, Pacific Station, 1881-3; Navy Yard, ]Mare Island, 1883-8; 
Inspector of ]\[achinery, new cruisers, 1889, to May, 1893 ; Navy Yard, 
Mare Island, IMay. 189*3, to date of retirement. June 26, 1896. 

James W. Thomson, — Born iu Delaware. Appointed from New Jersey, 
June 26, 1856 ; entered the service as Third Assistcoit Engineer; attached 
to steam-frigate " Wabiish," Home Squadron, 1857-60. Promoted to First 
Af<!<idant Engineer, 1860; steam-sloop " Dacotah," 1861. Promoted to Chief 
Engineer, February 2, 1862 ; steam-sloop " Shenandoah." North Atlantic 
Blockading Squadron, 1862-4; special duty, Philadelphia, 1865 ; member 
of Board of Examiners, 1866—9 ; steam-sloop " Congress," 1870 ; special 
duty, 1871; Navy Yard, Philadelphia. 1871-2; "Omaha," South Pacific 
Fleet, 1873-5 ; member Board of Inspection, 1875-7 ; "Alaska," Pacific 
Station, 1877-81; Board of Examination, 1881-2; Board of Inspection, 
1882-5; special duty, 1885-8 ; " Pensacola," special service. 1888-90; In- 
spector of i\lachinery for cruiser " Minneapolis," at Cramps' ship yard, Decem- 
ber, 1890, to date of retirement, June 26, 1896. 

WITH RELATIVE RANK OF COMMANDER. 

Retired on reaching the age o/ 62 gears. 

Henry Beauchamp Nones. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed 
Third Assi.^tant Engineer, U. S. Navy, September 23, 1853 ; ordered to U. S. 
Coast Survey steamer " Legare ; " detached and ordered to special duty in 
connection with building machinery of U. S. S. frigate " Merrimac," Decem- 
ber 13, 1854; Navy Yard, Boston, Mass., December 3, 1855; reported for 
duty on board U. S. S. frigate " Merrimac," December 12, 1855 ; resigned 
frt>m Navy, August 19, 1856 ; employed in U. S. Coast Survey nntil break- 
ing out of Rebellion. Appointed Second Assistant Engineer, U. S. Navy, 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. .'Ul 

INfay 28, 1861. Examined and promoted First Axsidant Engineer, July 1, 
1861 ; U. S. frigate "Roanoke," June 1, 1861 ; ordered to take passage in 
U. S. S. " Brooklyn " for duty on board U. S. S. frigate " Niagara," January 
22, 1862; U S. "S. "Powhatan," June, 1862; detached May 16, 186:5, and 
ordered temporarily to U. S. S. frigate " Wabash." as Fleet-Engineer, S. A. 
Squadron; U. S. S. " Ascutney," 1868-5 Commissioned as Chief Ed r/ineer, 
December 14, 1864; U- S. S. " Connecticut." 1865 ; special duty,"" Wilming- 
ton," 1866; "Iroquois," Asiatic Fleet, 1867-70; special duty, "Philadel- 
phia," 1871; U. S. 8. "Juniata," European Station, 1872-5; member of 
Board of Examiners, 1876-80; U. S. S. "Galena," European Station, 
1880-8; member Board of Examiners, 1884-6; President Board of p^x- 
aminers, 1886-7; U. S. S. "Richmond," N. A. Station, 1887-90; Fleet 
Engineer, 1880-90, S. A. Station ; Navy Yard, Leayue Island, December, 
1890-91 ; Examining Board, 1891-2. Retired, May^l5, 1892. 

Albert W. Morley. — Born in Hartford, Connecticut. Appointed Third 
Assi.'<(ant En(/i)ieer. July 1, 1861 ; U. S. S. " Richmond," West Gulf Squad- 
ron, July 1, 1861, to July 2, 1863. Promoted to Second AasiMant Engineer, 
December 2, 1862 ; U. S. S. "Nipsic," South Atlantic Squadron, September 
2, 1868, to October 21, 1864 ; special duty, Naval Machine Shop, Port Royal, 
S. C, from October 21, 1864, to June 7, 18(55; U. S. S. "Pawnee," South 
Atlantic Squadron, June 8, 1865, to July 27, 1865 ; special duty, iron-clads, 
at Philadelphia, Pa., from November 8, 1865, to March 15, 1866 ; special 
duty, U. S. S. " Madawaska," New York, March 19, 1866, to October 11, 
1866. Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, July 25, 1866 ; U. S. S. " Ossi- 
])ee," North Pacific Squadron, October 18, 1866, to October 12, 1868 ; " Peu- 
sacola," North Pacific Squadron, October 12, 1868, to September 27, 1869; 
special duty, Navy Yard, New York, February 23, 1870, to February 6, 
1872 ; U S. S. " Powhatan," North Atlantic Squadron, February 18, 1872, 
to 
to 

to , . 

to April 7, 1881 ; special duty, Navy Yard, New York, June 21, 1881, to 
October 3, 1882. Promoted to Chief Engineer, November 17, 1882 ; special 
duty, Naval Advisory Board, new cruisers, from September 6, 1883, to 





1889, to 1895; Navy Yard, New York,* December, 1895, to date of retire- 
ment, March, 1896. 

Absalom Kirby.— Born in Washington, D. C. Joined the Potomac 
Flotilla at the first call, April, 1861, on steamboats running di.<patches; was 
an engineer on board of the steamboat " ]Mount Vernon," when she took 
Colonel Ellsworth and his regiment to Alexandria, Va., May 24 18(51,— the 
morning he was killed by Marshall. This vessel is said to have fired the 
first gun of any vessel in the war. On dispatch steamer " Jamea Guy," just 
arrived at INlathias' Point with dispatches for Commander AVard, when he 
was killed on board of the "Thomas Freeborn" by a sharp-shooter from a 
rebel battery, June 27, 1861 ; continued on the dispatch-boats "Baltimore" 
and " Powhatan," running the rebel batteries till he entered the regular ser- 
vice, October 3, 1861, as a Third As.'<istant Engineer; joined the "Pocahon- 
tas" in Dupont's Expedition in the battle of Port Royal, November 7,1861 ; 
was stationed at the " Bell Pull." on deck, which was attached to the niain 
mast, when a shot from a rebel battery carried the nia.<t away ; attached to 



342 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. XAVY. 

the " Mohican " on the blockade off Charleston, capture of Fernandina, 
Florida, also Saint Simond, and Warsaw Sounds, Georgia. In Farrajrut's 
Squadron from July, 18()2, to July, 1<'^(>."); blockade otf Mobile Bay in the 
" Pembina," when she chased the " Florida " the morning she ran out of 
Mobile Bay, January 1(>, ISlio. Promoted to Second A!<-'i.<ta7it EiKjinevr, 
August o, 18()o ; '• Richmond,'' W. G. S., 18tio-o ; was on board her in the 
battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 18li4 ; also when she captured rebel ram 
"Webb," below New Orleans, April, 1865. Promoted to First AmMant 
Engineer, 1860 ; special duty, Philadelphia, 1866-8; "Nina," 1868-70; 
"Tallapoosa," special service, 1871-8; '"Manhattan," iron-clad, N. A. S., 
1873 ; Asiatic Station, 1874-7; Navy Yard. Washington, 1878-81 ; " Pow- 
hatan," special duty, 1881-4; receiving-ship "Wyandotte," 1884-6. Pro- 
moted to Chief Engineer, December 2, 1886; "Adams," Pacific Station, 
1887-90; receiving-ship ''Franklin," 1891-2; Navy Yard, Waj^hiugton, 
1892-3; Navy Yard. Norfolk. November, 1893-4; Inspector Maciiinery, 
V. S. armored battleship " Texas ; " detached from" " Texas." September, 1895 ; 
double-turreted monitor •" ^lonadnock," Fel>ruary 20. 1896, to September 27, 
1897 ; tlag-ship " Baltimore," September 27. 1897, to January 6, 1898 ; Fleet 
Engineer, Pacific Station. Retired, February 15, 1898. 

WITH RELATIVE RANK OF LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER. 

Daniel P. McCartney. — Appointed Third Assi)<tani Engineer, July 1, 
1861 ; steamer "Louisiana." North Atlantic Station, 1861-2; "Montauk" 
(iron-clad). South Athintic Station. Promoted Second Assistant Engineer, 
December 18, 1862; sleam-sloop "'Shenandoah," North Atlantic Station, 
1862-5. Promoted First Assistant Engineer, January 30, 1865 ; " Shamokin," 
Brazil Squadron, and " Monocacy," China Squadron, 1865-8; Navy Yard, 
Norfolk. Va., 1868-9; "Frolic," special service, 1869-70; Navy Yard, 
Washington. 1870-1; flagship "Wabash," European Squadron. 1871-2; 
" Plymouth," European Squadron, 1872-3 ; Navy Yard, Phihxdelphia, 1873- 
74. Passed Assistant Engineer, February 24, 1874; "Gettysburg," special 
service, 1874-5; " Tallapoosa," special service, 1875-6; Navy Yard, Wash- 
ington, 1876-80; "Despatch." special service, 1881. Promoted Chief Engi- 
neer, August 22. 1881 ; '' Essex," Pacific and China Squadnni, 1881-5 ; Navy 
Yard, Washington, 188.5-7 ; " Nipsic." Navv Yard, Brooklyn, 1887 ; 
" Galena," North Atlantic Station, 1888-90 ; special duty, 1890 to date of 
retirement, November. 1892. 

Benjamin F. Wood. — Born in the State of New York. Appointed a 
Third Assistant Engineer, July 1. 1861 ; U. S. S. "Lancaster," Pacific Squad- 
ron. 1861-'2 ; special duty. New York, 1862 ; U. S. monitor " Lehigh." 1863 ; 
V. S. S. " Sassacus." North Atlantic Squadron. 1863-4 ; U. S. S. " ^lahougo," 
Pacific Squadron. 1864-7 ; Mound City Station. 111., 1867-8. Promoted to 
Second Assistant Engineer, AprW. 18(i3. Promoted to a Passed Assistant En- 
gineer, October, 1866 ; U. S. monitor '■ Dictator." North Atlantic Squadron, 
1869-70; Navy Yard, New York, 1871-2; V. S. S. "Juniata," 1873; China 
Station, 1873-6 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1877-80 ; V. S. S. "Trenton," P^u- 
ropean Squadron, 1880-1 ; Morgan Iron- Works. New York. 1882-4. Pro- 
moted to Chief Engineer, December, 1883; special duty. Chester. Pennsyl- 
vania, 1884—5 ; U. S. S. " Kearsarge," European Squadron. 1885-6 ; U. S. S. 
" (\*sipee," North Atlantic Squadron, 1887-8 ; Continental Iron AVorks. 
Brooklyn. 1888-92. Retired, October 6. 1892. 

George W. Roche. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed Third Assist- 
a)it Engineer, 1862; '' Lackawanna," North Atlantic Station, 1862-5. Pro- 



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moted to Second Assistant Engineer, 1864 ; " Dacotah," Pacific Squadron, 
1 860-8. Promoted to First AssiMant Engineer, 18(i8 ; Naval Academy' 
18G9-72 ; " Ticonderoga," South Atlantic Station, 1872-4; iron-clad "Sau- 
gus," North Atlantic Station, 1874-6; Navy Yard, League Island, 1H77-9 ; 
"Shenandoah," South Atlantic Station, 1879-82; Navy Yard, AVashington, 
1882-4 ; " Despiitch," S{)ecial service, 1885-9, Promoted to Chief Engineer, 
August 25, 1889; member Board to Test Boilers, 1889-90; Inspector 
cruiser No. 10, October, 1890, to July, 1893 ; "Detroit," S. A. Station, July, 
1893, to May, 1896 ; waiting orders until date of retirement, July 8, 1896. 

WITH RELATIVE RANK OF COMMANDER. 

Retired from incapacity resulting from incident of service. 

Henry W. Fitch.— Native of Massachusetts. May 3, 1859, appointed 
Third Assidant Engineer; May 12, special duty, Boston ; Septend)er, 1859, 
to October, 1861, steam-sloop " Narragansett," Pacific Station. October 16, 
1861, promoted to Second Assistant Engineer ; October, 1861, to May, 18(54, 
gunboat " Kennebec " and steam-sloop " Pensacola," W. G. B. Scjuadron. 
jNIay 20, 1863, jn-omoted to First A-'^.sistant Engineer; INIay, 1864, special 
duty. Novelty Iron Works, N. Y. ; April, 1865, to May, 1869, steamer 
" Frolic," European Station ; June, 1869. to June, 1871, special duty, Eod's 
Gun-Carriage, Fort Hamilton, N. Y. March 4, 1871, ])rom()ted to Chief 
Engineer; June 1, 1871, one year's leave; May, 1872, to jMay, 1875, steam- 
sloop •' Lackawanna," Asiatic Station ; June, 1875, Coal Inspector, Philadel- 
phia ; September, 1875, member Examining Board, U. S. Naval Engineers, 
Philadelpliia ; October, 1877, to August, 1882, special duty, Bureau of 
Steam-Engineering; July 1 to August 15, 1881, Acting Chief of Bureau; 
August, 1882, to August, 1885, steam-sloop "Powhatan," North Atlantic 
Station ; September, 1885, member Examining Board, U. S. Naval Engi- 
neers, Philadelphia; November, 1886, to March, 1888, President of Board; 
INIarch, 1888, special duty, Cramp & Sons, Philadel|)hia ; August, 1888, head 
of Department of Steam-Engineering, U. S. Naval Academy; October, 1893, 
"San Francisco," S. A. Station, to 1894; sick leave, February, 1894. Re- 
tired. September, 1891. 

Frederick G. McKean. — Born in East Indies. Appointed Third Assist- 
ant Engineer. 18(51 ; steam-sloop "Mississippi," West Gulf Squadron, 1861-3. 
Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, \8C^H ; Bureau of Steam-Engineering, 
1864 ; " Cauonicus " (iron-clad), "S A. S., 1864-5 ; " Ticonderoga," European 
Station, 1865-7. Promoted to Fird Asdstant Engineer, 1865 ; Bureau of 
Steam-Engineering, 1868-71 ; "Ashuelot," Asiatic Station, 1871-3; Bureau 
of Steam-Engineering, 1873-9. Promoted to Chief Engineer, November 25, 
1877 ; " Tioonderoga," special service, 1879-81 ; Bureau of Steam -Engineer- 
ing, 1881-4; "Marion." Asiatic Station, 1885-8; Bureau of Steam-Engineer- 
ing, 1889-91; "Boston," Pacific Station, October, 1891, to date of retire- 
ment, Noveniber. 9, 1893. 

Isaac R. McNary. — Born in New York. Appointed Third Axsidant 
Engineer, 18(51 ; " Colorado," N. A. S., 1861 ; steam-sloop "Housatonic," S. 
A S.. 1862-63. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, 1863; "Nan- 
tucket" (iron-clad), S. A. Fleet. 1863-5. Promoted to Fird As.<ist(nit En- 
gineer, 1865; " ]Monongahela," AV. G. Squadron, 1865-6; and f^ame ship, W. 
I. Station, 1866-8 ; " Benicia," Asiatic Station, 1869-71 ; " Monocacy " and 
" Ashuelot," same station, 1871-2 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1873-4 ; " jNIichi- 
gan," on the lakes, 1874; " Ajax " (iron-clad), N. A. S., 1875-7 ; Exnmin- 



344 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\'^-. 

ing Board, Washington, 1877-9. Promoted to Chief Engineer, November 
14. 1878; -' Kearsarge," N. A. Station, 1879-82; training-ship "Minnesota," 
1882-4 ; special duty, 1884-6 ; "Atlanta," special service, 1886-7 ; "Juniata," 
Pacific Station, 1887-9; special duty connected with monitors, 18>>9-90 ; 
Navy Yard, Portsmouth, X H., 1890, to September, 1S92; member Experi- 
mental Board, New York, September, 1892, to June, 1893 ; " Philadelphia," 
Pacific Station, June, 1893, to November, 1893; Navy Yard, Mare Island. 
November, 1893. to date of retirement, September, 1894. 

Gilbert M. L. Maccarty.— Born in Massachusetts. Appointed Third 
Assista))t Engineer m 1861 ; steam-sloop " Narragansett," Pacific Squadron, 
1861-3. Promoted to Second Assistant Engineer, 1863 ; special duty. New 
York, 1865-6. Promoted to Eirst Assisfcuit Engineer, I860 ; " Saco," North 
Atlantic Fleet, 1867-8; special duty, Norfolk, 1869-70; " Tennes.see," 
special service, 1871 ; " Mahopac " (iron-clad), North Atlantic Fleet, 1872; 
special duty, Chester, 1873 ; South Atlantic Station, 1873-4 ; " Canonicus " 
(irou-clad)". North Atlantic Station, 1874-7 ; Navy Yard, Boston, 1877-80. 
Promoted to Chief Engineer, September 16, 1881; '• Wvoming," North 
Atlantic Station, 1881-2 ; " Iroquois," Pacific Station, 1882-^5 ; Navv Yard, 
Portsmouth, 1886-9 ; " Omaha," Asiatic Station, l.s89-91 ; In.spe"ctor of 
Machinery, 1891-2; special duty, Thurlow, Pa., 1892, to date of retirement, 
November, 1892. 

John A. Scot. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed Third Assistant En- 
gineer, 1861 ; gunboat " Owasco," \Vest Gulf Squadron, 1861-3. Prottioted 
to Second Am~^ta)it Engineer, 1863 ; " Galena," West Gulf Squadron, 1863-5 ; 
participated in the engagements with Forts Jackson and St. Philip ; the cap- 
ture of New Orleans; passage of Vicksburg ; capture of Galveston; passage 
and capture of Forts !^Iorgan, Gaines and Powell ; capture of the ram "Ten- 
nessee," and destruction of the "Gaines." Promoted to First Assistant En- 
gineer, 1866 ; " Tuscarora," Pacific Squadron, 1866-8 ; " Terror " (iron-clad), 
North Atlantic Station, 1870-1 ; rendezvous, San Francisco, 1872-5 ; Asiatic 
Station, 1875-6 ; " Hartford," South Atlantic Station, 1878-80; Navv Yard, 
League Island, 1880-2 ; " Hartford," PacificStation, 1883-4 ; " Lackawanna," 
Pacific Station, 1884-5. Promoted to Chief Engineer. JuW 6, IX.'^o; special 
dutv, Pittsburg, 1886-7; inspection dutv, Philadelphia, 1887-8; "Alliance," 
South Atlantic Station, 1888-9 ; special' duty, 1889-90; Navy Yard. League 
Island, Januarv, 1891, to October, 1892 ; "Concord," N. A Station, October, 
1892-4; " Baltimore," July, 1894 ; "Charleston," January, 1895; Member and 
Recorder Engineers' Examining Board, June, 1896, to date of retirement. 
May, 1897. 

John Livingston Dinwiddie Borthwick. — Born in Philadelphia, 
August 11. 1840 ; educated in that city and received the Degree of M A. ; 
is a member of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, and with it .served 
in the First Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1861 ; was present at the 
engagement of Falling Waters, Virginia ; on being mustered out f>f the 
United States service was ofl!ered and declined a commission as Captain in the 
Pennsylvania, and a Lieutenancy in the Regular Cavalry ; entered the Navy 
as a Third As.^istant Engineer October S, 1861. and was ordered to the U S. 
S. " Itasca ; " in that vessel participated in the preliminary engagements below 
Forts Jackson and St. Philip; the removal of the obstructions below tho.se 
forts ; the pas.sage of the forts and the capture of New Orleans ; also in the 
engagements at Vicksburg, Grand Gulf, East Feliciana, Port Hudson. Baton 
Rouge, Pass Manchac, Donaldsonville, College Point and Red Church, all 
on the Mississippi River, at Velasco, Coast of Texas, and in the preliminary 



RECORDS OF I.IVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 345 

eng^agements an<I passage of Forts Morgan and Gaines, Mobile Bay ; detached 
from the " Itasca," and ordered to tlie " Arizona," flag ship of the West Gulf 
Squadron, as Engineer in charge, the same position as held on board the 
" Itasca," January, 1805; detached and ordered to the "Lackawanna," on 
the destruction of the " Arizona," by fire ; detached from the " Lackawanna," 
and ordered to the " Kineo," March, 1865, as Engineer in charge ; detached 
and placed on waiting orders. May, 1865; served on board of tlie "Shamo- 
kin," " Kansas," and " Huron," in the West Indies, South Atlantic Squadron 
and West Coast of Africa from June, 1865, till October, 1868; at the Naval 
Academy as instructor, and in charge of machinery afloat from April, 1869, 
till July, 1871 ; on board of the "Michigan " from July, 1871, till July, 
1873 ; on board the " Alaska," European Squadron, from August, 1873, till 
January, 1874; at the Naval Academy as Instructor and in charge of 
machinery afloat from January, 1874, till January, 1877 ; on board of the 
"Alliance," " Vandalia," and " Ti-enton," European Squadron, from March, 
1877, till July, 1880; on board of the "Michigan," from December, 1880, 
till July, 1883; on board of the "Trenton" and "Alert," East India S(|uad- 
rou, from August, 1883, till September, 1886 ; at the New York Navy Yard, 
from April, 1887, to January, 1888, as Chairman of the Experimental Board, 
Member of the Board of Inspection and Statutory Board ; on Ijoard of the 
"Swatara," flag-ship of the S. A. Squadron, and in the East India Squadron, 
from January, 1888, till February, 1891 ; ordered to the New York Navy 
Yard, May, 1891, as a member of the Experimental Board ; July 2, 1892, 
detailed for special duty in the inspection of the tubes for the U. S. S. " Chi- 
cago," at the vSyracuse Tube Co., Syracuse, N. Y., and as Inspector of the 
construction of the boilers of the U. S- S. " Michigan," at the Lake Erie 
Boiler Works, Buffido, N. Y. ; ordered to duty on board of that vessel. No- 
vember 19, 1892 ; wiiile in Chicago, attached to the Naval Exhibit, served as 
a delegate to the Boiler Makers' Convention of the United States and Canada, 
and to the Boiler Inspectors' Convention of the same. Promoted to Second 
Assistant Engineer, August 3, 1863; to a First Assidant Engineer, October 
11, 1866; to a Passed Assistant Engineer, February 24, 1874; to Chief 
Engineer, with the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, September 7, 1885 ; 
"Michigan," November, 1892 ; " Amphitrite," April, 1895-6; Navy Yard, 
New York, June, 1896, to date of retirement, October, 1896. 

George E. Tower. — Born in Ohio. Appointed Third Assistant Engi- 
neer, January, 1862 ; joined "Sebago," February, 1862 ; detached, November, 
1863. Appointed Second Assistant Engineer, October, 1863 ; joined " Brook- 
lyn," November, 1863; detached, January, 1865; joined "Galena," IMarch, 
1865; detached, June, 4865 ; joined " Tacony," Septeniber, 1865; detached, 
November, 1866 ; joined "Osceola," November, 1866; detached, September, 
1867; joined " Mahaska," January, 1868 ; detached, September, 1868. Com- 
missioned a First Assistaiit Engineer, J unwary, 1S6S; reported for iron-clad 
duty, September, 1868; detached, October, 1870; joined "California," De- 
ceniber, 1870 ; detached, July, 1873 ; reported for duty at Naval Academy, 
September, 1873 ; detached, September, 1877 ; reported for duty at Washing- 
ton Navy Yard, September, 1877; detached, June, 1879; joined "Talla- 
poosa," June, 1879; detached, June, 1882; joined "Lackawanna," duly, 
1882; ' " - -'- — ' " ^ -' 

1885 

ber, 1 L_ . . - , 

October, 1889 ; detached, May" 1893 ; reported for duty at New York Navy 
Yard, July, 1893, to 1896; "Indiana," May, 1896; Treatment Hospital 
Chelsea, August, 1896, to date of retirement, February, 1897. 




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WITH RET.ATIVR RANK OF LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER. 

William H. Rutherford —Boru January 1, 1828, at Philadelphia, 
Peiiiisylvania. Appointed a Third Am-iiant Engineer in the U. S. Navy, 
Septt'mber 22, 1849. Promoted to Secoyul Assistant Engineer on February 
16, 1852. Promoted to First Am-^Umi Engineer on June 20, 18r)(3. Com- 
missioned Chief Engineer, December 1, 18H1 ; attached to U. S Coast Sur- 
vey steamers "Leirare" and "Jetierson," IMay 17, 1850, to November 4, 
1851; wliile attached to V. S. Coast Survey steamer " .7 efFerson," in 1851, 
and en route to California, was overtaken by tornado oti" the eastern coast 
of Patagonia, on the night of May 24, 1851 ;* on the night of INIay 25, 1851, 
at 8 p. M., ?hip broached to, and were compelled to cut away fore and main 
masts, and tlirow overboard all heavy material in order to lighten ship, 
managed to get into Watchman's Bay, on the eastern coast of Patagonia, on 
the afternoon of May 28 ; after lying tliere for two days ran up the coast 
about four miUs to Avhat is called Port Desire, a short distance from the 
mouth of the river Iiearing the same name ; were compelled to remain there 
for three months, and then taken to ^lontevideo, Uruguay, in the French 
barque "Aristede." from Montevideo went to New York on the store-ship 
"Relief;" attached to U. S. steamer '"Mississippi" on the Japan Expe- 
dition, from 1852 to 1856, under Commander ]\I. C. Perry ; special duty, 
Norfolk Navy Yard, August 29, 1856, to April 7, 1857 ; U. S. S ' Roanoke," 
Home Station, April 7 to September 5, 1857; U. S. ship "Powhatan" 
(Ea?t India Station), flag-ship of Flag Officer Josiah Tatnall, September 17, 
1857, to August 16. 1860; U. S. steamer " Michigan," November 10, 1860, 
to May 22, 1861, assisting Chief Engineer B. F. Isherwood to conduct a 
series of experiments on the expansion of steam ; attached to the IJ. S. 
steamer "Pawnee." South Atlantic Blockade Squadron, May 22,1861, to 
]\Iay 9, 1862, during which time employed in keeping the Potomac River 
open and the Confederates from erecting batteries along the river front ; was 
also at tlie battles of Forts Chirk and Fisher at Hatteras Inlet. North Caro- 
lina, Hilton Head and Bay Point, South Carolina ; jirotected General Gil- 
more. U. S. Army, during the erection of masked batteries on Tybee Island, 
to bombard Fort Puhiski, Savannah River, Georgia, and in the capture »^f 
Fort Clinch, Fernandina, Florida, the " Pawnee " going tlirough Cumberland 
Sound attacking the fort in the rear; special duty, Philadelphia, Pennsyl- 
vania, July 17 to October 21, 1862; U. S. steamer "Mississippi." West 
Gulf Blockade, October 21, 1862, to June 29, 1863, battle of Port Hudson, 
Louisiana, where the '"Mississippi" was lost, being set on fire by order of 
Capt. ]Melancton Smith, her commander ; attached to U. S. S. " Wachusett," 
Brazil Station, August 4, 1863, to January 4. 1865, during which cruise the 
" AVachusett," on October 4. 1864, ran into the Confederate privateer 
" Florida," lying at Bahia, Brazil, cut her out and brought her to the I'nited 
States ; from the time the •' Wachusett's " engines were started ahead to run 
into the '' Florida, " take her surrender, by paroling her officers and crew, 
transferring one-half of her crew to the '• Wachu-^ett " and one-half of our 
crew to the " Florida," getting up hawsers from the hole and sending them 
to the '"' Florida," securing them around her bits, and starting ahead to tow 
her out of the harbor of Bahia, Brazil, just took us 35 minutes; attached 
to U. S. Steamer" IMonongahela," West Indies, November 15, 1865, to Feb- 
ruary 5, 1867 ; attached to V. S. S " Canandaigua," PvUropean Station, June 
13,1867, to February 12, 1869 ; special shore duty Providence, Rhode Island, 
May 11 to November 11, 1869; Navy Yard, Pensacola, Florida, December 



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20, I860, to February 24, 1872 ; sick leave, February 24, 1872, to October 
2(), 1874. Retired from active list for disability incurred in the line of duty 
October 2(>. 1874. •" 

Henry Mason,— Entered the Navy as Third Assistant Engineer, March 
23, 1848, and served in the Mexican War, on the "Saratoga" and "Iris;" 
ordered to the Navy Department, IMarch, 1849. Promoted to Second JixJst- 
ant Engineer, September 13, 1849 ; ordered to the " Michiuan," October 12, 
1849; to the ''Uetzel,' as Acting Chief Engineer, December, I8r)0. Pro- 
moted to First Assistant Engineer, Febi'uary 2(5, 18r)l ; ordered to the Navy 
Department, June, 1851 ; to the " Saranac," July, 1852 ; to the " I'rinceton," 
November, 1853, and resigned. Reinstated without any examination, May 
31, 18(U, and ordered to the " jNIichignn," to relieve Chief Engineer Zeller ; 
ordered to relieve Chief Engineer P'ithian, on the "Narragansett," and take 
charge of fifteen youngsters. Promoted to Chief Engineer, May 21, 18(i3; 
ordered to " Passaic," July 3, 1863 ; to Corliss Steam-Engine AVorks, June, 
1864 ; to the " INIohican," August, 1866 ; home (sick), December, 1867 ; leave, 
January 8, 1868. Retired for wounds and disease incurred in the line of 
duty, October 16, 1868. 

Edward Biddle Latch. — Born in Pennsylvania, November 15, 1833. 
Appointed Third, Assistant Engineer, 1858 ; " AtUmta," Paraguay Expedition, 
1858-9; steamer "Sumter," West Coast of Africa, 1860-1. 'Promoted to 
Second As-^isfnht Engineer, 1861 ; "Hartford," West Gulf Squadron, 1862-4; 
Ayhile on the " Hartford," as second assistant, upon the detachment of chief- 
engineer Turnbull. Avas placed in charge of her machinery befoie Port Hud- 
son fell, retaining charge of the same until the "Hartford ' steamed iuto 
New York Harbor, August 10, 1863, bearing the broad pennant of, at the 
time. Rear- Admiral Farragut ; during attachment to the flagsliip " Hartford " 
participated in the following engngements : Forts Jackson, St. Philii>, and the 
Confederate fleet, Mississippi River, April 24, 1862 ; first passage of Vicksburg 
batteries. Juue 28, 1862 ; second passage of Vicksburg batteries, July 
15, 1862; passage of Port Hudson's terrible batteries, March 15, 
1863; Grand Gulf, March 19, 1863; ^yarrenton, March 28, 1863; 
Grand Gulf, IMarch 31, 1863 ; Forts Morgan, Gaines, and Powell, also Con- 
federate fleet, including, ram "Tennessee," "Selma," "Gaines," torpedoes, 
etc., Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864. Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, 
1863 ; " Wachusett," East India Station. 1865-8; Naval Academy, 18(H)-70. 
Promoted to Chief Engineer, 1870; "Congress," special service, 1870-2; 
member of Board of Inspection, 1873-5; receiving-ship "Colorado," 1876; 
sick leave, 1876-7; retired, November 22, 1878. 

George W. Sensner.— Born in Baltinuu-e, ]\ld. Appointed Third 
Assistant Engineer, from Washington, D. C , October 22, 1860 ; November 5, 
to April 4. 186], attached to the "Anacostia." Promoted to Second Assistant 
Engineer, November 1, 1861 ; April 10, 1861, to February 8, 1862, attached 
to the flag-ship " Minnesota ; " August, 1861, participated in the engagement 
and capture of Forts Clark and Hatteras, N. C, gunboat "Port Royal," 
April 1, 1862, till September 17, 1862, participated in the engagements 
on James River, including Fort Darling, below Richmond, Virginia, and 
on more than one occasion he was one of those who volunteered to 
perforin what was considered unusually hazardous service ; flag-shij) " "SVm- 
nesota," November 13, 1862, till February 10, 1864. Promoted to First 
AssiMant Engineer, August 24, 1864; special duty, Baltimore, April, 1864, 
to January, 1865 ; " Wyomiuir," East India Squadron, X^^iS-^ ; Navy Yard, 
Washington, December, 1868, till July, 1870; " Worcester," cruise to Eng- 



•^•4S RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE V. S. XAVV. 

land and return. 1871 : " Worooster."' cruise iu West Indies. 1872-»"> ; Navy 
Yard. Wiishington. January, 1874. to January. 1875. Promoteti to i'h'tf 
£n;fiiittr. June. 1874: " Keai-^ar^e." Asiatic Station. 1^^8.3-8 ; April, 1879. 
to January 24, 1 880. attacheii to "Franklin;*' several months attached to 
the " Colorado," at New York ; " Lackawanna " and " Adams." Pacific Sta- 
tion. September. 1881. to January. 1882 ; *• Allismce." July. 1884, to October. 
18S4. Kotiivd. January 2o. 188\i. 

George W. Magee. — Born in Xew York. Appointeii Third .4.<,*iV/<i»»/ 
Eiiifintcr, 18(.U ; special duty. Washington. 1861 ; " Pensiicola." West Gulf 
Squadron, 18tU-o. Pn^nioted to Steond ^4 .W.^/ti »/£"« (/•in trr. 1863 : Bureau 
i>t' Stcaui-Knirineerinsr. 1803— 4. Pn^moleil to Ftrst Am-<tant J-Jnijineer, 1864; 
"Juniata." European Fleet. 1869-72 : " Wachusett.'" Euro|>ean Fleet. 187-"->; 
" Minnesota." traiuin;;-ship. 1875-6. Promoted to Cfnef Emjiiuer, 187»> ; 
receivinir ship " Colorado." 1877 : s|H.Hnal duty. 1877-8 ; " Tuscarora." Pacitic 
Station. 1877-80; special duty. New York. 1881-6: Continental Iron Works. 
Brooklyn. 1887-9: sf^ecial duty. New York. 1889-91 ; - Miantononiah." X. 
A. Station. October. 1S91. to date of retirement. June 26, 1^93. 

Hugh H. Cline. — Born in ^larylaud, September 3. 1837. Ap|H>inted 
from Maryland as Third Amntant Enijineer, July 1. 1861 ; onlereil. July 30, 
1861, to report on U. S. tiajr-ship " Lancjvster." Pacitic Station, for duty on 
X^. S- S- "Wyoming;" reported on U. S. S. " Lancaster." August 22. 1861 : 
on board U. S. S. "Wyoming" fivm September 6. 1861. to July 23. 1864; 
was on the " Wyoming " when she had theengtigtMuent with three ships and six 
shoi-e batteries, in the Straits of Simona Seki. Inland Sea. Japan. July 16. 1863 : 
experimental duty Navy Yard. Xew York, from August 18. 1864. to July 10, 
1865; on U. S. iron-dad "Dictator." from July 10, 1865. to Septembt^r 5, 
18t>.">; on V. S. S. " Pensacola." from October 26. 1865. to April 19. 1869. 
CvHumissioned Fir,<t As^if^tnnt Eii(]ineer. January 1. 1868; on U. S monitor 
" Miantonoinah." frvnn November 11. 1869. to May 27, 1870; on U. S. moni- 
tor "Terror." fnun December 2. 1870. to January 21. 1871 ; on U. S. iron- 
clad "Dictator." from January 21. 1871. to June 28. 1871; on U. S. S. 
" Canandaigiu\." from October 2. 1872. to November 23. 1873. Commis- 
sioned l\i!t-'<td A<''i--itant Enffiiiter, February 24. 1874; ordered to U. S. tlag- 
ship " Hartfoixl." October 2, 1874; on U. S. S. " Hartford."' November 20, 
1874 ; on U. S. S. "" Sjico." from November 20 to December 2. 1874 ; on U. 
8. S. " Yantic." from Detvmber 2. 1874 to January 25. 1876 ; on U. S. S. 
" Sact">." from January 28. 1876. to July 13. 1876 : on U. S. monitor " Wyan- 
dotte," July 24 to 28. 1877 : on U. S. monitor" Pass^aic," frou) July 28. 1877, 
to January 2. 1880; on U. S. S. " Swatara." January 6. 1880. to December 
15, 1882; on duty at ^[are Island Navy Yard, from September 17. 1883, to 
;May 25. 1885 ; on U. S. S. " Hartford." May 25 to June 3. 1885 ; on U S. S. 
" Mohican." from June 4, 1885. to August 21. 1888. Commissioned Chief 
EiKjiiiter. December 2. 1887 ; on l^. S. receiving-ship " Franklin." from 
April 17. L'^89. to November 13, 1891 ; on U. S S. " Atlanta," from Novem- 
ber 13, 1891. to July 18. 1893; on U S. S. " Charleston." from July 20. 
1893. to June 17. 1894; on recommendation of Medical Board ot' Survey. 
June 4. 1874. oniered. June 17, 1894, to proceed home from Callao, Peru, 
and rejxirt to Navy Department: ordereil. July 24. 1894. Ivfore the V. S. 
Naval Retiring Board, at Washington. D. C. : was examined and rei>im- 
niended to be retiretl for physical disabilitv. Was placi\l on the ivtired list 
August 27. 1894. 

B. C. Gowing. — Born in New York. Graduated. July. 11. 1S61. from the 
I\ensc?olaer Polytechnic Institute, ot' Troy. New York ; September, 21, 1861, 



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ticipated in taking of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, also New Orleans; the 
"Oneida " and "Kennebec" were the fii-st Union vessels that went up the 



- - jp . 
J\[ississippi River, hoisting the flag at the several cities and villages as thev 
proceedetl ; was with Farragul at the passing and repassing of the batteries at 
Vicksburg. jNIississii^pi ; in three skirmishes with guerillas at Grand Gulf, 
and one at Baton Konge, Louisiana; in the light off Brazos, Texas; August 
17, 18«i2. the " Kennebec " joined Admiral Farragut's Blockading S(|uadron. 
ori" ]Mobile, Alabama, where he remained two years, then returned home. 
]\[ay. lSt)o. was promoted to 6Vco/ui^ A^,'ii.^i<uit Eiuiiiuer ; November, 1(S()4, 
was ordered to the "Hibiscus," and joined Ivear-Admiral Bailey's East Gulf 
Sipiadron, cruising between Key West and St. Andrew's Bay, Florida ; was 
with Commodore Shufeldt in the skirmishes and eugagement up the St. Mark's 
River. Florida; August, 18b5, returned with the "Hibiscus" to New York, 
thence hou'.e ; November, 1805, on special duty at Boston, INIass., fitting out 
the " Ashuelot ; " from January, 188t), to January, 1807, on duty at the V. S. 
Naval Academy as instructor ttfSte-ani-Engineering; December, 1867, ordered 
to the "Kearsarge," and made a two and one-half years' cruise in the South 
Pacitic Station, visiting the South Sea Islands and Australia ; at Callao, 
Peru, joined the Hag-ship "Saranac" (Rear Admiral Turner); left her at 
San Francisco, California, October, 1870, and came home; was examined for 
promotiou, and was commissioned as Fivftt Asi<if<tant EiKjincer, dating Irom 
October 11, 1800; on the monitor " jNIahopac," .lanuary, February and 
]\[arch, 1872 ; then ordered to the llag-ship " Lancaster," at Rio de Janeiro, 
Brazil; September, 1872, joined the "Wasp," at jNIontevideo, Uraguay ; 
returned home, August, 1874; December, 1874, ordered to the " Yantic,'' at 
Hong Kong, Cliina ; served ou the Asiatic Station during 1875 and 1870; 
then started for home in the ship, reaching the United States, Mav, 18, 1877 ; 
Navy Yard, New York, 1878-81; " B^rooklyu," S. A. Station, 1881-4. 
Promoted to CItief Engineer, February 15, 1880; " Alert," Paeilic Station, 
1880-90; "Kearsarge," N. A. Station] May, 1893, to date of total wreck of 
that ship on Roncador reef, Caribbean Sea, February 2, 1894; " ]Machias," 
September, 1894; U. S. Naval Hospital, Brooklyn," N. Y., September 24, 
1894, to February 2, 1895; jilaced on retired list, January 28, 1895, for 
])hysical disability received in line of duty. 

iDavid Phillips Jones. — Member American Society Mechanical Engi- 
neers, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Born in 
Philadelphia, 1841. Educated at Central High School in 1859; appointed 
one of the principal Examiners of the Utah Government Surveys, and was 
also Resident Engineer of the Surveyor-General's Oflice, Utah Territory ; 
entered the naval "service in March, 1802, as Third A-<<isfant Engineer, and 
attached to the U. S. steamer " Cimerone," North and South Atlantic 
Blockading Squadrons, while on that vessel participated in various actions 
on James River, following McCIellan's Peninsula campaign; also in en<:age- 
meuts ou St. John's River, Florida, resulting in the second capture of Jack- 
sonville, Florida; in 1803, attached to U. S. iron-clad "Sangamon," partici- 
pating in many engagements \\\\ the James River, Va.; the " Sangamon ' was 
the vessel that "received the Confederate Peace Commissioners — Stevens, Camp- 
bell and others — who came to Hampton Roads to meet President Lincoln ; 
in the fall of 1803, detached from the " Sangamon," being condemned by 



350 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. vS. NAVY. 

medical survey ; in 1864, ordered to U. S. steamer " Mendota," at New York, 
and promoted to Second A--<sl-<taid Engineer ; the " Mendota " was assigned 
to the James River Division of the North Atlantic S(|iiadron, and parlici[)ated 
in the battle of Bermuda Hundred, where General Butler was driven back ; 
the " Mendota " was engaged in many serious actions up the James River 
during the trying campaign of 1804^5, and at the fall of Richmond was 
guard-ship olf that city ; while attached to this vessel, lying at Hampton 
Roads, was bearer of dispatches to General Grant announcing the fall of Fort 
Fisher; Grant at that time was at City Point, and the river was infested 
with guerrilla parties ; the trip from Fortress INIonroe to army headquarters 
was made at night, on the little steamer "Martha Washington ;" after the 
fall of Richmond, the "Mendota" was stationed off Brandy wine Shoals, 
searching all passing vessels for the assassin Booth ; from July, 1865, to Sep- 
tember, 1867, attached to U. S steamer '• Powhatan," in South Pacific Sta- 
tion ; the " Powhatan " was one of the convoys of the iron-clad "^Monadnock," 
on her memorable voyage to the Pacific ; while attached to this vessel, wit- 
nessed the bombardment of Valparaiso and Callao by the Spanish fleet; in 
1867, promoted to Passed Assistant Engineer, and attached to U. S. steamer 
"Gettysburg," which vessel was engaged in sounding between Key West, 
Havana and Aspinwall, preparatory to laying the first telegraph cable be- 
tween these points ; in 1869-70, attached to U. S. steamer " Michigan ; " 
afterwards, while on an extended leave, was Constructing Engineer of the 
St. Louis and Southeastern Railway, and while holding that })osition designed 
and built the great railway transfers on the Ohio River, at Evausville, Ind., 
and Henderson, Ky. ; in 1873, attached to Bureau of Steam Engineering; 
and from 1874-9 was instructor in steam-engineering at the Naval Acad- 
emy ; while on that duty, organized the department of ^Mechanical Drawing 
for the Cadet Engineers; in 1879, attached temporarily to torpedo-boat 
"Alarm ; " and afterwards assigned to the U. S. S. " Nipsic," cruising in the 
Mediterranean ; while attached to the " Nipsic," witnessed the second day's 
bombardment of Alexandria. Egypt, by the English fleet; in 1883-4, at- 
tached to Bureau of Steam-Engineering; afterwards, while on leave, was 
President of the West Kansas Construction Company ; from 1885-8, on 
duty as Professor IMechanical Engineering Kansas Normal College ; after- 
wards ordered to the U. S. S. " Ranger," on the Pacific Coast ; December, 
188 '. until retirement, June 21, 1892. U. S N. training-station, Newport, R. I. 

Edward A. Magee. — Born in New^ York. Appointed Third Assista)d 
Engineer in 1862 ; "Itasca," West Gulf Squadrcm, 1862; steamer " Rhode 
Island," N. A. Station, 1863 ; Bureau of Steam Engineering, 1863-4. Pio- 
moted to Second Assistant Engineer, 1863 ; " Shenandoah," S. A. Station, 
1864-5; "Towanda" (third-rate \ 1866; "Swatara," West India Station, 
1867-9. Promoted to First Assistant Engineer, 1868; Navv Yard. New 
York, 1869-70; "Canonicus" (iron-clad), N. A. Station, 1.S71-2 ; '• Wasp," 
S. A. Station, 1872-6 ; " training-ship " Minnesota," 1876-9 ; Experimental 
Board, New York, 1879-81 ; " Vandalia," North Atlantic Station, 1881-3 ; 
training-ship " Minnesota," 1884-6 ; "Richmond," North Atlantic Station, 
1886-9. Promoted to Chief Engineer, February 28, 1889 ; Navy Yard, 
New York, 1889-90; member Board of Inspection, New York, 1890-2; 
" Adam.s," Pacific Station, 1893 to November, 1894 ; receiving-ship "Inde- 
pendence," November 16, 1894, to May, 1895 ; treatment Naval Hospital, 
New York, May, 1895. Retired, November 4, 1895. 

Jefferson Brown. — Appointed to Engineer Corps, U. S. Navy, Decem- 
ber 17, 1862; ordered to U- S. S. "Mississippi," January. 1863, and, under 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 351 

Admiral Farragut, participated in the battle of Port Hudson ; was made 
prisoner there, together with captain of marines, a mate, and forty men, after 
the vessel had been destroyed and the officers and crew lauded opposite the 
Confederate works ; taken to Jackson, Miss. ; paroled in May, 1803, and 
ordered to iron-clad " Canonicus," after having been exclianged'for an officer 
by the same name, who was captured on the "Atlanta ; " was in several en- 
gagements on James River, in 1864 ; Hewlett's Battery, Dutch Gap, etc. ; 
January, 1865, ordered to the " Wacliusett," as Assistant Engineer, and 
made cruise in China, Japan, and the East; in 1868, to the " Yantic," in 
"West Indies ; during the cruise the vessel became infected with yellow fever, 
and Commander Abbot, his clerk, and three seamen died and were buried at 
sea; in January, 1871, ordered to the "Terror," at Havana; afterwards to 
the New York Navy Yard, as assistant to Chief Engineers Wood and Hen- 
derson. Promoted to Passed Assistant Engineer, January 1, 1868; in 1873, 
ordered to the " Manhattan." Key West ; in 1876, to the iron-clad " JNIan- 
hattan," in charge of machinery, and during the next five years served on the 
following-named iron-clads: "Dictator," "Catskill," "INIahopac," "Nahant," 
and "Lehigh;" "Alliance," N. A. Station, 1881-3; on the "Alliance," in 
1881, made the Arctic cruise in search of the " Jeannette," reaching North 
Latitude 80° 10' north of Spitzbergen, within 90 miles of the highest 
record by this route, and farthest north of any American war-ship ; the "Al- 
liance " advanced to the permanent ice-pack, and while in the ice narrowly 
escaped wreck ; remained until November of same year ; special duty. New 
York, 1883-6 ; " Yantic," N. A. Station, 1887-90 ; receiving-ship "" Ver- 
mont," January, 1891 ; detached from " Vermont " and retired, from physi- 
cal disability, August 2, 1892. 

Herschell Main. — Appointed from District of Columbia. Acting Third 
Assistant Engineer, October 10, 1866. Appointed Third Assistant Engineer, 
June 3, 1868 ; Second Assistant Engineer, June 6, 1869 ; Passed Assistant 
Engineer, November 20, 1874; " Pensacola," 1869-71; Bureau of Steam- 
Engineering, 1871-3 ; " Michigan," Northwestern lakes, 1873-4; " Maho- 
pac," proved Boiler, April 6, to June 1, 1888 ; member of Board to Test the 
U Street Pumping-Eugines, Washington ; Office of Naval Intelligence, Navy 
Department, June 1, 1888, to 1890 ; " Vesuvius," June, 1890, to 1892 ; U. S. 
receiving-ship "Minnesota," May, 1892-94; Inspector of Machinery, New- 
port News, Va., February, 1894, to date of retirement, September, 1895. 

Robert R. Leitch. — Appointed C'ar/e^ Engineer, October, 1, 1871 ; Second 
Assistant, Januarv 23, 1874; Passed Assistant, January 15, 1879; " Ajax," 
N. A Station. 1873-4 ; " Ossipee," N. A. Station, 1874-6 ; " Fortune," special 
service, 1877-9 ; Asiatic Station, 1881-4 ; Navy Yard, Washington, 1885-7 ; 
" Chicago," special service, 1887-91 ; Navy Yard, New York, 1891-4 ; 
" Cincinnati," June, 1894; leave of absence, December, 1894; "Mohican," 
January, 1894. Commissioned Chiff Engineer, March, 1895 ; waiting orders, 
December, 1895. Retired, February, 1896. 

Henry Herwig. — Appointed from Indiana. Assistarit Engineer, Sep- 
tember 9, 1874 ; Passed Assistant, May 22, 1880 ; " Canandaigua," N. A. 
Station, 1874-6; Bureau of Steam-Engineering, 1877-80 ; " Galena," Euro- 
pean Station, 1881-4; Bureau of Steam-Engineering, 1884-7; Asiatic Sta- 
tion, 1887-90; Navy Yard, Washington, 1891-3; waiting orders, June, 
1893 ; " Fern," January, 1894 ; sick-leave, February, 1895 ; waiting orders, 
July, 1895. Retired, January, 1896. 



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MARINE CORPS-ACTIVE LIST. 



COLONEL-COMMANDANT. 

Charles Heywood. — Born in Maine, 1839. Appointed from New 
York. Conimi.ssoned as Second Lientenant, April 5, 1>^58 ; Marine Bur 
racks, Washington; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, Se})tember 1, 1858; on 
duty at Stateu Island during quarantine riots, [September 2 to 11, 1858; 
frigate " Niagara," special service, employed to take captured Africans back 
to Africa, September 12, 1858; steamer "St. Louis," Home Squadron, 
stationed at Greytown, looking after the filibuster Walker, December, 1858; 
invalided, and sent to Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., from Aspinwall, 
January, i860 ; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, April, 1860 ; steamer "Cumber- 
land," flag-ship of S(inadron of Observation, Vera Cruz, Mexico, September, 
1860; March, 18()1, "Cumberland" returned to Hampton Roads; was 
present at the destruction of Norfolk Navy Yard. Promoted to First Lien- 
tenant, May, 1861 ; landed with marines at Hatteras Inlet, and was present 
at the capture of Forts Clark and Hatteras, August, 1861. Promoted to 
Captain, November, 1861 ; was on a number of boat expeditions in the 
James River during the winter of 1861-2 ; was on board the "Cumberland " 
during the fight with the ram " INIerrimac " and consorts, INIarch 8, 18(52, and 
was favorably mentioned by Lieutenant Morris, commanding officer, at the 
time, as follows : 

" Washington, April 12, 1862. 

" Sir. — Owing to the hurried manner in which my ofKcial report to Captain Radford 
was made, I omitted to mention to you the gallant conduct of Lieutenant Charles Hey- 
wood, U. S. Marine Corps, whose bravery upon the occasion of the light with tlie 
' Merrimac ' won my higliest apphiuse. May I respectfully ask that this be appended to 
my former report? " Very respectfully, 

" Your obedient servant, 
(Signed) "Geo. E. Morris, 

"Hon. Gideon Wells." "Lieutenant-Commander." 

Marine Barricks, Brooklyn. 1862 ; Recruiting Rendezvous, New York, 
July, 1862; frigate "Sabine," special service, after the "Alabama," Sep- 
tember 5, 1862 ; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, April, 1863 ; " Ticonderoga," 
flag-ship, West India Flying Squadron, special service, after " Alabama," 
June, 1863; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, October, 1863 ; applied for duty 
on board flag-ship " Hartford," and was ordered to command the guard of 
that vessel as Fleet Marine-Ofticer, West Gulf Squadron, November, 1863; 
landed with maiines of the squadron at the Pensacola Navy Yard to protect 
government property against an apprehended attack ; was on board the flag- 
ship " Hartford " at the battle of IMobile Bay, and the capture of Forts 
Morgan, Gaines, and Powell, ram " Tennessee," steamers " Gaines " and 
" Selma ; " August, 1864, had command of two 9-inch guns, and was favorably 
mentioned by Captain Drayton ; was ordered to take charge of Fort Powell 
after its capture, and remained in command, guarding Grant's Pass, thirty 
days; "Hartford" returned home, December, 1864; ordered to Marine 
Barracks, Brooklyn, January, 1865; Recruiting Rendezvous, Philadelphia, 
July, 1865; received brevets of Major and Lieutenant- Colonel for dis- 
tinguished gallantry in the presence of the euemy ; ordered to command 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 353 

marines at Navy Yard, Washington, November, 1865 ; frigate '• Franklin," 
Admiral Farragut, European Station, as Fleet Marine-Officer, May, 1867 ; 
Marine Barracks, Washington, January, 1869 ; ordered to command Marine 
Barracks, AVashington, April, 1869 ; ordered to command Marine Barracks, 
Norfolk, May, 1871 ; ordered to frigate " Franklin," as Fleet Marine-Officer, 
North Atlantic Station, December, 1873 ; January, 1874, was transferred to 
frigate " Wabash ; " was attaclied to the " Wabash " during the naval drill at 
Key AVest, and had command of the Marine Battalion at all the drills on 
shore of the men attached to the squadron ; detached fi-om " Wabash," May, 
1874 ; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, June, 1874 ; ordered to New Orleans to 
report to Admiral Mullany as Fleet Marine-Officer, North Atlantic Station, 
December, 1874 ; was attached to Admiral Mullany's staff during the troubles 
in New Orleans, and in June, 1875, was ordered to command the guard of 
the " Worcester," in addition to fleet duties; transferred to " Hartford," Jan- 
uary, 1876; detached, July, 1876 ; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, September, 
1876. Promoted Major, November 1, 1876 ; ordered to command Marine 
Barracks, Washington, December, 1876 ; July and August, 1877, had com- 
mand of a battalion of marines at Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Reading, 
Pennsylvania, during the labor riots, and was honorably mentioned by Major- 
General Hancock, commanding division of the Atlantic. The following are 
the copies of orders received from Major-General Hancock : 

" Headquarters Military Du'ision of the Atlantic, 
" New York City, August 13, 1877. 
" General Orders No. 46. 

" The mariues now at Reading, Pennsylvania, under command of Colonel Ileywood, 
when relieved by the detachment of United States artillery, ordered there for that pur- 
pose, will proceed to the Marine Barracks, Washington, District of Columbia, reporting 
to the proper naval authorities. The Major-General Commanding desires to express his 
high appreciation of the excellent conduct and soldierly qualities of the marines during 
the entire period of the recent disorders. Citizens and soldiers are united in admiration 
of the soldierly bearing, excellent discipline and devotion to duty displayed by them 
while at Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Reading. A copy of this order will be forwarded 
to the Honorable Secretary of the Navy, that he may be informed of the valuable services 
and arduous duties rendered by the marines while serving in the Military Division of 
the Atlantic. 

"By command of Major-General Hancock. 

(Signed) "John S. Wharton, 
"Official. " Captain 19th Infantry, Act'g Ass't Adj't General. 

(Signed) "John S. Wharton, 

" Captain 19th Infantry, Aide-de-Camp. 

" Colonel Heywood, U.S. Marines." 

" Headquarters Military Division of the Atlantic, 
New York, October 26, 1877. 

" To Major Charles Heywood, 

" U. S. Marines, Marine Barracks, Washington, D. C. : 
" Sir,— I am directed by Major-General Hancock to furnish you with the following 
extract from a special report made by him on the 24th inst., to the Adjutant-General of 

the army : ^ , 

" 'Headquarters Military Division of the Atlantic, 
" ' New York City, October 24, 1877. 
"'To the Adjutant- General, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C. : 

"'Sir,— 

*********** 
" 'While all the officers are entitled to commendation in their respective spheres, I 

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354 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

deem it incumbent upon me to mention the names of the following, who heUl com- 
mands at important points during the disturbances, and certain staff officers as well, 
whose services were especially valuable. 

" 'Major Charles Heywood, U. S. Marines. 
*********** 

" ' Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

(Signed) " ' Winfield S. Hancock, 

" ' Major-General Comvianding Dii'ision.' 

' ' I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

(Signed) " James B. Fry, 

" Assistant Adjutant General." 

The following is an extract from a letter from the Hon. Secretary of the 
Navy to the Colonel Commandant, U. S. M. C, dated August 17, 1877 : 
*********** 

"This was to be expected from the well-establisiied character of the marines, but is 
none the less gratifying to the Department, and it desires to express through you, to both 
officers and men, its high appreciation of them, and to assure tliem of its readiness to 
co-operate in the adoption of any measures necessary to their comfort and an increase of 
their efficiency. They are a most important arm of the national defence, and the readi- 
ness with which they have responded to the recent summons of the De{)artment to aid 
in the suppression of unlawful combinations of men, no less than their proficiency in 
discipline, proves that they may be confidently relied upon whenever the public exigency 
shall call them into active service. " Respectfully, 

(Signed) "R.W.Thompson, 

' ' Secretary of the Nairy. 
"Colonel Charles G. McCawley, 

" Commanding Marine Corps, Headquarters, D. C." 

May, 1880, ordered to command Marine Barracks, Mare Island, Cal.; 
detached, February. 1883, and ordered to command JMarine Barracks, 
Brooklyn, N, Y. Colonel Heywood, in obedience to the following telegram, 
organized and oquip])ed a battalion of two hundred and fifty marines for 
duty on the Isthmus of Panama, to open the transit and protect American 
lives and property. 

" Navy Department, April 1, 1885. 
(Telegram. ) 

"Commandant, Navy Yard, New Y'ork : 
" Every available ofhcer and man from all the stations are ordered to report without 
delay at Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, for service on the Isthmus of Panama. 

" Detail Major Heywood, four officers, and every available man from the ' Colorado,* 
' Minnesota,' and Barracks, to join the Pacific Mail steamer in a few days, fully equipped. 
" Retain guard of 'Omaha.' Major Heywood will command the whole force. Letter 
to-morrow. (Signed) " C. G. McCawley, 

" Colonel-Commandant." 

Reported with battalion of two hundred and fifty men at the expiration of 
twenty-four liours frou) the date of the order, and sailed for the Isthmus. 
Arrived at Aspinwall on the niglit of the 11th of April, 1885, and at six 
o'clock the next morning disembarked. At six o'clock the same night, 
occupied, with the entire command, the railroad company's buildings at the 
Panama end of the line, forty-seven and a half miles distant, situated outside 
the walls of the city of Panama, and the transit was opened. The transit 
was kept open by a detachment on every train. Subsequently, Colonel Hey- 
wood, reinforced by the second battalion, and during the remainder of the 
occupation by our forces, had under his command nearly eight hundred 
marines, besides a strong detachment of sailors and artillery. Colonel Hey- 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 355 

wood and his command were the first to arrive and the last to leave the 
Isthmus, which was only done when the rebel forces had surrendered and the 
Federal authority was reinstated. 

The following is a copy of a letter received from Rear- Admiral James E. 
Jouett, commanding naval force, North Atlantic Station : 

" AsPiNWALL, U. S. C, May 22, 1885. 
"Colonel Chakles Heywood, U. S. M. C, 

" Commanding Marine Battalion, Isthmus of Panama. 
" Sir — 

" \'our departure from the Isthmus with your command gives me occasion to express 
my high estimation of the Marine Battalion. You and your battalion came from home 
at the first sound of alarm, and you have done hard and honest work. The Marine 
Battalion has been constantly at the front, where danger and disease were sure to come, 
first and always. When a confiict has seemed imminent, I have relied with most implicit 
confidence ou that body of tried soldiers. No confiict has come, but 1 am well aware how 
nobly and steadily through weary and anxious nights, exposed to a deadly climate, tiie 
marines have guarded our country's interest. 

" Please communicate to your command my grateful acknowledgment of their faithful 
service on the Isthmus of Panama, and accept my sincere thanks for your earnest and 
valuable assistance. (Signed) "J. E. Jouett, 

' ' Rear-Admiral Commanding. ' ' 

Commanding Marine Barracks, Washington, D. C, March, 1888, to Jan- 
uary, 1891. Promoted to Lieutenant- Colonel, March 9, 1888. Appointed 
Colonel- Commandant of II. S. Marine Corps, January 30, 1891. 

GENERAL STAFF. 

Green Clay Goodloe. — Commissioned Second Lieutenant, April 21, 
1869 ; Fird Lieutenant, January 12, 1876 ; Major and Paymaster, March 17, 
1877. Ordered to Marine Barracks, Washington, D. C, April, 1869; to 
Fort Myer, October, 1869, for instructions in Army Code of Signals. After 
finishing course, ordered to Brooklyn, N. Y., as instructor; March 7, 1871, 
attached to Post; detached March 24, 1871, and ordered to Annapolis, Md. ; 
detached May 15, 1871, and joined U. S. S. •' Wachusett," June 1, 1871 ; 
detached after full cruise of three years, and ordered to Barracks, Head(iuar- 
ters; ordered Navy Yard, January 2, 1875; March 15, to U. S. S. "Michi- 
gan ; " detached December 18, 1876, and ordered to Barracks, Headquarters. 
Stationed at Washington, D. C., to present date, 1898. 

George C. Reid. — Born in Ohio. Commissioned as Second Lieutenant, 
July 2, 1864; Headquarters, 1864-6; steam-sloop " Monongahela," W.I. 
Squadron, 1867. Appointed Aide-de camp to Commandant, 1867 ; Head- 
quarters, 1867-76. Commissioned as First Lieutenant, 1869; flag-ship 
"Trenton," European Station, 1877-8 ; steamer "Marion," 1878-9; Marine 
Barracks, Portsmouth, N. H., 1881 ; '• Vandalia," 1882-4 ; Marine Barracks, 
Boston. 1884-5; Panama Expedition, April and May, 1885 ; Marine Bar- 
racks, Bo.ston, 1885-7. Promoted Captain, Ajiril 2, 1884 ; Marine Barracks, 
Washington, 1888-9; "Chicago," Squadron of Evolution, 1889-92; Marine 
Barracks, Navy Yard, Washington, 1892-94. Promoted to Adjutant and Li- 
spector with the rank of Major May, 1894; Headquarters ^larine Barracks, 
Washington, May, 1894, to date, June, 1898. 

Frank Lee Denny. — Born in and appointed from Indiana. Commis- 
sioned as Second Lieutenant, June 16, 1880 ; Marine Bairacks, New York 
and xlnnapolis, 1880-1 ; U. S. steamer, " Quinnehaug," European Station, 
1881-4 ; with detachment United States forces on shore at Alexandria, Egypt, 



356 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

July 14 to 24, 1882; commanded marines of detachment Tnlv M tr. oa 

June, 18117. ^el""-"), 1891; Captam and Amstant quartermaster, 

Ca t-iin ArVr 1 ""'7- ^P°^ the declaration of war a-ainst .Spain 

oi^Zj^":^ llf'^ active service, and is at this date se vin^i 
cZ7M:^:L"cul,t "" ""'^^ Lientenant-Colouel Huntington, at 

COLONEL. 

anfZ-da'l^^r.l'^r^i^ ^r^y'r^: Commissioned ^ec.n./ i/..e.- 

i.vW..K./,kptembe^f86r^ ^^^-^^T' ^^^^^^ "^'-^ 

AVashington, I) C Xovembe? 1 Sfil ' ' ^«!^'"'\^;>>"g Marine Barracks, 

m^MtK V iV .■' r^®^^"®'^' l^^l' commanding Manne Barriok^ Pnrt^ 

I" tins connection, General French reports as follows ' 

ton ;-co.n„^; -S ^S^^S^ oSl^'i"'^! ^"-'^^^r^^^ ''! *''« "«'- ^'^ ^^ '-'-- 
a passenger train (made prisone o S^ene rFr ntli f'' 'fr'''' ""'"''^'y '"^^^ "'P^"'"^^' 
the l.ridge over (Gunpowder Kh-er 'X cih- of Ph"i '. TJ '■ '" '^''V",TH '^' ='"^ ^""'^^ 
reports, and a feeling of deureiion wMnl. ^ . V" =" ^Ip h,a was full of the -lo.uniest 

WasIiingtonlKidfallel The^\\Tr,eD-ri "Z"^^" ;' ^"="^^ ^'''^^-^^''^^^ »•>='' 

all the available troous at tL UV^f ^ .? V'*'"*''^ '" ^^'''"'^ *^^="^' ='"^1- ''^' telegraph 

At the .a,ne ti.ne aSatch reolt te^'lfo'^''"''^ *" assemble at Havre de Grace. Md! 
eight hours' time three^ o s3 mer^l,?d rl^. fT'/'n'"'""^^ ""^ ^''^"'- ^" ^^^ than 
F. was the lin.t on the gro S with a snten'.? ^,1 r ''^' f"^^' "'' ^'^^ •'^^"'^^«- ^'^P'^"" 
and eight tield-howit.g. Tl ^ t^^l ^nl^^;?::^^:^::; [^J^i^SS: 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 357 

structions of the bridges, and others were made to demonstrate upon tlie rebel rear and 
flanks preparatory to an advance. The same day the travel through to Baltimore was 
opened. Early, threatened in every direction, fell back. . . . For this duty received the 
brevet of Lkutenani-Colonel, for mt-ritorious services in defeating a rebel raid at ( Junpow- 
der River in July, 18ti4 ; llag-ship ' Hartford,' Fleet Marine Ollicer, Asiatic Squadron, 
1865-8 ; while attaehed to the ' Hartford,' commanded marines in the attack on the Island 
of Formosa; this fight was an unusually severe and exhausting one, owing to the climate 
and the nature of the ground. For this engagement he was brevetted a Major for gallant 
and meritorious services in the action with the savages at Formosa, June lij, 18<;7 ; Octo- 
ber II, 1870 commanded the marines in the colored riots at Philadelphia, in enforcing 
the Fifteenth Amendment, being the first vote of the colired people." 

In 1869, coniinaiuied the troops while aiding the revenue officers in break- 
ing up the whiskey distilleries in the city of Philadelphia ; from June 10, 
1872, and part of 1873, in Europe on special duty; September, 1873, U. S. 
frigate "Minnesota;" from December, 1874-6, Fleet Marine Officer, North 
Pacific Squadron ; August, 1876, commanding marines. League Island ; Feb- 
ruary 11, 1877-8, commanding marines, Norfolk, Va. ; during summer of 
1877, commanded Second Battalion Marines during the labor riots; on his 
return he and his command were complimented in general orders by the 
Honorable Secretary of the Navy and General Hancock ; while at Norfolk, 
in 1887, was the first officer commanding regular troops to participate in the 
Southern Memorial Day and decorate the graves of men of the South who 
fell in the War of the Rebellion ; in 1879, graduated at Torpedo School, New- 
port, R. I.; in 1879-81, commanded Recruiting Rendezvous at Philadelphia; 
Sejjtember, 1882, coninumded marines while in camp at Mount \'ernon Bar- 
racks, Alabama, and afterwards at Pensacola Navy Yard ; in 1883, com- 
manded mariues for a short time on receiving-ship " Colorado." February 
24, 1884, commissioned Major. In 1885-87, commanded marines at Nor- 
folk, Va. ; during the Panama Expedition of this period conveyed marines 
of the barracks and training-ships in the U. S. S. " Despatch," from Norfolk 
to New York ; part of 1887-8 commanded marines at League Island, Phila. ; 
commanded marines at jNIare Island Navy Yard, June, 1888, to November, 
1892 Commissioned Lieutenant- Colonel, January 30. 1891. Commis.sioned 
Colonel, July 11, 1892; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, New York, Novem- 
ber, 1892-96 ; commanding Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, N. H., in 1896-7 ; 
commanding Marine Barracks. League Island, Phila., 1897, to present date, 
June, 1898. 

LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. 

Robert W. Huntington. — Commissioned as Second Lieutenant, 1861 ; 
Marine Barracks, Washington, 1861 ; attached to Marine Battalion at bat- 
tle of Bull Run ; served in Marine Battalion, co-operating with South 
Atlantic Squadron, 1861-2; sloop "Jamestown," East India Squadron, 
1862-5. (Commissioned as Captain, June 21, 1864; INIarine Barracks, 
Brooklyn, 1866 ; Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, 1866-7 ; Marine Barracks, 
Gosport, 1867; Headquarters, 1867-8; Marine Barracks, Bcston, 1868-9 ; 
"Lancaster," Hag-ship, South Atlantic S(iuadron. 1870-2; Marine Barracks, 
Portsmouth, 1873-4 ; Marine Barracks, Washington, 1875 ; Marine Bar- 
racks, Portsmouth, 1875-6; commanding marines at League Island, 1876; 
Fleet Marine-Officer, North PaciHc Station, 1876-9 ; Marine Barracks, An- 
napolis, 1879-83; Marine Barracks, Boston, Mass., 1883; commanding 
Marine Barracks, Norfolk, Va., 1884; Panama Expedition, April and 
May, 1885; Marine Barracks, Norfolk, Va., 1885; commanding ^larine 
Barracks, Annapolis, 1885-7; "Trenton," special service, 1887-9. Pro- 



358 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY 

ing the coolness and nerve of verpr':;n the .Spaniards, the men show- 

racks, C ha destown AF-i*^ l><fl9.Ar • t, ^,. I'^' ^^'^l-J ; JMaime Bar- 
Marine B^.n/a" >„ r L^Vo^Hf-N^S^^^f.'"''"". *;'•'"' '^"'»"""- 1»6-'; 

Squadron ISHtAs X, -C, -.mT' "l"7' ■ li'?'''''''' "'^■■^' I'"''". 
mX; Marino lian^ufcSn, khn N v"!" ■^"'m "<■'''"*», ^^^'Iro,^. 
town, jr.ass., 18««-70 r,„„ n,;',: i " /, '" •. '^'"'''"« Barracks, Charles- 
Fleet 18761.S ,vhie atta eTr I? P ':"'"Z'' ^''"} ^-■^^'*^- Pacific 
charge of a bo„t™n.„ t d em , h^, 1 f ''I' "''""^'''■■C'l and took 

on fire^ loaded „i,h a ;a;^,o;e,rXu r^d'C ,.:::^.'X4:.;^'/f '''■'' ""^ 
explosion ; received a letter of thanks fn m tL T. r '''"'^'t^^''> f^^-^""g an 
vices rendered on the oc^a.ion Td tl . f I • '^'" ffovernnient for ser- 
conKnandingthes,n,adrr ''T'.ftVl ^^^"^'^^^ ^^^^ter from ti,e admiral 

you a cop? of aMeu^ft.on'\hfti;r;;;;ntgr: t^^ 

Departn.eut of State, conveving the tha k f he T .1 "'^^^•"' ^° ^^" 

yourself and other otHcers, for £;llant a',d 'j- if, -^^^^^'^ government to 

occasion of a fire on boa'rd ot^l ^ n b k^l^M^^^^^^^^^^ <^" ^^-. 

Callao, on June 25, 1873 I «il] fnkp f ' • '^^'=^i^'^\- '" the port of 

agreeable dutv can ever' fall o the lot f' ?'""" »*\''^^^- that no more 
than that of rdievin.rtho<cM'l/o n v^ •' ''"' "'"'?' ^'" ""^^'"^ ^^^^r 

and destruction, to wlu ev m tio -fhev'" ""l"',"'"' '^''''^''' ''^ ^'^il-vreck 
stances, the genu ne n u^ ^ vl ite^^^^^^ of . V Y''"^ ' ^t' ^"^'^ ^"•^^""^- 
ality ; to hi,r. all belong^.^ ^ r::\^ ,t- "rh^r '^ r'' ^""" "' "^^'^^"- 
actuated vou, in vour spirited be . v1 .r ? ' ' .i '^.f^'itiments seem to have 

of the lialian 4rk •' eh I^'V^'t^ '-'^'-^ 

1874-5;MarineBa;acUpt.outl/xH l^rs'^M^'"'"';^ Boston Mass., 
town, lAIass.. LS70-J)- U S ^.rs];;n ^t ' J^^^^^^ 

member of Board of In.peciion^Tss^>.Ar''"p ^'^^'^P^'^" t^leet, 1878-81; 
l.^S3-6; comnuuid of Ei^'iSraVN X^^^^^^ ^^- »•, 

188.-90. While in command cJ^;:^!;::,.in:^t \;;;;^^^-•S";•eSi^d 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U, S. NAVY. 359 

several letters of commendation from the commandant of the station for the 
efficiency of the Marine Guard, etc. ; recruiting service, Boston, 1890-1. 
Commissioned Major, February 2, 1891 ; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, 
Boston, July, 1892-94 ; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Mare Island, June 
1894-98 ; Marine Barracks, Boston, March, 1898, to present date, June, 
1898. Commissioned Lieutenant- Colonel., June, 1898. 

Robert L. Meade. — Born in District of Columbia. Appointed from 
Tennessee. Connnissioned as Second Jyleutenant, June 14, 1862; Marine 
Barracks, Gosport, 1862; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1862-3; had com- 
mand of a Company of Marines on duty in the city of New York during the 
eight days' riot in tliat city in July, 1863 ; S. A. Blockading Squadron, 1863; 
taken prisoner, September 7, 1863, in the night attack on Fort Sumter ; bre- 
vetted Fird Lieutenant for gallant and meritorious services. Commissioned 
as First Lieutenant, April 2, 1864; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1864-5; 
steam-sloop ''Shenandoah," Asiatic Squadron, 1865-69; Navy Yard, Phila- 
delphia, 1869-72; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1873; " Michigan," on the 
lakes, 1873-4; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1875-8. Commissioned as Cap- 
tain, 1876 ; Fleet-Marine-Officer, S. A. Station, 1877-9 ; Marine Barracks, 
Brooklyn, 1879-82 ; Marine Barracks, Boston, 1883-5; Marino Barracks, 
Brooklyn, 1885; Marine Barracks^ Pensacola, 1885; Expedition to Par.ama, 
April and May, 1885; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1886-7; Marine Bar- 
racks, Boston, Mass., 1887-8; "Richmond," S. A. Station, 1888-90 ; com- 
manding Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Washington, 1890-2. Commissioned 
Major, September 6, 1892 ; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, League Island, 
Pa., 1892 ; Marine Barracks, Boston, 1894, to 1897 ; "Marine Barracks, Navy 
Yard, Portsmouth. December, 1897, to 1898; April, 1898, U. S. S. "New 
York," to date, June, 1898. 

Charles F. Williams — Born in Connecticut. Commissioned as Second 
lAeutenant, June 14, 1862; steam-frigate "Minnesota," flag-ship. North 
Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1862-3. Commissioned as First lAeutenant, 
June 10, 1864; steam-sloop " Ticonderoga," North Atlantic Blockading 
Squadron, 1864-5, cruising in search of the "Florida" during the greater 
portion of 1864, and then joining the N. A. Squadron until after the capture 
of Fort Fisher, then to the South Atlantic, operating against Charleston, S. 
C, capturing Georgetown, S. C, and garrisoning Fort White on Winyah 
Bay, the marines of the " Ticonderoga " forming part of the battalion on 
shore ; detached from the " Ticonderoga," April, 1865 ; battle of Fort Fisher 
etc. ; brevetted Captain for gallant and meritorious service ; Marine Bar- 
racks, Washington, i865-8; steam-sloop " Plymouth," European Squadron, 
1869-71; Navy Yard, Washington, 1872-4 ;' "Worcester," flag-ship, N. A. 
S., 1874-5. Commissioned as Captain, 1876; Marine Barracks, Washington, 
1876-7; Navy Yard, Norfolk. 1878; Fleet Marine-Oflicer, Pacific Station, 
1878-81; Marine Barracks, Washington, 1881-3 ; Marine Barracks, Mare 
Island, California, 1883-8; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1888-90; Phila- 
delphia, N. A. Station, 1890-2 ; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, New York, 
1892-4; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, League Island, January, 1894-5 ; 
Marine Barracks, Naval Station, Newport, March, 1895-6 ; Marine Bar- 
racks, Navy Yard, League Island, February, 1896-7. Commissioned Major, 
Februarv, 1897 ; Marine Barracks, Naval Academy, March, 1897-8 ; April, 
1898, Marine Barracks, Mare Island, California, to date. May, 1898. 

Henry Clay Cochrane. — Born in Chester, Pa. Appointed from Penn- 
sylvania ; examined for Marine Corps, August 29, 1861 ; appointed Second 
Lieutenant, accepted, and sworn in, August 30 ; but lacking the required 



360 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

age, could not be commissioned ; volunteered for duty in the navy until of 
age, and served as an Acting Master's Mate from September 7, 18(31 ; joined 
receiving-ship " North Carolina," New York, for instruction in gunnery ; 
transferred to steam-gunboat " Pembina," October, 1861, and was in Dupont. 
Expedition and battle of Port Royal, November 7, 1861 ; at capture of 
Beaufort, S. C, November 10 ; St. Helena Sound, November 1 ; Tybee 
Island, December 10 ; battle of Port Royal Ferry, January 1, 1862 ; in ac- 
tion with Thunderbolt Battery, Wai-saw Sound ; in expedition to Cumber- 
land Sound, Ga., and St. John's River, Fla., and capture of Fernandina and 
Jacksonville, March, 1862; in operations on Stono River, S C, June, 1862; 
and on l)lockade of Charleston and Savannah, 1861-2 ; served on the 
" Pembina " in West Gulf Scjuadron, Admiral Farragut, winter, 1862-3 ; in 
the pursuit of the rebel steamer, " Oreto " ("Florida"), January 15, 1863; 
commended by his commanding officer for " coolness and courage " in action 
with rebel shore batteries near Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay. Appointed 
Second Lieutenant, confirmed, March 10, 1863, while on blockade off Alobile; 
ordered to Headquarters of Marine Corps, and joined, INIay, 1868; Marine 
Barracks, Cairo and Mound City, 111., 1864 ; sent by Admiral Porter on 
expedition to suppress smuggling of contraband goods into Kentucky ; 
commended by commanding officer (Col. Broome) for " remarkable service " 
and "great courage and energy" in recapturing escaped desperadoes under 
sentence of court-martial; special duty, Chattanooga, Tenn., Milwaukee, 
Wis., and New Orleans, La ; command of marines, Mississippi Squadron, 
and Judge-Advocate duty, flag-ships " Black Hawk " and " Tempest," 1865 ; 
total loss of his effects by destruction of "Black Hawk" by fire, April 22, 
18B5 ; conmiended by Admiral Lee "for arduous and special duty" while 
under his command. Commissioned as Fird Lieutenant, August 20, 1865; Head- 
quarters, Marine Corps, 1865-6 ; in charge of rebel Admiral Raphael Semmes, 
prisoner of war, January to April 4, 1866; recruiting duty, Chicago, May, 
1866 ; Marine Barracks, Philadelphia, 1866-7 ; took fifty marines six miles 
at midnight, December 16, 1866, to the burning ''New Ironsides," and led 
the firemen over the side twice in efforts to save the ship ; receiving-ships 
"Potomac" and "Constellation," Philadelphia, 1867-8, during which time, 
for fidelity to duty during a terrible epidemic of Asiatic cholera (October, 
1867), was commended bj' General Zeilin commandant of the Marine Corps: 
" The moral courage displayed by yourself and command is as jnaiseworthy as 
the most conspicuous gallantry on the field of battle : " steamer " Saranac," 
North Pacific Squadron, 1868-9 ; recruiting duty. San Francisco, December- 
January ; sloop "Jamestown," Pacific Fleet, cruising in Polynesia, 1869-71 ; 
counsel for Geo. R. Burt, citizen of United States, in a suit for §50,000 (gold), 
indemnity from Thakombau, king of the Fijii Islands, Nov., 1869 ; by order 
of superior authority, took an armed force on shore, assailed the United States 
Corisulate at Honolulu, and half-masted the flag on the occasion of (^ueen 
Kalama's death, September 21. 1870, a proceeding nuich deplored ; returned 
to the United States from Yaljiaraiso, July, 1871; Marine Barracks, Phila- 
delphia, 1871-2 ; recruiting duty, Patterson and Newark, N. J., AVilniitigton, 
Del., and Philadelphia, 1872 ; placed at head of grade of First Lieutenants 
of Marine Corps by Secretary of the Navy, March 11, 1873; Marine Bar- 
racks, Brooklyn, and Recruiting Rendezvous, Richmond, Va. (first after the 
Rebellion), and Baltimore, Md., 1873 ; Marine Barracks, Annapolis, 1874-5 ; 
Judge-Advocate first general court-martial of naval cadets under the " haz- 
ing law," October, 1 875 ; steam-sloop " Plymouth," North Atlantic, West 
Indies, and Centennial Exposition 1875-8 ; memorable cruise of " Ply- 



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mouth," five hundred miles up the Mississippi River to Vicksburg, spring of 
1877 ; command of United States Arsenal, Washington, D. C, July, 1877, 
during " the labor riots ; " League Island Navy Yard, 1878-9. Commissioned 
as Captain, March 16, 1879 ; historian of " The Navy and Marine Corps in 
the Labor Riots of 1877 " (see Uinted Service Quarterly, 1879) ; Judge Ad- 
vocate Court of Inquiry to investigate grounding of " Constitution " on 
English Coast, while returning from the Paris Exposition ; Marine Barracks, 
Brooklyn, 1879 ; Marine Barracks, Norfolk, 1880 ; Companion Military 
Order Loyal Legion, United States, 1867; Fellow American Geographical 
Society, 1874 ; commanding Marine Barracks, Norfolk, 1880 ; flag-ship 
" Lancaster " and Fleet Marine-Officer, European Station, 1881-4 ; at bom- 
bardment of Alexandria, Egypt, by British fleet, July, 1882, and landed 
with seventy marines to assist in suppressing arson and pillage and to re- 
establish the United States Consulate. At coronation of Alexander III., at 
Moscow, May, 1883 ; commanded company in expedition from New York to 
restore order on Isthmus of Panama, and protect transit, 1885 ; rebuilt and 
commanded Marine Barracks, Pensacola, 1886-9 ; Marine Barracks, Boston, 
and command detachment sent to Universal Exposition, Paris, with United 
States Commission, 1889 ; accompanied by American Minister Reid, Commis- 
sioner-CTcneral Franklin, the United States Consul-General, the French Sen- 
ator Lafayette, last of his line, and a large delegation of French and American 
citizens, decorated with flowers and saluted with rifles the grave of the Marquis 
de Lafayette, July 4, introducing the custom of the Grand Army of the Re- 
public into France ; received gold medal and letter of thanks from American 
exhibitors, diploma of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor from the President 
of Fraucf^, and complimented in general order upon return : 

" Headquarters U. S. Marine Corps, 

"Washington, D. C, January 10, 1890. 
" It is with great pleasure that the following letters of General W. B. Franklin, Com- 
missioner-General of the United States to the Universal Exposition of 1889, at Paris, 
and the Hon. Secretary of the Navy, referring to the soLiierly bearing and excellent 
conduct of the detachment of marines lately on duty at that Exposition, are published to 
tiie officers and enlisted men of U. S. Marine Corps. 

"C. G. McCawi^ey, Colonel Commandant." 

" Navy Department, Washington, 
"January 9, 1890. 
"Sir, — The Department takes pleasure in enclosing a copy of a communication, ad- 
dressed to it under date of the 3d instant, by the Secretary of State, accompanied by 
copy of a letter from General W. B. Franklin, Commissioner-General to the Paris Ex- 
position, commendatory of the detachment of marines at the Paris Exposition. 

"Very respectfully, 

" (Signed) B. F. Tracy, 

" Secretary of Navy. 
" Colonel C. G. McCawley, 

" Commandant Marine Corps, Headquarters.'" 

"Office of the United States Commissioner-General, 
" Paris Exposition of 1889, 

"Hartford, Conn., December 28, 1889. 
"Sir, — I have been officially informed that tlie detachment of United States Marines 
under tlie command of Captiiin Henry Clay Coclirane, U. S. ]\Iiirine Corps, assisted by 
Lieutenant P. St. C. Murphy, of the same corps, which you were so kind as to detail for 
service at the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889, hiis returned to the United States ar- 
riving at New York on the 24th instant. I make the following statement concerning 
them : 

" Their behavior during the Exposition and after its close was in all respects what it 



362 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NA\^'. 

ought to have been ; they were admirable in discipline ; their conduct was irreproach- 
able ; their performauce of duty was excellent. 

" Their soldierly bearing and military appearance were far ahead in these qualities 
of any troops which I saw at the PLxposition or in Paris. When they appeared as a body 
they were enthusiastically received, and it was the unanimous opinion, not only of those 
connected with the U. S. Commissii)u, but of the citizeus of the United States who visited 
the Exposition, that their presence added dignity to the United States exhibit, and that 
they did honor to their country and their flag. 

" Captain Cochrane and Lieutenant Murphy not only performed their duties admira- 
bly as the officers of the detachment, but were of great assistance to me in various other 
duties that they were kind enough to undertake. 

"The French autho'ities of the War Department were very kind in their reception of 
them, and in transporting them and in furnishing their quarters in the barracks of the 
P>ole Militaire witli French troops. In fact, all French troops treated them as com- 
rades, and tiie relations between these soldiers and them were of the pleasantest kind. 

"Dr. J. A. Toner, a citizen of the United States, resident in Paris, and meilical at- 
t:ich(5 of the U. S. Commission attended the detachment professionally without compen- 
sation. It gives me pleasure to acknowledge his efficient and patriotic service. 

"I thank you for haviug given me the opportunity of close acquaintance with such 
excellent troops. 

" Respectfully yours, 
" (Signed) W. B. Fkanklin, 

"U. S. Commissioner-General. 

"Hon. B. F. Tracy, 

"Secretary of the Navy, 

" Washington, D. C. 

"Through Department of State." 

Marine Barracks, League Island, 1890 ; Marine Barracks, Mare Island, 
Cal., 1890-1 ; command of detachment of marines on steamer " Al-ki," at 
Oiinalaska and Sitka for maintenance of morbii.s vivendi with Great Britain, 
and suppression of pelagic sealing in Behring Sea, 1891 ; returned to Mare 
Island, flagship " Philadelphia," and Fleet Marine-Officer Pacific Station, 
1894-6 ; orator at joint celehration of the Independence of the United States 
and proclamation of the Republic of Hawaii, at Honokdu, July 4, 1894 ; 
letter of thanks from President Dole the following year for services to the 
Hawaiian people, and particularly to the lepers of Molokai ; commanding 
Marine Barracks, Newport, R. L, and at Naval War College, 1896-8. 
Promoted Major, February 1, 1898; at this date Major Cochrane is serving 
with the Marine Battalion in Cuba, where he is ably seconding his gallant 
commander, Lieutenant-Colonel Huntington, winning new renown for his 
corps. 

William S. Muse. — Appointed Second Lieutenant, March 18, 1864; 
sloop "St. Mary's," Pacific Fleet, 1864-6; Marine Barracks, Washington, 
1866-9 Commissioned as Fird Lieutenant, April 27, 1867 ; Marine Bar- 
racks, Annapolis, 1870; " Brooklyn," European Fleet, 1870-2; Marine Bar- 
racks, Washington, 1873 ; Marine Barracks, Annapolis, 1876-8 ; special duty, 
Fort Monroe, Va., 1878-80. Promoted to Captain, December 21, 1880; 
Marine Barracks, Annapolis, 1881 ; Fleet Marine-Officer, N. A. Station, 
1881-4 ; ^larine Barracks, Washington, D. C, 1884-5 ; Marine Barracks, 
Norfolk, Va., 1885; Panama Expedition, April and May, 1885; IMarine 
Barracks, Norfolk, 1885-7; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1887-8; Marine 
Barracks, Mare Island, 1888-9 ; "San Francisco," Special Service Squadron, 
1890-93; Marine Barracks, Norfolk, 1<S93; Naval Station, Newport, March, 
1894; Marine Barracks, League Island, March, 1895; Marine Barracks, 
Norfolk, June, 1896, to June, 1898. Promoted to 3fajor, June, 1898. 



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CAPTAINS. 

James M. T. Young. — Born in New York. Appointed from Maryland. 
Commissioned iSeco7id Lieutenant, July 2, 1864; Headquarters, 1864-5 ; Ma- 
rine Barracks, Pensacola, Fla., 1865-6 ; Headquarters, 1866 ; steam-sloop 
" Pawnee," 1867-9. Commissioned as First Lieutenant, August 8, 1868 ; sig- 
nal duty at Fort Whipple, Va., 1869 ; instruction of signals, Navy Yard, 
Boston, Mass., and Portsmouth, N. H., 1870; Marine Barracks, Annapolis, 
1870-3; " Powhatan," special duty, 1873-5; Marine Barracks, Annapolis, 
1875-8; steamer " Wyoming," 1878-81 ; Marine Barracks, Annapolis, 1881 ; 
Marine Barracks, Mare Island, 1882-3, in temporary command four months; 
Marine Barracks, League Island. Pa., 1883-4. Commissioned Captain,Feh- 
ruary 24, 1884 ; " Tennessee," Fleet Marine-Officer, N. A. Squadron, 1884-7, 
and commanded squadron battalion of marines during trouble on Isthmus of 
Panama, 1885 ; Marine Barracks, Annapolis, 1887 to 1896 ; in command 
three months in 1888 ; Marine Barracks, Sitka, Alaska, August, 1896, to 
date, June, 1898. 

Erastus R. Robinson. — Born in New York. Enlisted as a private in 
First Michigan Volunteer Infantry, 1861 ; Sergeant, January, 1862; Second 
Lieutenant, April 28, 1862 ; First Lieutenant, August 30, 1862 ; Aide-de- 
camp to Major-General John C. Robinson, Army of the Potomac, 1862-4. 
Commissioned as i>econd Lieutenant, in Marine Corps, July 2, 1864; Head- 
quarters, 1864 ; Marine Barracks, Mare Island, 1865 ; " Saranac," Pacific 
Squadron, 1866-7 ; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1868 ; steamer " Seminole," 
N. A. Station, 1869-70- Commissioned as First Lieutenant, September 28, 
1869 ; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1870-1 ; Marine Barracks, Annapolis. 
1871-3 ; U. S. S. " Franklin," N. A. Station, 1873; U. S. S. "Brooklyn," 
N. A. and S. A. Stations, 1874-5 ; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1875-8 ; 
steamer " Vandalia," N. A. Station, 1879-82 ; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 
1882-5. Commissioned as Captain, December 23, 1884 ; U. S S. " Pensa- 
cola," European Station, 1885-8; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1888-92; 
Recruiting Rendezvous, New York, 1892-4 ; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, 
Washington, June, 1894, to 1898 ; May, 1898, U. S. S. "San Francisco," to 
date, June, 1898. 

Francis H. Harrington. — Born in District of Columbia. Commis- 
sioned as Second Lieutenant, December 8, 1864 ; Marine Barracks, Washing- 
ton, 1864-5 ; Marine Barracks, Mare Island, 1865-7 ; " Kearsarge," Pacific 
Fleet, 1867-70. Commissioned as First Lieutenant, 1869 ; Marine Barracks, 
Washington, 1871 ; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1872 ; "Juniata," European 
Station, 1873-G; Marine Barracks, Norfolk, 1876-80; Marine Barracks, 
Navy Yard, D. C, 1881; training-ship "Saratoga," 1881-3 ; Marine Bar- 
racks. Washington, D. C, 1883-5 ; Panama Expedition, April and May, 
1885; Marine Barracks, Washington, 1885-7. Promoted Captai7i, May 4, 
1885; "Pinta," 1889-92; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Boston, 1892 to 
1896 ; Marine Barracks, Washington, D. C, 1896, to June, 1898. 

Mancil C. Goodrell.— Born in Ohio. Enlisted in " B." Co., 15th Iowa 
Volunteer Infantry, January 29, 1862; served in Army of Tennessee from 
March 1, 1862, until March 26, 1865 ; participated in the following battles, 
sieges, campaigns and expeditions: battle of Shiloh, April 6 and 7, 1862; 
siege of Corinth ; battle of luka, September 19, 1862 ; battle of Corinth, 
October 3 and 4, 1862 ; General Grant's campaign through central Missis- 
sippi, November and December, 1862; siege of Vicksburg; exj^edition to 



364 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAV\'. 

Monroe, La., August 1863; General Sherman's raid to Meridian, Miss., Jan- 
uary and February, 1864; re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer, January 30, 
1864; Atlanta campaign, skirmishing almost daily from May until Sej)teni- 
ber; assault on enemy's works. July 21 ; battles of July 22 and 28, in front 
of Atlanta; engagements at Jonesborougii and Lovejoy Stations, August, 
1864 ; pursuit of Hood's Army through Georgia and Northern Alabama, 
September and October, 1864; from thence on the march to the sea, from 
Savannah, Georgia, to Port Royal and Pocataligo, S C , the loth Iowa cap- 
turing the latter place in skirmish line, losing a number of officers and men ; 
thence througii the Carolinas to Goldsboro, engaging in a number of unim- 
portant skirmishes, and the battle of Bentonville. Appointed Second Lieu- 
iennnt in Marino Corps, to date fro'm March 9,1865; accepted April 23; 
IMarine Barracks, D. C, 1865-7 ; steamers " Franklin " and " Ticonderoga," 
European Station, 1867-69; Marine Barracks, D C, 1869; Darien Expe- 
dition under Commander Selfridge, 1870; Navv Yard, D. C, 1870-73; 
steamer "Frolic" and monitor "Roanoke," 1873-5; Navy Yard, D. C, 
1875-8; training-ship "Saratoga," 1878-81 ; Navy Yard, D. C, 1881-83; 
steamer "Swatara," 1883-5; Navy Yards, Annapolis, IVId., Portsmouth, N. 
H., New York and Norfolk, Va., 1886-9 ; ship " Pensacola," Eclipse Expe- 
dition, coast of Africa; S. A. S. and Pacific Station, 1889-92; recruiting. 
New York, 1894-5 ; Inspector of Rifle Practice, Headquarters, Marine Corps, 
1895-8; Major Goodrell is at this date performing gallant service as Fleet- 
Marine Officer of the North Atlantic Squadron. 

Carlile P. Porter, — Born in District of Columbia. Commissioned as 
Second Lieutenant, December 20, 1866 ; Naval Barracks, Washington, 1867- 
71; ''Plymouth," European Station, 1871-2; Naval Barracks, Washing- 
ton, 1872-5. Commissioned as First Lieutenant, 1873 ; steam-sloop " Swatara," 
N. A. Station, 1875-8 ; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard. D. C, 1S75-81 ; 
training-ship " Portsmouth," 1881-4 ; Marine Barracks, Wasliington, 1884-6 ; 
steamer " Lancaster," 1887-9. Promoted Captain, August 16, 1889 ; Marine 
Barracks, Navy Yard, D. C, 1889-90 ; member Board of Inspection and 
Survey, l<'^90-93 ; waiting orders, December, 1893 ; Marine Barracks, Nor- 
folk, March, 1894; waiting orders, November, 1894; U. S. S. "Newark," 
May, 1895; U. S. S. "Lancaster," July, 1895; leave of absence, December, 
1897 ; Marine Barracks, New York, February, 1898, to date. 

Allen C. Kelton. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsyl- 
vania. Commissioned ns Second Lieutenaiit, March 31,1869; Marine Bar- 
racks, Boston, 1869-70 ; European Fleet, 1870-3 ; Murine Barracks, Phila- 
delphia, 1873-5. Commissioned as First Lieutenant, 1S7 4 ; "Powhatan," 
N. A. Station, 1875-7 ; Naval Academy, 1877-8 ; Marine Barracks, League 
Island, 1879-81 ; steamer " Alaska," 1881-3 ; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 
1884-5; Panama Expedition, April and Mav, 1885; steamer "Alliance," 
1886-9 ; Marine Barracks, League Island, 1889-90 ; JNIarine Barracks, Navy 
Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1890-3. Commissioned Captain, June 18, 1890; 
"San Francisco," S. A. Station, 1893-6; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, 
Boston, December, 1896, to April, 1898 ; at this date serving with JMariue 
Battalion in Cuba. 

Richard Wallach. — Born in the District of Columbia. Appointed from 
Pennsylvania. Commissioned as Second IJentenant, April 24, 1869 ; Marine 
Barracks, Norfolk, 1869-70 ; " Narragansett," Pacific Fleet, 1870-1 ; " Sara- 
nac," Pacific Fleet, 1871-3 ; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1874-8. Commis- 
sioned as Fird Lieutenant, 1876 ; training-ship " Constitution," 1878 ; steamer 
"Trenton," 1879-81; Marine Barracks,' Norfolk, Va., 1882-4; training-ship 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 365 

"Portsmouth," 1884-6 ; Panama Expedition, April and May, 1885 ; Marine 
Barracks, Brooklyn, 1887-90; "Lancaster," Asiatic Station, November, 
1890-92. Commissioned Captain, January 30, 1891 ; Marine Barracks, New 
York, 1893-4 ; Naval War College, May, 1894 ; U. S. S. " Indiana," Novem- 
ber, 1895 ; U. S. S. " New York," 1895-8 ; Naval Hospital, New York, Feb- 
ruary, 1898, to date. 

Benjamin R. Russell. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Penn- 
sylvania. Commissioned as Second Lieutenant, October 16, 1869 ; Marine 
Barracks, Washington, 1869-70; Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, 1870-1; 
frigate "Wabash," European Station, 1871-2; "Shenandoah," European 
Fleet, 1871-3; Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, 1874-6. Commissioned as 
Fird Lieutenant, 1876 ; receiving-ship " Worcester," 1876-7 ; Marine Bar- 
racks, Washington, 1877-8; Adjutant of Marine Battalion during the labor 
riots of 1877 ; special duty at Paris Exposition, 1877-8 ; commanding marine 
guard, 1878 ; steamer " Minnesota," 1879 ; steamer " Galena," North Atlantic 
Station, 1880-3; Murine Barracks, Washington, District of Columbia, 1883; 
Navy Yard, Washington, 1883-5 ; Marine Barracks, League Island, 1885-6 ; 
" Galena," 1886 ; "Kichmond," 1886 ; " Galena," 1886-9 ; Marine Barracks, 
League Island, 1889-93, Commissioned Cttptoi/i, February 2, 1891 ; ''New 
York," S. A. Station, 1893-96 ; Marine Barracks League Island, Septem- 
ber, 1896, to April, 1898, at this date serving with Marine Battalion in Cuba. 

George F. Elliott. — Born in Alabama. Appointed from New York. 
Commissioned Second Lieutenant., October 12, 1870; Marine Barracks, Wash- 
ington, 1870; Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, N. H., 1871; steamer "Frolic," 
1872 ; steamer " Monongahela," South Atlantic Station, 1873-5 ; Marine 
Barracks, Norfolk, 1876-9. Promoted First Lieidenant, March 30, 1878 ; 
"Alliance," North Atlantic Station, 1879-82 ; Marine Barracks, Boston, 
1882-4; Marine Barracks, Norfolk, 1885; Panama Expedition, April and 
May, 1885 ; " Vandalia," North Atlantic Station, 1885-8; Marine Barracks, 
Navy Yard, Brooklyn, 1889-92. Commissioned Captain, June 15, 1892 ; 
"Baltimore," Asiatic Station, 1892-5 ; under orders to IJ. S., April, 1895 ; 
Marine Barracks, New York, September, 1895, to April, 1898 ; at this date 
serving with Marine Battalion in Cuba. 

Otway C. Berryman. — Born in Virginia. Appointed from District of 
Columbia. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, January 24, 1870; Marine 
Barracks, Norfolk, 1870 ; Marine Barracks, Pensacola, 1871-2 ; Marine 
Barracks, Mare Island, Cal., 1873-5 ; " Lackawanna," North Pacific Station, 
1876 ; Marine Barracks, Mare Island, Cal., 1877-8. Promoted First Lieu- 
tenant, November 16, 1877 ; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, District of Colum- 
bia, 1879-81 ; " Essex," Pacific Station, 1881-4; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 
1885-6 ; Panama Expedition, April and May, 1885 ; Marine Barracks, Brook- 
lyn, 1885-6; "Enterprise," 1887-8; "Oiiiaha," A.siatic Station, 1890-1; 
" Mohican," Pacific Station, 1891-2. Commissioned Captain, July 11, 1892 ; 
Navy Yard, Mare Island, 1892 to 1896 ; under orders to the " Oregon," 
June, 1896; U. S. S. "Oiegon," July, 1896; U. S. S. "Philadelphia," 1897; 
U. S. S. " Baltimore," 1897 to date (May, 1898). 

William F. Spicer. — Born in St. Thomas, West Indies. Appointed 
from Massachusetts. Commissioned Second Lieidenant, March 13, 1872 ; 
Headquarters of the Corps, till July 22, 1872 ; Marine Barracks, Boston, 
July to October 23, 1872; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1872-3; Marine 
Barracks, Mare Island, Cal., 1873 ; " Kearsarge," Asiatic Station, 1874-6 ; 
Marine Barracks, Boston, 1877-9. Promoted to First Lieidenant, January 
4, 1880; "Swatara," Asiatic Station, 1880-2 ; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, 



366 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

Washington, January to October, 1883 ; Marine Barracks, Boston, October, 

1883, to May, 1886 ; Panama Expedition, April and May, 1885 ; "Atlanta," 
North Atlantic Station, July, 188(5, to December, l'S88; ^Marine Barracks, 
Boston, 1889 ; ^Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1881>-y3. Commissioned Cap- 
tain, .September 6, 1892; " Chicago," European Station, 1893 to ^lay, 189") ; 
Marine Barracks, Port:>mouth, X. H.. May 10, 1895, to April, 1898'; at this 
date serving with Marine Battalion in Cuba. 

Paul St. C. Murphy. — Born in New York. Appointed from New York. 
Commis.<i()ned as iSecond Lieutenant, January 27, 1873 ; HeadijUarters Marine 
Corps, Washington, 1873; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, New York, 1873 ; 
frigate " Colorado," Noith Atlantic Station, 1873-5 ; Marine Barracks, Navy 
Yard, Boston, 1875 ; receiving-ship "Ohio," Navy Yard, Boston, 1875; re- 
ceiving-.ship '* Wabash," Navy Yard, Boston, 1875-8 ; ^larine Barracks, 
Headquarters, Washington, 1878; training-ship "Minnesota," 1878-9; U.S. 
corvctie " Wacliuselt," special cruise Mississippi River, South Atlantic and 
Pacific Stations, 1879-82. Promoted First Lieutenant, April 18, 1880; 
Marine Barracks, Navy Yard. Philadel|)hia, 1882-3 ; Hag-ship " Hartford," 
Pacific Station, 1«83 ; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, PhiUxdelphia. 1883-5; 
U. S. S. "Omaha," Asiatic Station, 1885-8; U. S. S. " Peusacola," North 
Atlantic Station, 1888 ; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 1888-9 ; 
special duty, Universal Exhibition, Paris, France, 1889 ; Marine Barracks, 
Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 1889-90; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Ports- 
mouth, N. H., 1890; receiving ship "Vermont," 1890-1 ; "Atlanta," Squad- 
ron of Evolution, 1891-3 ; commanding Marine Detachment, Camp Herbert, 
Naval Exhibit, World's Columbian Exposition, August 4 to November 30, 
1893; commanding Marine Barracks, Washington. Commissioned Captain, 
March 16, 1893; leave of absence, December, 1893; Marine Barracks, 
Washington, :March, 1894; U. S. S. "Brooklyn," Decendier, 1896, to date! 

Leroy C. Webster. — Born in Delaware. Appointed from Delaware. 
Commissioned Second Lieutenant, July 1, 1874 ; Marine Barracks, Washing- 
ton, 1874; Marine Barracks, Boston, 1874-5; "Ossipee," N. A. Station, 
1876; Marine Barracks, Washington, 1877; Marine Barracks, Norfolk, 
1878-80 ; receiving-ship " Franklin," 1880. Promoted Fird Lieutenant, 
December 21, 1880; Marine Barracks, Peusacola, 1881; "Hartford," Pa- 
cific Station. 1882-3 ; " Wachusett," Pacific Station, 1883-5 ; Marine Bar- 
racks, Mare Island, Cal., 1885-6; " Marion," 1887-90 ; Marine Barracks, 
League Island, Pa., 1890-92; Marine Barracks, Boston, 1892-93. Com- 
missioned Captain, April 18, 1893; Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, N. H., 
1893-4 ; Marine Barracks, Sitka, Alaska, June, 1894, to 1896 ; under orders 
to Head({uarters, June, 1896 ; Marine Barracks, New York, September, 
1896; Marine Barracks. Mare Island, February, 1898, to date. 

^Villiam Biddle. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Commissioned Second 
Lieutenant U. S. M. C, June, 1875. Promoted to Fird Lieutenant, February, 

1884. Promoted to Captain, February, 1894; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, 
League Island, February, 1891-5; U. S. S. "Baltimore." April", 1895; 
"Olympia," June, 1895, to date, June, 1898. 

Randolph Dickins.— Appointed from Virginia. Commi-ssioned Second 
Lieutenant U. S. M. C, May, 1876. Promoted to Fird Lieutenant, March, 
1884. Promoted to Captain, May, 1894; training-ship " Richmond," Jan- 
uary, 1890-4 ; Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, New York, April, 1894-5 ; 
"Piiiladt'lphia," Dec, 1895-97 ; "Oregon," July, 1897. to date, June, 1898. 

Thomas L. Wood. — Appointed from District of Columbia. Commis- 
sioned Second Lieutenant, U. S. M. C, July, 1876. Promoted to First Lieu- 



RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 367 

tenant, April, 1884. Promoted to Captain, January, 1896 ; Marine Bar- 
racks, Navy Yard, New York, August, 1892, to 1895 ; Marine Barracks, 
Washington, September, 1895, to 1896; "Massachusetts," June, 1896, to 
date, June, 1898. 

Littleton \A^, T. Waller. — Appointed from Virginia. Commissioned 
Second Lieutenant, U. S. M. C, June, 1880. Promoted to First Lieutenant, 
September, 1885. Promoted to Captain, June, 1896 ; Marine Barracks, 
Navy Yard, Norfolk, March, 1891-5; "Lancaster," September, 1895; 
"Newark," July, 1896; " Lidiana," January, 1897, to date, June, 1898. 

Harry K. White. — Appointed from Dakota. Commissioned Second 
Lieutenant, U. S. M. C, July, 1883. Promoted to First Lieutenant, March, 
1889. Promoted to Captain, February, 1897. Marine Barracks, Wa-sh- 
ington, April, 1892-4; "Minneapolis," December, 1894-7; "San Fran- 
cisco," January, 1897-8 ; Navy Yard, Norfolk, January, 1898, to April, 
1898 ; May, 1898, Marine battalion. Key West, to date, June, 1898. 

Lincoln Karmany. — Appointed from Pennsylvania. Cadet Midshipman, 
September, 1877. Naval Cadet, August, 1882. Second Liexdenant, July, 
1883. First Lieutenant, August, 1889. Promoted to Cajjtain, February, 
1898. At present serving on the U. S. S. "Iowa," North Atlantic Squadron. 

Charles Doyen. — Appointed from New Hampshire. Cadet Midshipman, 
June, 1876. Naval Cadet, August, 1882. Second Lieutenant, July, 1883. 
First Lieidenant, October, 1889. Promoted to Captain, June, 1889. At 
present serving on the " St. Paul," N. A. Squadron. 



MARINE CORPS-RETIRED LIST. 



Retired on attaining the age of sixty-four years^ in conformity with the act 
of Congress^ June 30, 1882. 

COLONEL. 

Thomas Y. Field. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsyl- 
vania. Commissioned a.s Second Lieutenant, March 3, 1847; with the army 
in Mexico during the war; brevetted First Lieutenant for gallant and meri- 
torious conduct ; frigate " Raritan," Pacific Squadron, 1850-3 ; Marine Bar- 
racks, Philadelphia, 1854-5. Promoted to First Lieutenant, October 15, 
1854; sloop "Constellation," Mediterranean Squadron, 1854-5; Marine 
Barracks, Chariestown, Mass., 1856-7 ; sloop " St. Mary's," Pacific Squadron, 
1858-9 ; steam sloop "Saranac," Pacific Squadron, 1861. Commissioned as 
Captain, May 30, 1861 ; Marine Barracks, Philadelphia, 1862-3 ; Marine 
Barracks, Gosport, Va., 1864. Commissioned as Major, June 10, 1864 ; 
Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Washington, D. C, 1865; Marine Barracks, 
Philadelphia, 1866-7 ; Marine Barracks, Gosport, Va., 1868-9 ; Recruiting 
Rendezvous, Philadelphia, 1870-4; Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, N. H., 
1875-8. Commissioned Lieutenant- Colonel, November 1, 1876 ; Marine Bar- 
racks, League Island, Pa., 1878-9 ; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1879. Com- 
missioned Colonel, April 18, 1880; Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, N. H., 
1880-1 ; Marine Barracks, League Island, Pa., 1881-6 ; Marine Barracks, 
Norfolk, Va., 1886-8 ; Marine Barracks, League Island, Pa., 1889. Retired, 
August 17, 1889. 



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MAJOR. 

Augustus S. Nicholson. — Born November 5, 1830. Commissioned 
Second Lieutenant, U. S. M. C, March 16, 1847; I'eported at headquarters, 
^larch 20, 1847 ; detached from AVashington, D, C , and ordered to the 
Marine Battalion, under the coniniand of Lieutenant-Colonel Watson, for 
duty \vith the army in INIexico, May 21, 1847 ; landed at Vera Cruz, Mexico, 
July 3, 1<S47, and joined the army under General .Scott, at Pueblo, in August, 
1847. Commissioned a First LieufenaJit (by brevet), for gallant and meri- 
torious services in the storming of Chapultepec, and capture of the City of 
]\Iexico, September 13, 1847; aide-de-camp to General (Quitman, September 
13, 1847 ; on duty with provost-guard under Colonel Charles F. Smith, in 
the City of Mexico ; on duty on board the razee " Independence," from July 
12, 1849, to February 23. 1850 ; on duty on board of the frigate " Cumber- 
land," from October 1, 1850, to July 4, 1851 ; on duty on board of the U. S. 
S. " Germantown," from November 12, 1853, to January 1, 1856. Commis- 
sioned Fird Lieutenant, March 14, 1856 ; on duty on board of the receiving- 
ship " Pennsylvania," from JNIarch 23, 1857, to June 5,1858; on duty on 
board of the U. S. S. "Saranac," from July 2, 1858, to November 27, 1859 ; 
on special service (per telegraphic orders from the Navy Department) at 
Fort AVashington, Md., from January 9 to 20, 1861 ; in April, 1861, placed 
in command of one hundred marines for escort duty, with Admiral Paulding 
commanding expedition, which destroyed the Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va. 
Ap}>ointed Adjutant and Inspector, with the rank of jSIajor, May 6, 1861 ; 
on duty with the Marine Battalion operating with the army under General 
McDowell, in July, 1861 ; Headquarters Marine Corps, 1862 to 1894. Re- 
tired, May, 1894. 

LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. 

McLane Tilton. — Born in Maryland. Appointed from Maryland. 
Commissioned as (<econd Lieutenant, March 2, 1861 ; steam-frigate ' Colo- 
rado," West Gulf Blockading Squadron, ls61. Commissioned as First Lieu- 
tenant, September 1, 1861 ; Marine Barracks, Pensacola, Fla., 1862-3; ]\Ia- 
rine Barracks, Washington, D.C., 1864-5 Commissioned as Captain, June 
10, 1864; commanding marine guard at Naval Academy, 1866-9; frigate 
" Colorado," Asiatic Station, 1869-72 ; Marine Barracks, Aunaj)olis, 1873-7; 
Fleet-lNIariue Officer, European Fleet, 1877-8; " Constellation," 1879 ; Ma- 
rine Barracks, Navy Yard, Washington, 1880-2; Marine Barracks, An- 
napolis, Md., 1883-5; receiving-ship "Vermont," 1886-8. Commissioned 
Major, March 9, 1888 ; Marine Barracks, Norfolk, 1888-92. Commissioned 
Lieutenant- Colonel, February 2, 1891; Marine Barracks, Naval Academy, 
1892-7. Retired, February, 1897. 

Retired from incapacity resulting from sickness originating in service. 

John Henley Higbee. — Born in New York City. Appointed from 
New York. Commissioned as Second Lieutenant, March 9, 1861 ; Marine 
Barracks, Headquarters, Washington, D. C, 1861 ; sloop " Vincennes," West 
Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1861-2. Commissioned as First Lieutenant, 
Septendier 1, 1861; Blackwater River Exjiedition, 1861; flag-ship " Hart- 
ford," AVest Gulf Blockading Squadron, 1862-3 ; battles of Vicksburg, AVar- 
renton, Port Hudson, and Grand Gulf, March 14, 19, 21,23, 25 and 28, 



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1863 ; bombardment of Port Hudson, May 27, 1863. Breveted Captain for 
gallantry in battle, May 25, 1863 ; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1864. 
Commissioned as Captain, June 10, 1864; receiving-ship ''North Carolina," 
1864; Marine Barracks, Norfolk, Va., 1865 ; flag-ship " New Hampshire," 
1865-6; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1866; Marine Recruiting Ren- 
dezvous, New York, 1866-8 ; Marine Barracks, Philadelphia, Pa., 1869 ; 
Fleet Marine-Oflicer, Pacific Station, 1870-3 ; Marine Barracks, Mare Island, 
Cal., 1871 ; Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, N. H., 1873-8 ; Fleet Marine- 
Oflicer, Asiatic Station, 1878-81 ; Marine Barracks, Boston, 1881-2 ; Marine 
Barracks, Navy Yard, Washington, D. C, 1883-6 ; commanded Second Bat- 
talion of Marines on Isthmus of Panama, April, 1885 ; Marine Barracks, 
Norfolk, Va., 1886 ; Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, N. H., 1888-90. Com- 
missioned as Major, August 18, 1889. Commissioned Lieutenant- Colonel, 
July 11, 1891 ; commanding Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, 1889-95; Marine 
Barracks, Navy Yard, New York, October, 1895-8. Retired, June 1, 1898. 

Horatio B. Lowry. — Born in Vermont. Appointed from South Caro- 
lina. Commissioned as Second Lieutenant, September 17, 1861. Commis- 
sioned as First LAeutenant, November 26, 1861 ; Marine Barracks, Washing- 
ton, D. C, 1861 ; Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, N. H., 1861-2; attached to 
Marine Battalion, Port Royal, S. C, 1862 ; steam-frigate " Wabash," flag- 
ship. South Atlantic Squadron, 1862-3 ; commanded one hundred marines 
serving ashore, on Morris Island, S. C, with the same number of sailors, 
engaged in placing heavy guns in battery to be used against Fort Sumter, 
1862 ; commanded the marines of the U. S. ships " James Adger," " Keystone 
State," " Alabama," and " Albatross," organized as a battalion, upon special 
duty off" Georgetown, S. C, and neighboring waters ; engaged the enemy near 
Blake's plantation, 1862; served with the Marine Battalion on Morris and 
Folly Islands, S. C, 1863. Brevetted Captain for gallant and meritorious 
services, in the night attack upon Foit Sumter, made by the marines and 
sailors, September 8, 1863 ; Marine Barracks, Boston, Mass., 1864-5 ; U. S. 
receiving-ship " Vermont," off" Navy Yard, New York, 1865 ; commanded 
guard aboard U. S. flag-ship " New Hampshire," and the marines ashore at 
Bay Point, S. C, 1865; Marine Barracks, Boston, Mass., 1866 ; U. S. receiv- 
ing-ship '• Vermont," off" Navy Yard, New York, 1867 ; Marine Barracks, 
Philadelphia, Pa, 1867-9 ; attached to U. S. frigate " Sabine," special cruise, 
1869-70. Commissioned as Captain, October 16, 1869 ; Marine Barracks, 
Philadelphia, Pa., 1870-2, Appointed Assistant Quartermaster, with the 
rank of Captain, June 21, 1872 ; Headquarters Marine Corps, 1872 ; Brook- 
lyn, N. Y., 1873 ; Assistant Quartermaster's Ofiice, New York, 1877 ; Assist- 
ant Quartermaster's Office, Philadelphia, Pa., 1877 ; attached to the Marine 
Battalion as Acting Quartermaster during labor strike, Philadelphia and 
Reading. Pa., 1877 ; Headquarters Marine Corps, as Acting Quartermaster, 
1881. Appointed Quartermaster, vfiih the rank of Major, May, 1885 ; on 
duty at Headquarters U. S. Marine Corps, until date of voluntary retire- 
ment, June 19, 1897. 

Richard S. Collum. — Born in Indiana Appointed from Indiana, 
Acting Midshipman, U. S. Navy, September 20, 1854. Resigned, May 7, 
1857. Commissioned as Second Lieutenant, September 7, 1861 ; frigate "St. 
Lawrence," September 30, 1861, to May 30, 1863 ; during that period served 
in the South Atlantic Squadron, at St. Simons, Ga.; Port Royal, South Caro- 
lina ; engagement with Se well's Point Battery and Confederate ram " Merri- 
mac," Potomac River ; bombardment of Sewell's Point and capture of Nor- 
folk, Va. ; East Gulf Squadron and three boat expeditions on the Florida 
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370 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

coast aiul Indian River. Commissioned First Lieutenant, December '>(), 
1862 ; while on leave of absence in July, 1863, volunteered his services to 
Governor Morton, of Indiana, during the raid of the Confederate General 
Morgan ; tender of services accepted, and was placed in command of a bat- 
talion of provisional troops, Cairo and Mound City, 111.; Mississippi Scjuadron, 
August, 1863, to August, 1864; during that period, engaged in several expe- 
ditions into Kentucky, in pursuit of guerrillas ; member of a commission 
appointed by Admiral Porter to investigate charges against certain active 
rebel sympathizers, at Louisville, Ky. ; frigate "New Ironsides," August, 
1864, to April, 1865 ; two attacks on Fort Fisher ; Navy Yard, Washington, 
April, 1865, to November, 1867; in temporary command at the Barracks, 
Navy Yard, during the confinement at the yard of Paine and his associate 
conspirators; in command of Marine Barracks, ^lound City, 111., November, 
1867, to December, 1868; U. S. S. "Richmond," Mediterranean Squadron, 
January, 1869, to November, 1871; Naval Academy, Jaimary, 1872. Com- 
missioned Captain, ^Nlarch 13, 1872 ; Marine Barracks, Boston, April, 1872, 
to January, 1875 ; c(mimanded detachment of marines at the great fire iu 
Boston, November, 1872; in command of two companies which successfully 
guarded the removal of the treasure from the Sub-treasury to the Custom 
House, on that occasion ; Headquarters, February, 1875, to Jime, 1875 ; 
Fleet Marine Officer of the Asiatic Station, and by special appointment of 
the Navy Dejiartment, Judge Advocate of the fleet ; flag-ship " Tennessee," 
June, 1875, to July, 1878 ; member of the Board of Inspection, August, 1878, 
to November, 1881 ; Marine Barracks, League Island, Pa., December, 1881, 
to April, 1885 ; expedition to Panama, April and May, 1885 ; on the night 
of the withdrawal of our forces from the city of Panama, and the occu])ation 
of our original lines, representations were made to the commanding officers, 
"that the insurgents were much excited, that drunkenness prevailed to an 
alarming extent, and that a violation of the armistice was in contemplation." 
At 10 P.M., Captain Collum was ordered to enter the city alone, and endeavor 
to ascertain the truth of the report ; this duty was successfully peformed. 
Commissioned Captain and Agsi/fant Quarteiinaster, INIay 4, 1885 ; in charge 
of the Depot of Sup])lies, Philadelphia, Pa., May, 1885, to February, 1890; 
Headquarters of Marine Corps, February, 1890, to October, 1891 ; Assistant 
Quartermaster's Office, Philadelphia, October, 1891, to 1897. Retired with 
the rank of Major, June, 1897. 

Retired fro ni incapacitij resulting from »ickness originating in the line of duty. 

Henry Anthony Bartlett. — Born in Pawtuxet, Rhode Island, August 
19, 1838. Appointed from Rhode Island; served in the First Regiment 
Rhode Island Volunteers ; September 8, 1861, appointed as Second Lieuten- 
ant, Marine Corps; October 16, 1861, Port Royal Marine Battalion; on 
board the transport '• Governor," which foundered at sea, November 3, 1861 ; 
crew rescued by frigate "Sabine;" Fernandina and Fort Clinch Expedi- 
tion, February, 1862 ; St. Augustine Expedition, March, 1862. Commis- 
sioned as First Lieutenant, November 26, 1861 ; ^Marine Barracks, Boston, 
April, 1862, to July, 1862; iron-clad frigate "New Ironsides," July, 1862, 
to August, 1864; Forts ]\[oultrie and Sumter, April 7, 1863; twenty-six 
engagements with Forts AVagner, Gregg, Sumter, ]\Ioultrie, Bee and others, 
having charge of two eleven-inch guns manned by the Marine Guards ; July, 
1863, Morris Island, in command of a battalion of three hundred and tAventy 
marines; February, 1864, St. John's River and Jacksonville, in command 
of a battalion of marines; Brooklyn Barracks, August, 1864, to March, 



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1<S65 ; receiviiig-slup "North Carolina," March, 1865, to September, 1865; 
Boston Barracks, ^September, 18(55, to March, 1866; steam-frigate "Chatta- 
nooga," special cruise, JNIarch, 1866, to September, 18()6 ; steam-sk^op " Sacra- 
mento," special cruise, Sej)teuiber, 1866, to June 19, 1867, on board at the time 
she was wrecked on the Coromandel Coast, Bay of Bengal, India. Commis- 
sioned as Captain, November 29, 1867 ; Boston Barracks, December, 1867, to 
September, 1868 ; flag-ship " Contoocook," September, 1868, to October, 1869 ; 
Boston Barracks, December 6, 1869, to February 4, 1870 ; receiving-ship 
"Vermont," February 10, 1870, to September 28, 1870; special duty, 
Tehiumtepec Surveying Expedition, September, 1870, to September, 1871 ; 
receiving-ship "Vermont," October, 1871, to June, 1872; recruiting service, 
June, 1872, to October, 1872; "Hartford," flag-ship, Asiatic Station, Octo- 
l)er, 1872, to November, 1875 ; Judge-Advocate Navy and Marine Corps, 
from November, 1875, to Angust 16, 1879; Headquarters, August 16, 1879, 
to February 26, 1880 ; " Minnesota," March 1, 1880, to August 8, 1881 ; 
commanding Headquarters, from August 12, 1881, to November 21, 1881; 
special duty. Navy Department, November 21, 1881, to March 1, 18b2 ; 
receiving-ship "Colorado," March 2, 1882, to September 1, 1883 ; "Tren- 
ton," flag-ship, Asiatic Station, September 1, 1883, to September 20, 1886; 
commanding Marine Bai'racks, Norfolk, January 1, 1887, to April 16, 1887 ; 
commanding Marine Barracks, Annapolis, Md., April 20, 1887, to April 1, 
1891. Commissioned Major-, January 30, 1891 ; commanding Marine Bar- 
racks, League Island, Pa., April and May, 1891 ; commanding Marine 
Barracks, Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal., July 30, 1891, to December 16, 
1893 ; on waiting orders from March 15, 1894, to March 1,1895 ; command- 
ing Marine Barracks, League Island, Pa., from March 1, 1895, to December 
1, 1895 ; on waiting orders until March 8, 1897 ; commanding Marine Bar- 
racks, League Island, Pa., until December 16, 1897 ; granted leave from 
that date to February 1, 1898 ; placed on the retired list by permission of 
the President, having served thirty-six years and ten months. 

CAPTAINS. 

Retired on his oivn application, after thirty years' consecidive service. 

E. P. Meeker. — Entered service, August 5, 1859, as Captai7i's Clerk; 
IT. S. frigate " Congress," Brazil Squadron, 1859-61 ; Flag Officer's Clerk, 
U. S. flag-ship " Minnesota," North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1861-2 ; 
conimanded section of howitzers, McCook's batteries, battles of Roanoke 
Island, Fort Thompson and Newbern, N. C. ; specially commended on the 
field by General Burnside for gallant conduct at Fort Thompson. Ap- 
pointed Second Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps, June 14, 1862 ; Battalion 
Marines, Morris and Folly Islands, S. C., 1863, attack and capture of Fort 
Wagner. Promoted First Lieutenant, November 17, 1864; U. S. flag-ship 
" Colorado," North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, 1864-5. Brevetted 
Captain, January 14, 1865, for gallant and meritorious conduct at capture 
of Fort Fisher ; flag-ship "Colorado," European Squadron, 1865-7; Fleet 
Marine Officer, flag-ship " Richmond," Pacific Station, 1872-6. Promoted 
Captain, November, 17, 1877 ; Fleet Marine Officer, flag-shij) "Shenandoah," 
South Atlantic Squadron, 1879-82; Panama Expedition, 1884; receiving- 
ship " Vermont," 1888-90 ; Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1890-91 ; Recruit- 
ing rendezvous. New York, 1891-2 ; flag-ship " Chicago," N. A. Station, 
1892, until date of retirement, March 15, 1893. Received the order oi' Busto 
del Libertador from Venezuelan Government for services rendered while com- 



372 RECORDS OF LIVING OFFICERS OF THE U. S. NAVY. 

mamling troops for protection of U. S. Consulate in 1892. Retired March 
15, 189o, on his own application, after thirty years' consecutive service, in 
conformity with section 4, act of Congress, approved July 15. 1870. 

Retired from incapacity resulting from sickness originating in the line of duti/. 

Charles A. Stillman. — Appointed from Connecticut. Served with the 
^larine Battalion under command of Major Reynold.^ at the capture of Port 
Royal, S. C, in 1801, by Admiral Dupont ; July 1, 1862, Marine Barracks, 
Portsmoutli, N. H., December, 1862, ordered to U.S. S. '" Colorado," on 
Blockading Squadron ; July, 1863, at Navy Yard, Jsew York, and served 
in the Marine Battalion during the draft riots in New York City; October, 
18().">, was with Admiral Porter on the Mississippi River; July, 1864, ordered 
to U- S. S. "Juniata," on Blockading Squadron; 1865-6, in command of 
Marine Guard, V . S. S. " Cyane." Pacific Squadron ; July, 1866. orderetl to 
command Guard, U. S. S. '"Lancaster," and served on her until put out of 
commission in March, 1867 ; 1867-9, Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, N. Y ; 
1870, in command of Marines, U. S. S. " Vermont," Navy Yard, New York ; 
1871,orden>d as Fleet iNIarine Ofhcer of North Pacific Squadron, U. S. S. 
" Ossipee," flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Taylor. Retired by reason of sickness, 
incurred in line of duty, March 12, 1872. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 
November 25, 1861 ; First Lieutenant, November 26, 1861 ; Captain, Decem- 
ber 5, 1867. 

F. H. Corrie. — Appointed Second Lieutenant, November 26, 1861 ; served 
in Marine Battalion at Port Royal in 1861-2, and took part in the Naval 
assault on Fernandiun, Florida, 1862; November, 1862, was ordered to and 
proceeded with battalion of marines, under command of ^lajor Addi.son 
Garland, to Navy Yard at Mare Island, California, taking passage on board 
the Pacific mail steamer " Ariel." This steamer was overhauled on the high 
seas by the Confederate crui.ser '' Alabama," and the officers and men com- 
prising the battalion of marines were made prisoners of war, and paroled by 
the commanding officer of the " Alabama " for three months each. Arrived 
at jMare Island and went on duty at the Navy Yard as soon as exchanged, 
being of the first prisoners exchanged during the war; remained on duty on 
Mare Island until July 22, 1864, and then ordered to proceed to Marine 
Barracks, Brooklyn, for duty at that port, serving there until October 11, 
1864 ; ordered from Brooklyn in command of marine guard on board of the 
steamer "Juniata," North Atlantic Station; November 29.1864. detached 
from " Juniata " and ortlered to command the marine guard on board of the 
" Powhatan," flag-shi[), Third Division, in ])reparation for the attack on Fort 
Fisher; December, 18(i4. and January, 1865, at Fort Fisher; commanded 
the marine guard of the '" Powhatan," and marines, in both engagements, 
manning a battery of 9-inch guns ; landed on the beach below Fort Fisher, 
January Ki, 1<S(>5, and conunanded a company of marines in the assault of 
that date ; was favorably mentioned by Conuuodore Schenck. divisicm com- 
numder, in his report of that engagement. Promoted Jivevet- ('(ipta in, J i\uu- 
ary 14, 1S6.") ; March, 1865. while the " Powhatan " was " repairing damages " 
sustained at Fort Fisher, obtained a short leave of absence ; went to the 
front at Petei*sburg and Richmond, and volunteered as aide-de-camp to 
General Miles, commanding First Division, Second Array Corps ; for his 
services in the severe battle of March 25, he was publicly thanked on the 
field by General ISIiles, who next day wrote as follows : 

"Sir, — Permit me to acknowledge the service rendered bv you in tlie battle of the 
25th. Acting entirely in a volunteer capacity upon my statT, your coolness and gallant 



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bearing under tlie severest fire were calculated to give encouragement to the troops, while 
your prompt transmittal of orders proved you to be a most efficient aide-de-camp. Please 
accept my thanks for the valuable assistance you afforded me yesterday in an engage- 
ment which, being in an entirely different arm of the service from your own, was 
marked by unusual spirit and severity." 

Reported for duty on the steamer "Powhatan," flag-ship, South Atlantic 
Squadron, and proceeded to Key West, thence to Cuba, where the " Pow- 
hatan " performed the duty of watching the rebel ram " Stonewall Jackson," 
then lying in the port of Cuba; May 10, 1865, detached from the "Pow- 
hatan " and ordered to the Marine Barracks, Norfolk, Virginia ; in Decem- 
ber, 1866, detached from the barracks and ordered to the command of the 
marine guard on board of the receiving-ship " New Hampshire," at Norfolk, 
Virginia; October 28, 1867, detached from the "New Hampshire" and 
ordered to command the marine guard on board the receiving-ship " Ver- 
mont," at New York ; June 14, 1868, detached from the receiving-ship 
" Vermont," and ordered to command the marine guard on board of the 
" Juniata," preparing for service in the European S(iuadron. Promoted 
Captain Marine Cor{)s, February 12, 1870 ; served on board of the " Juniata," 
attached to the JNIediterranean Squadron, until April 10, 1872, and then 
detached and ordered to command the marine guard on board the " Ply- 
mouth," in the same squadron ; returned to the Uuited States on board the 
"Plymouth " via South African coast, and detached from her June 30, 1873, 
and ordered to Marine Barracks, Mare Island ; June 17, 1874, detached 
from Mare Island, and ordered on board of the " Pensacola," flag-ship of the 
North Pacific Squadron, as Fleet Marine-Officer ; relieved December 30, 
1874, and ordered to Marine Barracks, Mare Island, for duty at that post ; 
detached from JNfare Island, September 15, 1876, and ordered to Marine 
Barracks, Brooklyn ; detached from Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, and ordered 
to flag-ship " Pensacola," Pacific Station, as Fleet Marine Officer, July, 1880 ; 
detached from " Pensacola" and ordered to proceed to China for duty on 
board the flag-sliip "Richmond," as Fleet Marine-Officer of that station, 
1884 ; detached from " Richmond " and ordered to Marine Barracks, Brook- 
lyn, N. Y. ; in July, 1885, commanded the Battalion of Marines in the escort 
to the funeral of General U. S. Grant. Retired, September, 1885, in conse- 
quence of disabilities received in the service. During the labor riots of July 
and August, 1877, was ordered on the 24th of July to command the marine 
guard of the "Colorado," of fifty men, and proceed to Watervliet Arsenal, 
Troy, New York, for the purpose of guarding and protecting government 
property at that place ; served there until August 20, 1877, being relieved by 
general order No. 30, issued by Brevet Brigadier-General P. V. Hagner, 
commanding, in which order " the detachment of marines under command of 
Captain F. A. Corrie, U. S. Marine Corps," receives his hearty thanks, and 
" both officers an<l men are commended for their cheerful assistance and 
soldier-like conduct in the discharge of the duties assigned to them." Marine 
Barracks, Brooklyn, 1878-80 ; " Richmond," Asiatic Station, 1880-2 ; R. S. 
"A'ermont," 1S82-5. ^ Retired, 1885. 

George B. Haycock. — Born in Maine. Commissioned us Second Lieu- 
tenant, jNIarch 10, 1863; Marine Barracks, Philadelphia, 1863-5; " Canan- 
daigua." European Squadron, 1865-8. Commissioned as First Lieutenant, 
June 20, 186<); Marine Barracks, Boston, 1868-9 ; Marine Barracks, Ports- 
mouth, 1869-70; brevetted Cr/;>^rmi, June 7,1870; Navy Yard, Washing- 
ton, 1871; Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, 1872; "Congress," European 
Station, 1872-3 ; Quartermaster's Office, Washington, 1874-5 ; ordnance 



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duty, Washington, 1875-6; Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, 187(i-7; 
" Swatara," 1878; Marine Barracks, Annapolis, 1878-81. Commissioned 
Captain, April l-S, 1.S80. Retired, March 19, 1883. 

Frank D. Webster. — Born in New Hampshire. Appointed from New 
Hampshire. Served in the War of the Rebellion, U. S. Army, as First 
Lieutenant, Seventeenth Regiment, N. H. Volunteers, 1862 ; recruited a com- 
pany for the same ; honorably mustered out, 1863. Comniissionod as iSecond 
Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps, March 18, 1864 ; Marine Barracks, Charles- 
town, Massachusetts, 1864; steam-sloop ''Lancaster," flag-ship, Pacific 
Squadron, 1864-7 ; was present at the capture of the Salvador pirates in 
Panama Bay, 1864; during the insurrection on the Isthmus, 186.5. com- 
manded the troojjs ordered on shore at Panama, to protect the American 
Consulate; Marine Barracks, Boston, 1867. Commissioned as Fii'st Lieu- 
tenant, December 5, 1867; receiving-ship "Ohio," 1868; Naval Station, 
Pensacola, 1869-70; recruiting service, New Orleans, 1870; Marine Bar- 
racks, Portsmouth, N. H., 1870; commanded marines, frigate '"Tennessee," 
special service, to take the U. S. Commissioners and their suite out to the 
Island of San Domingo, 1870-1 ; Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, 1871 ; 
"Congress," European Station, 1871-2; Marine Barracks, Philadelphia, 
1873-6; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1877; receiving-shij) "Franklin," 
Norfolk, 1877 ; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1878-9 ; frigate "Constitution," 
1879-81 ; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1881-3. Commissioned Captain, 
October 8. 1883. Retired, April 1, 1S84. 

A. S. Taylor. — Born in New Jersey. Appointed from New Jersey. 
Commissioned as Second Lieutenant, July 2, 1864; Headquarters, 1864; 
Marine Barracks, ]\fare Island, Cal., 1864-8. Commissioned as Fird Lieu- 
tenant, July 30, 1868 ; steam-sloop " Tuscarora," Pacific Fleet, 1868-71 ; 
Marine Barracks, Washington, 1871-2 ; Marine Barracks, Mare Island, 
1872-4; training-ship "Minnesota," 1875-8; steamer " Quinnebaug," 
European Station, 1878-81; Marine Barracks, League Island, Pa., 1881 ; 
Marine Barracks, Pensacola, 1882-4 ; steamer " Lancaster," 1884-7. Pro- 
moted Captain, December 12, 1883; Marine Barracks, League Island, Pa, 
1887-90. Retired, June 17, 1890. 

Robert Dewar Wainwright. — Born in Maine. Appointed from Mas- 
sachusetts. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, JJ. S. IMarine Corps, December 
4, 1869; Headquarters of the Corps, 1869-70; Marine Barracks, Boston, 
Mass , 1870-2 ; was in command of this pos't for two weeks, in the absence of 
its commanding officer; U. S. flaw-ship "Lancaster," 1S72-4; during the 
cruise, personally assisted three officers and fifty men in rescuing othcers, 
crew, and passengers of the "Cotopaxi," Pacific INIail Steamship Co., also 
helped save that steamer, she being on a reef oft* the coast of Brazil ; August 
13, 1872, appointed by the Hon. Sec. of the Navy, Judge- Advocate of all 
General Courts-jNIartial and Courts of Inquiry, and in all matters appertain- 
ing to that office which shall concern the naval forces, South Atlantic Sta- 
tion ; in 1874, participated in all the naval drills at Key West and Florida 
Bay, and commanded the Eighth Company of the iMarir.e Battalion, under 
Colonel Heywood, U. S. INI. C., in drills ashore ; Marine Barracks, lirooklyn, 
N.Y., 1874; U.S.S. "Plymouth," 1874-5; Marine Barracks, Norfolk, Va., 
1875-7. Commissioned First LJeutenant, U. S. M. C, March 17, 1877 ; July, 
1877, on duty with a battalion of marines at Philadelphia and Baltimore, 
called to those cities to suppress railroad strikes ; acted as Acting Assistant 
Quartermaster to the battalion, and afterwards as Captain of one of its com- 
panies,; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1877-9; U. S. S. "Marion," 



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1879-82 ; Marine Barracks, Naval Academy, 1883; Marine Barracks, Nor- 
folk, Va., 1883-5 ; commanded that post during the absence of the officers of 
command, who were on duty on the Isthmus of Panama; U. vS. S. ' Essex," 
3 886-9 ; while on this cruise, in company of two officers and twenty-five men, 
made a quick march from Chemulpo to Seoul, Corea, twenty-eight miles, 
being called l)y the American Minister to protect the Legation, etc. The 
admiral, in orders, commended the detachment for its very quick night march 
on a hard road and in a strange country, its good conduct and military pro- 
ficiency ; during the latter part of the cruise, being the senior marine officer, 
he commanded the marine battalion while on shore duty ; Marine Barracks, 
Norfolk, Va., 1889, to date of retirement, April 17, 1893. 

lietired under the provision of " An Act to provide for the examination of 
certain officers of the Marine Corps and to regulate promotions therein^ 

Henry C. Fisher. — Born in Pennsylvania. Appointed from Pennsyl- 
vania. Commissioned as Second Lieutenant, September 7, 1871 ; Marine 
Barracks, Washington, 1871-2 ; Marine Barracks, Norfolk, 1873 ; Marine 
Barracks, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1873; " Ticonderoga," N. A. Station, 1874; 
Marine Barracks, Philadelphia, 1874-5; "Adams," N. A. Station, 1875-7 ; 
Marine Barracks, Norfolk, 1878. Promoted to First Lieutenant, September 
27, 1879 ; Marine Barracks, Brooklyn, 1879-80 ; receiving-ship, " Wabash," 
1880-2 ; steamer ''• Iroquois," Pacific Station, 1882-5 ; Marine Barracks, 
League Island, 1885-7 ; Marine Barracks, Norfolk, Va., 1889-91 ; "Balti- 
more," Pacific Station, 1891, to date of retirement, March 16, 1893. Pro- 
moted Captain, March 16, 1893. 

George T. Bates. — Appointed from District of Columbia. Commis- 
missioned Second Lieutenant IT. S. M. C, February, 1873. Promoted to 
First LieidenaM, May, 1880 ; Marine Barracks, Naval Academy, July, 1892. 
Retired as a Captain, May, 1894. 



ADDENDA. 

Richmond Pearson Hobson. — To those not of the service who, in 
scanning the pages of this volume, look in vain for the record of the gallant 
Hobson, the editor deems it fitting to explain that this book of Records stops 
at the rank of Lieutenant, and as, at this date, Mr. Hobson holds the relative 
rank of Junior Lieutenant, no sketch of his services appears. It is a loss to 
the volume, as no true account of his magnificent achievement could be 
written that would fail to stir the blood and excite the admiration of every 
sailor, no matter what his nationality. 



INDEX. 



PAGE 

A BBOT, Charles W., Pav Director „ 2SS 

-^ Able, A. H.. Oiief Engiue^r 303 

Ackerman, Albert AmmerniaD., LieuteDant illy 

Aokley, S^th Mitchell Comnmuder 106 

Adains^iu. Alfred, Chief Engineer 3ll3 

Adams, Charles Albert, Lieutenanl-Cummander 137 
Adams, James Dexter, Lieuteiiant-Commauder... 13l> 

Alien, Louis J., Chief Kiigiueer 300 

Allen, William H., Lieutenant _ 187 

AUiKine, Cbsirles Olden, Lieut.-Commander 129 

Almv, Aujrustus Craven, Lieutenant 203 

Ames, H. K., Surj^on _ 244 

Animen. Daniel, Keiir-Admiral 7 

Amory, Edward L., Lieutenaut-Commaoder 154 

Anderson. Edwin A., Lieutenant 216 

AuderskUi, Frank. Surgeon 244 

Arnold, Conway Hillver, Lieut.-Commander 12S 

Andrade, Cipriano, Chief Engineer 304 

Atwaier, Charles Nelson, Lieutenant 201 

.\yers, .loseph 0., Medical Inspector. 236 

Ayres. S. L. P., Chief Engineer.. 337 

"D AEIX, Uoeea J., Merlioal Inspector 235 

•*-* R-icon, Albert W., Pay Inspector 278 

Badger, Charles .Tohnston, Lieutenant 176 

Bainbridge-Hoff, William, I'aptaiu SO 

Bailey, Krank II., Chief Eiigiueer 323 

Bairvi. Ge^irsr9 W., Chief Engineer 314 

Baker, J. W., Surjreon 2f>9 

Baker, A. C, Lieutenant 173 

Baker, Henry K., Lieutenant 218 

Balch, Georgv B,. Rear- Admiral S 

Baldwin. L. B.. Sursreon _ 244 

BitU. R.T. Mi^son. P.^ymaster 286 

Barber. Francis M., Commander 125 

Barclay, Charles James, Captain t^ 

Barker, .\lbert S., Captain 57 

Barnette, William J., Lieutenant-Commander.... 135 

Barne.s, Nathan Hale, Lieutenant 221 

BarrviU, Henry Harris, Lieutenant 170 

Barry. William W.. Paymaster 282 

Bartiett. John K.. Captain 7<t 

Barry, Edwanl Buttevant, Lieutenant-Comman- 
der 146 

Bartiett. Heurj- .\nthony, Lieut. -Colonel Marine 

t'orps .". 370 

Bartiett, Charlea Ward. Lieutenant 168 

Barton, John K., Chief Engineer 319 

Barton, Jonathan Q., Paymaster 29S 

Bates, Georp? T.. Captain Marine Corps. 375 

Bates, .\lexander B., ('hief Engineer 314 

Bayley, Warner B., Chief Engineer 318 

B«?aman, Oe^irge William Pay Inspector 274 

B^ards'ee, Lester .\., Re.ir-Admiral 24 

Beardsley, Cp>ve .<., Medical Director 228 

Bea'ty, Frank E., Lieutenant 186 

Befhler, W. H., Lieutenant-Conunander „ 142 

Belden, Samuel, Commander 121 

Belknap, diaries. Commander _ 108 

Belknap, Georjie E., Rear .\dniiral 24 

Bell, John .\rthur. Lieutenant _ 2»* 

Bellows, Edward, Pay Inspector 274 

B«nham, .\. E. K., Rear-.\dniiral 25 

Benson, William Shepherd, Lieutenant 197 

Bertolette. I>aniel N., Suneeon 242 

Beruadou. John Baptlste, Lieutenant 2l>9 

376 



PAGE 

Berry, Robert M., Commander U»i 

Berry, All>ert G leaves, Lieutenant-Commander... 14S 

Berryman, Otway C, t'aptain Marine Corps 365 

Beyer, Henry G., Surgevm 245 

Bicknell, Ge rge .\ugustu», Commander lt>5 

Biddle, Clement, Surgeon 24S 

Bidddle, William, Captain, Marine Corps 366 

Billing*. Luther G. IXv Director. 291 

Bishop, Joshua. Commander _ 124 

Bitler, Reul>en Oscar, Lieutenant _ 20S 

Blandin. John .1., Lieutenant 216 

Bleecker. John Van Benthuyseu, Commander.... 113 

Blish. John Bell, Lieutenant 2M 

Blocklinger, Gottfrieil, Lieutenant-Commander.. 139 

Bloodgooii, Delavan, Medical Director 257 

Blow, George P., Lieutenant S13 

Bogert, Edward S., Medical Director 26».» 

Boggs, Lawrenc* C, Paymaster 282 

Book, George Milton, Commander : 8i5 

Borthwick, John Liringston Dinwiddle, Qiief 

Engineer 344 

Bostwick, Frank M.4ttesou, Lieutenant 198 

Bostwick, EdwarJ D., Lieutenant 18S 

B<.>ush, Clil^ord J.. Lieutenant 188 

Bi)wyer, John Marshall. Lieutenant ISl 

B<.>wman, Charles G., Lieutenant-Commander.... 142 

Boyd, John C, Surgeon. 241 

Bradf. nl, Royijl Bird, Commander 91 

Bnidbu'v, Charles Augustus, Lieutenant 222 

Bradley,' Michael, Medical Director 261 

Brndle.v, George P.. 5le«lical Inspector 23S 

Bramarxl. Frederic Rowland. Lieutenant 218 

Braunersreuther. William, Lieutenant 192 

Bre«8e, S. Livingston, Captiun _ 76 

Brice, John J., Commander 126 

Briggs, John Bnidford, Lieutenant-Commander. 143 

Bright, George A., Meilical Director 235 

Bn.>oks, William B., Chief Ensrineer S39 

Bronaugh, Willism Venable, Lieutenant 197 

Brown, Allan D , Commander 123 

Brown, Gev^rge, Rear-.\dmiral 31 

Brown. Jeil'ersou, Chief Engineer 350 

Brv<wn,Guy W., Lieutenant 2ifi 

Brvnvn, B. M. G., Lieutenant-Commander I,i7 

Browns-n. Willarxl Herl>ert, Commander 93 

Brumby, Thomas Masiin, Lieutenant 194 

Buckingham, B. H.. Lieutenant-Commander 141 

Bunce. Francis M., Rear-.Kdmiral 4 

Bull. J.imee Henry. Lieuienant 166 

Buchanan, Wils<.iu Wildman, Lieutenant 211 

Buehler, William G., Chief Engineer 30l» 

Burdick, William Leslie, Lieutenant 201 

Burgdorft, The^nlore F., Chief Engineer „. 324 

Burnap, Getirge J., Chief Engineer 3m 

Burnett. J. C ^ Lieutenant 224 

Burtis, .\rthur. Pay Ins|>ector _ 275 

Burwell. William Turnbull, Commander 101 

Byrnes, J. C, Surgeon 247 

CABELL, AG.. Surgeon 248 
Calkins, Carlos G , l.veutenant. 170 

Canags. .\lfreil B., CJiief Engineer S20 

Cann, Jamee E., Paymaster 283 

Caperton, William B., Lieutenant 187 

Cai>ehart, Edwanl Everett, Lieuterant 21S 

CtU'lin, James W.. Lieutenant-Commander 138 



INDEX. 



377 



PAGE 

Carmody, John Randolph. Paymnster '29t) 

Carpenter, Charles C, Kear-Admiral 31 

Carpenter, John S., Paymaster 280 

Carter, Fidelio S., Lieutenant 1S4 

Casev, Silas, t'aptain 50 

CaswoU, Thomas T., Pay Director 273 

Chadwick, French Ensor, Captain 74 

Chapin, Frederic L., Lieutenant 217 

Chambers, Wawhington Irving, Lieutenant 100 

Chenery, Leonard, Lieutenant-Commander 154 

Chester, C. M., Captain '"'S 

ClUey, Greenleaf, Commander 127 

Clark, Charlos Fdgar, Captain •)'.> 

Clark, George Kaniscy, Lieutenant 202 

Clark, Lewis Jacob, iaeutonant 212 

Clark, , John II., Ble.lical Director 22!) 

Clarke, Charles Aiisyl, Lieutenant 222 

Clary, A'bert G.. Comniod re 4:! 

Cleaver, Henry T., Chief Engineer 322 

Cloborue, C. J., Medical Director 227 

Cline. Hugh H , Chief Engineer 318 

Clover, Richardson, Commander 112 

CotBu, Ge rgo W., Captain 79 

Cochran, George, Pay Director 272 

Cochrane, Heiiry Clay, liieutenant-Coloncl Ma- 
rine Corps 359 

Coffin, Frederick W., Lieutenant ISO 

Coffman, De Witt, Lieutenant 191 

Coghlan, Joseph Bullock. Captain 09 

Cogswell, Jauics Kclsey, Lieutenant-Commander 139 

Colby, Harrison Gray Otis, Commander -115 

Colby, Henry G., Paymaster 280 

Colhonn. Samuel B., Paymaster 282 

Collins, John Hartholoniew, Lieutenant 104 

Collum, Richard S., Lieut.-Col., Jlarin- Corps... 309 
Colvocoresses, George P., Lieutenant-Commander 146 

Colwell. John C., Lieutenant ISI 

Cook, Francis A., Captain 07 

Cook, Simon, Lieutenant 198 

Cooke, Geo ge Henry, Jledical Director..., 231 

Colahan, C. E,, Li'-uten;int-''omDUinder 148 

Cooper, Philip Henry. Captain 03 

Conily, Sau\uel P., Lieutenant 101 

Conver8e, George A., Commander 91 

Corbin, Thouuis 6 , Captain 80 

Cordeiro.F ederiok J. B, Surgeon 249 

Cornwell, Charles Carpenter, Lieutenant-Com- 
mander 131 

Corrie, F, H., CaptMin, Marine Corps 372 

Cosby, Frank Carvill, Pay Director 271 

Cottman, Vincendon L., Lieiitenant 17,'> 

Cotton, Charles Stanhope, Captain 58 

Coues. Samuel F.. Medical Director 2.'i4 

Couifis, Frank, Comnumder 100 

Cowie, George, Jr., Chief Engineer 317 

Cowie, ThoMias J., P.aymaster 280 

Cowlos. William siieftieid, Lieutenant-Com- 
mander 129 

Oowles, W. C, Lieutenant 170 

Cromwell, Barlett J., Captain 51 

Couden, Albert Reynolds, Commander 109 

Craig, Jo«eph Edgar, Commander 92 

Craig, Thomas C, Surgeon 2r.9 

Craven John EccleNton, Lieutenant 203 

Crawford, Millard Henry, Surgeon 240 

Cresap, J.>)me» Cephas. Lieutenant 172 

Crosby, Pierce, Rear-Admiral 9 

Crowiiinshield, .Arent Schuyler, Captain 64 

Culver, ,\braham E., Lieutenant ISg 

Curti«, Clinton Kidd, Lieutenant-Commander l.'iO 

Curtis, Llovd, Surgeon 249 

Cntler, William G., Lieutenant 183 

D.\BNEY, Albert Jouett. Lieutenant 223 
Dade, FiancisC, Chief Engineer 339 

Davenport. Francis (1., Lieut. -Commander 152 

Davenport, Richard Graham, Lieutenant-Com- 
mander 1 145 

Davis, Charles Henry, Commander 85 

Davis, George T., Commander 124 

Day, Benjamin F., Captain 50 

Day. William P.. Lieutenant-Commander 144 

Dayton, James H., Commander 99 



PAGE 

Dean, Richard C, Medical Director 257 

Delano, Francis Henry, Lieutenant-Commander 135 

Delohanty, Daniel, Lieutenant-Commander 130 

Denfeld. George William, Lieutenant 196 

Denig, Robert G., Chief Engineer 320 

Deunison, Henry Martyii, Pay Director 270 

Denny, Frank Lee, Major Marine Corps (Gene- 
ral Staff) 355 

Derr, Ezra Z., Surgeon 242 

Dewey, George, Rear-.\diniral 6 

Dewey, Theodore Gibbs, Lieutenant 213 

Di kins, Franci.< William, Commander 83 

Dickins, Randolph, Captain, Marine Corps 306 

Dickin,«ion, Dwight, Medical Inspector 238 

Dickson, S. H., Surgeon 243 

Diehl, S. W. B., Lieutenant 177 

Diehl, (Hiver, Surgeon 249 

Dixon, William S., Surgeon 239 

Dixon, A. F., Chief Engineer 318 

Dillingham, Albert Calilwoll, Lieutenant 104 

Dodd. Arthur Wright, Lieutenant 196 

Dombau.gh, Harry Mason, Lieutenant 198 

Dorn, Edward J. .Lieutenant 182 

Doty, Webster, Lieutenant 221 

Dougherty, John Allen, Lieutenant 2()G 

Downcs, John, Lieutenant 223 

Doyen, Charles, Captain, Marino Corps 307 

Doyle, Robert 51., Lieutenant 186 

Doyle, .lames G., Lieutenant 215 

Drake, Franklin J,, Lieutenant-Commander 134 

Drake, N, H., Surgeon 245 

Dresel, Herman lieorge, Lieutenant 208 

Drennau, BI. C, Medical Inspector 237 

Ori.ggs, William Hale, Lieutenant-Commander... 149 

Dniry, Hiram E., Paymaster 284 

Du Rose, W. R., Surgeon 245 

Dungan, William W., Chief Engineer 331 

Dungan. Jacob S., Bledical Director 251 

Dunlap. Andrew, Commander 114 

Dunn, Herbert Omar, Lieutenant 195 

Dunning, Williaiu B., ("Iiief Kngiueer 325 

Durand, George R., Commander 125 

Dyer, George Leland, Lieutenant 162 

Dyer, N. Mayo, Captain 72 

IpATON, Charles P., Lieutenant 216 
■^ Eaton. Joseph G., Coinmauder 107 

Eaton, William C, Chief Engineer 320 

Eckstein, Henrv C, Surgeon 206 

Edgar, John M"., Surgeon 249 

Edwards, John R., Cbief Engineer 321 

Eldredge, Charles H., Pay Director 20,9 

Eldridge, Frank H., Chief Engineer 324 

Ellicott, John M.. Lieutenant 216 

Elliott, William Power, Lieutenant 170 

Elliott, George F., Captain Marine Corps 305 

Emmons. George F., Lieutenant 182 

Engard, Albert C, Chief Engineer 312 

Erben, Henry, Rear-.^dmiral 29 

Emory, William Heni.-iley, Commander 104 

Everett, William Henry, Lieut.-Commander 137 

Evans, Kobley D,, Captain 62 

FARENHOLT, Oscar Walter. Commander, 96 
Farmer, Kdwanl, Chief Engineer 338 

Fartiuhar, Norman H., Commodore 40 

Farwell, William G., Medical Inspector 2.38 

Febiger, .John C, Rear-Admiral 9 

Fechteler, Augustus Francis, Lieutenant 194 

Ferebee, Nelson BIcP., Surgeon 240 

Fichbobm. H. V.. Lieutenant 163 

Field, Wells Lattin, Comman<ler ". 115 

Field, Wiley R. M., Lieutena. t 216 

Field, Thomas Y., Captain, Marine Corps 307 

Fiske, Bradley A , Lieutenant 180 

Fisher, Henry C., Captain, Marine Corps .375 

Fitch, Henry W.. Chief Engineer 343 

Fithia", Edwin, Chief Engineer 334 

F'itt.s, Henry B., Surgeon 249 

Fitzsimons,"Paul, Jledical Inspector 239 

Fletcher, Frank Friday, Lieutenant 185 

Fletcher, Montgomery, Chief Engineer 327 



IXDEX. 



PACK 

Fletcher, William B., Lieutenant 215 

Klotrlier, Arthur HfDry, I.ieuteoant -\~ 

Hint, .lames M., >lo>lii-al P\re\tor 234 

Vrviiue, Lui'i.-ia. Lieutenaut 2^6 

Kulirer, William Mayhew . Cai''"'" "5 

Forney, .lames, (,'oU>nel, Marine Corpe, 356 

Forse," Charles Thomas, Lieuteuant-t.\>uim»n<ler. 135 

Forsyth, James M., Connuauder 91 

Fonl. John D.. I'hief Engineer 310 

Foster, 0. A., Lieutenant 2.^5 

Filter, Jiyseph, Paym.-ister 27S 

Fox. Charles Kl>en. Lieutenant 174 

Fniiley, Lei.niarvi A., I'ay Inspector 276 

Franklin, Samuel K., Rear-AdniinU 19 

Franklin, James, Lieutenant 222 

Fi-a/er. Keah, Paymaster 2^*4 

Freeman, EiiwarvlK., Chief Eugineer 324 

FrtMuiout, J. 0, Jr., Lieutenant 175 

Fullaui, William Kreeland, Lieutenant 19S 

Furey, John, Paymaster 296 



("^ AIXES, James H., Surg^m 267 
-' Gallowuy, 0. P., Lieuten.-iut 224 

l^alt, Robert "W, Chief Engineer 319 

li.ilt, K H., Lieutenant 175 

t'Jalt. William H., Paymaster 285 

Oarvlner, J. K., Surgeon 246 

Garrett, Leroy Mason, Lieutenant 2lH 

Oarst, Perry, Lieutenant-Commander 139 

liatewiKKl, James P.. Surgeon 24S 

(.■earing, Henry C. Lieutenant 187 

i;e<irge, Harry, Lieutenant 216 

Gheen, Ed\var\i Hickman, Commander _ 115 

Gheranli. Rmcroft, Rear-Admiral 23 

GibKins, John Henry, Lieutenant 2t>7 

Oilvjon, J- hu, Lieuteu.int 2tH) 

l^ilis«.<n, William •'., Commander 98 

llihon, Albert Leary, Me^lioal Pirector 2.5(1 

Gill, WilKam Andrew, frieuteuaut 2lV5 

Gillis, Jauuvi H.. iVnimcKlore ^. 4S 

Gil'uiore, James Clarkson. Lieuleuaut 19() 

l^ilmore, Fernando P., Commander „.... 1(>S 

Glass, Henry, Captain 63 

Gleaves, All>ert, Lieutenant 195 

(Jleuuou, James Henry. Lieutenant 199 

Goldsb(.<rvnigh, Worthingtcn, Pay Inspector 292 

GiHvlU>e. Grt>t>n Clay. .M.-»jor and Paymaster Ma- 
rine Corps, ((lenernl Stafli 355 

Goiyirich, l^i>ar Frv<lerick, Captain 73 

Goodrell, Mancil C, Captain. >lariue Corps „ 863 

Gixxlwin, Walton, Coramamier Ill 

Gorgas, Miles t^ri>enter. Lieutenant 211 

Gove, Charles jVugustus, Lieutenant 19(> 

(lOwing, B. C, Chief Engineer 34S 

(irahani, James Puncan, Commander 122 

Graham, Samuel Limlsay. Lieutenant 222 

Grant, A bert Weston, Lieutenant 196 

(imvatt, Charles I'., Meiiicat Inspector _ 239 

Green, E. H., Surgeon 243 

Green, Janu>s l».. Commander 89 

(ireen, Fnincis >L, Commander 117 

Greeuleaf, Frtnierick William, Lieutenant 22<> 

Greene. Francis E., Lioutenant 170 

(tr«H"r, James Augustin. R»ar-.\dmirHl 27 

Gridley, Charl»« Vernon, l^aptain 70 

Giier, William, Medical Pirector 249 

Gritlin, (ieo, H.. Pay Insjiector 277 

Oritlin. Thomas Pillard, Lieutenant. 192 

Grithth, S. H., Surgevni 247 

(Crimes, Jume.* M., Lieutenant 22li 

Guiterxs, P. M., Surgeon 2(">S 

Gunueil, Francis M., Meilical Pirector 250 



TTABlGHrRST, Conrad J., Chief Engineer-... 313 

■^^ Haeseler, Francis Joy, Lieutenant 21(> 

Hagenman. John William. Lieutenant 219 

Haggertv, Fiancis S., (.^tptain 78 

Hall, M.E., Lieutenant 162 

Halsey, W. f.. Lieutenant 178 

H alpine, Nich. J. Ij»ne Trowbridge, Lieutenant. 226 

Hantord, Franklin, Commander lOi 

Haunuui, Johu L., Chief Engineer , 311 



Hannum, William Gangmere, Lieutenant 1:>1 

Hanus, G. C, Lieutenant 169 

Harbor, Giles B., Lieutenant-Commander 142 

Harrington, Purnell Frederick, Captain 66 

Hariington. Francis H , (."aptain, Marine Corps.. 363 

Harris, Henry, T. B , Payma.ster 281 

Harrison, Horace Wellforvi, Lieutenant 197 

Harris. Uriah Rose, Lieutenant-Commander 145 

Harris, William H., Chief Engiui-er 3(>7 

Harlow, Charle6 Henry, Lieutenant 2(>5 

Harmon, George E. H., Surgeon 241 

Haswell, Gouverneur K., Lieut.Commander.... 152 

Hawke, James .^lliert. Medical Inspector 237 

Hawley, Johu >L, Lieutenant-Conuuander 138 

Hawley, C. E . Lieut-naut-CommanJer 15* 

Haxtuu, Milton, Captain 75 

Haycick. George B.. Captain, Marine Corps 373 

Hazlett, Isaac. Lieutenant-Commander 155 

Heiluer. Lewis Cass, Lieutenant „ 162 

Helm James M., Lieutenant l.'tS 

Hemphill, Jvvseph Newton, Commander 1(H 

Hendce, George E., Pay Insjvctor 276 

Henderson, .\rexander. Chief Kngiueer 328 

Henderson, Richard, Lieutenant 191 

Heueberger, L. G.. Surgeon _ 243 

Herndon, C. G., Surgeon 243 

Herwig, Henry, Chief Engineer 351 

HeywiHxi, Charles, CoL-Com. (Marine Corps) 3o2 

HibUnt, Charles T., Surgeon 24,5 

Higl>ee, John Henley, Lieut.-CoL ^Marine Corps) 368 

Higgiuson. Francis J., Captain 54 

Hiland, Thomas. Surgtvn „ 265 

Hitheriugton, James Henry, Lieutenant 203 

Hobbs. I. Goodwin, Paymaster 280 

Hol>son, Richmond Pearson, Lieutenant (junior 

grade) 375 

Hodges. Benjamin Ward, Lieutenant 195 

Hodges, Harry M., Lieutenant _ 186 

Hodgson, Allvu ("base. Lieutenant ISt 

Hoehliug, A. A.. MeiiiC3«l Pir^tor 262 

Hogg, William Stetson, Lieutenant 193 

HoKvmbe, John Hite Lee, Lieutenant 2'U 

Uolman, Crev^rge Frederick Warren, Lieutenant. 165 

Holmes, Fnink H., Lieutenant 180 

HovhL Johu. Lieutenant 2(13 

Hoogewerff. Jv>hn .\driaii. Lieutenant 213 

HiKiker, Edward, Commander 117 

Horxi, William T., Meilical Pirector 256 

Horwitz. Phineas J., 51edic»l L^irector _... 253 

Hosley, Harry H., Lieutenant 185 

Houston, Nelsou T.. Lieutenant 161 

Hourigan. I^trick William, Lieutenant 209 

Houston, Edwin Siimuel, Commander 94 

Howard, T. H., Lieutenant 176 

Howarxi, William L., Lieutenant 316 

Howell, C. P., Chief Engineer 31T 

Howell, John Adams, CoiuniiHlore 36 

Howison, Henry L., Commodore HI 

Hoy, James. Pay Inspector 29;i 

Hublwrvi, John. Lieutenant 162 

Hul>bard, ''o n»tes, Lieutenant-Coiumander 154 

Hughes, Richarxi Morris, Lieutenant 201 

Hughes, .\arviii K., Rear-.\dmir»l 12 

Hughes, Edwarvi M.. Lieutenant 163 

Hughes, Walter Scott, Lieutenant. 184 

Hunker, John J., Commander - 101 

Hunker, J. J., Lieutenant 167 

Hunt. Livingston. Paymaster 286 

Hunt. Ridgely, Lieutenant 226 

Huntincton, Robt, W., Lieut.-(?oL, Marine Corps 357 

Huse. Harry Pickney, Lieutenant 201 

Hutchius, ChxrlesT., Commander ItXS 

Hutchius, Hamilton, Lieutenant 181 

TPE, George E., Commander 95 

-*• Imjvy, Rol»ert E., Commander 97 

Inch. Philip. Chief Encineer 300 

Inch, Richard. Chief Engineer 314 

Ingersoll, Royal R^xlney, Lieutenant-Commander 131 

Irwin, Jo'>n, Rear-.\dmiral 26 

Irwin, Wm., Lieutenant_ 169 

Isberwood, Beiy-^min F., Chief Engineer 325 

Irerson, A. J., Commander 120 



INDEX. 



579 



PAGE 

JACOB, Edwin Saimiol, Lieutenant 21!) 

'' .Iiickson, Sttuiiiel, Moilicul Director 2f.O 

Jacoby, Harry Slvililenbursr, Lieuleiuuit 22'- 

Jasper, Robert T., Lieutotiant-Coniiuander 13H 

.layne, .Jdsepli I-.. LiiMitoiuuit 215 

Jewell, Theodore Frelinjrliuysen, Captain 74 

Johnson, theorise K., Chief Kngineer 334 

Johnson, Mortimer L., Captain 61 

Joliuston, IMarburj', Lieutenant 215 

Jones, David Phillips, Chief Engineer 349 

Jonea, William M., Medical Inspector 2(55 

Jordan, John Newell, Lieutenant 1S)4 

Jouett, James E., Rear-Admiral 21 

Judd, Charles II., Lieutenant 218 

Jungeu, Charles William, Lieutenant 204 

T7"ANE, Theodore F., Captain 70 

'^ Karmany, Lincoln, Captain, Slarine Corps 367 

Kant?,, Albert", Commodore 38 

Kearny, George H.. Chief Kngineer 317 

Keene, Henry C Lieutenant. 227 

Kelley, Jamex Douglas Jerroid, Lieutenant- 
Commander 132 

Kellogg, Augustus (J., Commander 128 

Kellogg, Wainwriglit, Lieutenant-Commander... 148 

Kellogg, Frank WoodrutT, Lieutenant '/08 

Kelton, Ailon C, Captain, Marino Corps 364 

KtniptT, Louis, Captain 53 

Kennedy, Duncan, Lieutenant-Connuander 132 

Kenny, "dlbert S.. Pay Director -273 

Kerr, Leeds C, Paymaster 28.'i 

Key, Albert L., Lieutenant 21G 

Kidiler, Benjamin H., Medical Director 260 

Kiereted Andrew .L, Chief Kngineer 335 

Kilbnrn, Williiim, Lieutenant 167 

Kimball, William Wirt Lieutenant-Commander 144 

Kiminell, Harry, Lieutenant 202 

Kimberly, Lewis A., Rear-Admiral 23 

Kiuipp. John Joseph, Lieutenant 203 

Kindleberger, David, Jledu-al Director 2.58 

Kins, James W , Chief Engineer 331 

Kirby, Abtialom. Chief Kngineer 341 

Kirkland, William A., Rear-Admiral 1 

Knapp, llarry .Sheimrd, Lieutenant Ifl'J 

Knight, \. 31., Lieutenant 176 

Knox, Harry, Comma. i er 106 

Kutz, George F., Chief Engineer 340 

T AIRD, Charles, Lieutenant \H 

^-' Lamberton, Benjamin Peffer. Captain 75 

Lamson, Roswell H., Tiieutenant 266 

Lansdale, Philip Van Home, Lieutenant 196 

Lashor, 0. E., Lientenant 226 

Latch, Edward Biddle, Chief Engineer 347 

Law, Homer L., Surgeon 268 

Lawrenoe, Jas. Peyton Stuart, Chisf Engineer... 322 

Laws, Elijah, Chief Engineer 337 

Leach, Philip. Surgeon 24n 

Lcarv, Richard Philips, Captain 71 

l,ofav(ir, Fredi'ri.U Herbert, Lieutenant 171 

Leiper, Kdwanl Fays.ioti, Lieutenant 210 

Leitch, Robert R., Chief Engineer 3.")l 

Lemly, S. C, Lieuteiuint 177 

lieulze, Eugene H. C, Commander 108 

Lewis, D. U., Surgeon 244 

Lillie, Abraham Brnyn Hasbrouck, Commander. 104 

Lisle, Robert P., Pay Insviector 275 

Lisle, Richard Slason, Lieutenant 219 

Little, William MoC, Lieutenant 218 

Little, William, Lieutenant 220 

Little, William N., Chief Engineer 323 

Littlefield. Charles W., Paymaster 2(^4 

liloyd, Edward, jr.. Lieutenant 200 

Longnecker, Edwin. Conuuander 94 

Logan, Loavitt Cuitis. Commander 116 

Looker, Thomas IL, Pay Director 287 

Ijoomis. J. Porter, Paymaster 281 

Lopez, Robert Filfs, Lieutenant 'JdO 

Loring, Charles Harding, Chief Engineer 334 

Lovering, P. A.. Surgeon •_M5 

Low, William Franklin, Lieutenant 160 

Lowe, John, Chief Engineer 306 



PAGE 

Lowry, Horatio B., Lieutenant-Colonel, Ma- 
rine Corps 369 

Lowry, Francis, Captain 78 

Luby, John Frazor, Lieutenant 212 

Luce, Stephen Bleecker, Rear-Admiral 20 

Ludlow, Nicoll, Captain 67 

Lunisden, tJeorgo Peebles, Surgeon 246 

Lyon, George A., Pay Inspector 674 

Lyon, Henry Ware, Commander 99 

Lyons, Timothy .\ugustine, Conunander 125 

']YTcC.\LL.V, Bowman IL, Conuuander 86 

-^ McCann, William P., Commodore 46 

McCarteney. Charles Maeklin, Lieutenant 226 

McCartney, Daniel P., Chief Engineer 342 

JloCawlev, Charles L., Quartermaster, Murine 

Corps ((ii'nenil Staff) 356 

McCluro, George McC'nlly, Lieutenant 227 

McClurg, W. A., Surgeon 243 

McCorniick, Alexander II., ('aptain 56 

MctUackin, Alexander, Lieutenant 162 

iMcCrea, Henry, Lieutenant 172 

McDonahl, ^<itchell C, Paymaster 285 

McEImell, Jackson, Chief Engineer 330 

McGowau, .Folin, Conuuander 88 

Mcintosh, H. P., Lieutenant 217 

McKay, Charles E., Lieutenant-Commander 151 

McKean, Frederick (J., Chief Engineer 343 

McLean, Thomas Chalmers, Lieut. -Conunander... 134 

McLean, Walter, Lieiitenant 190 

BIcMechan, Andrew Charles, Lieutenant 222 

McMurtrie, Daniel, aiedical Director 232 

McNair, Antoine I!., LieMtenant-Commauder 151 

McNair, Frederick Vallctte, Commodore 35 

McNary, Isaac R., ('h\e( Engineer 343 

Maccarty, CJilhertiM. L., Chief Engineer 344 

IMaokenzie, M. R. S., Commander 100 

Machette, Henry C, Paymaster 297 

IMacomb, David 13., Chief Engineer 328 

JNlageo, Kdward A., Chief Engineer 350 

Blagee, George \V.. Chief Engineer 348 

Magruder. A. F., Surgeon 267 

^laium, Alfred T., Captain 77 

Mahan, Dennis Hart, Lieutenant 160 

Blain, Herschell, Chief Engineer 351 

Manney, Henry Newman, Commander 103 

Mansfield, Henry B., Comnumder llo 

Marix, Adolph, Lieuteiamt-Commander 131 

Blarmion, Robert Augustine, Medical Inspector. 237 

Jlarsh, Charles Carlton, Lieutenant 204 

Blarstellar, E. H., Surgeon 247 

Marshall, W. A., Lieutenant 169 

Martin, John R., Paymaster 2S5 

Martin, William, Surgeon 268 

Mason, Henry, Chief Engineer 347 

Mason, Theodorus liailey Myers, Lieut.-Com 158 

Slason, Newton Eliphalet, Lieut. -Commander 143 

Slatthevvs, E.G., Kear-Admiral -^ 

May, Edward, Pay Director 270 

Mayer, Augustus NewUirk, Lieutenant 211 

IM ay nard, Washburn, Commander 99 

Mayo, Henry T., Lieutenant 188 

Mayo, William Kennon. Commodore 44 

Maxwell. William .lohn. Lieutenant 212 

Mead, William Whitman, Conunander 94 

Mertde, Robert L., Lieut. -Colonel, Alarine Corps.. 359 

Means, Victor C. B., Surgeon 249 

Jleeker, E. P., Captain, Marine Corps 371 

Melville, fJeorge W., Chief Engineer 3ul 

Menefee, Daniel Preston, Lieutenant 207 

Mentz, George W., Lieutenant 167 

Mertz. .Vl' ert, Lientenant 175 

Merrell, John Porter, Commander 107 

Merriam, Greenlief Augustus, Lieutenant 166 

Merry, John F., Commander 98 

Mirhler, A. K., Paymaster 284 

Mickley, .loseph P., (.'hiof Kngineer 318 

Sliller, Frederick Augustus, Lieut.- Commander.. 155 

Bliller, James M., Commander 112 

Jliller, Joseph N , Rear-.\dmiral 1 

>liller. Merrill, Cajitain 60 

Milligan, Robert W., Chief Engineer 314 

Milton, J. B., Lieutenant 167 



380 



INDEX. 



PAGE 

Minett, Henry, Lieutenant 192 

Moore, Charles B. T., Lieutenant 179 

Moore, And'ew Moses, Surgeon 266 

Moore, Etlwin Kin<c, Lieuteiiiint-Ooniniander 136 

Moore. .lolin H., Lieutenant-Couiniander 151 

»Ux>rp, .Tohn W., Chief Enpine-r 329 

Moore, AVilliam I., Comnmiuier 107 

Moore, William S., Chief Enstineer 317 

Morciiu, Stokelev, Lieutenant 210 

Morley, Albert W., Chief Engineer 341 

Morong, .lolin C, Coniiuaniler 121 

Morrell, Henry, Lieutenant 178 

Morrison, George F., Lieutenant-Commander 153 

Morse, .Jerome E.. Lieutenant 217 

Moser, J. F., Lie\itenunt-Commauder 133 

Mudd. .Tolin A.. Paymaster 287 

Muir. William Carpenter Pendleton, Lieutenant. 210 

Mullan. Dennis Wallwch, Commander 113 

Mulligan, Kichard Thomas. Lieutenant 192 

Murdock, .Joseph B;\ll ird. Lieutenant 163 

Murphy, Paul St. C, Captain, Marine Coi-ps 366 

Murray, James D., Pay Director 288 

Muse, William S., Lieut.-'^^olonel. Marine Corps.. 362 

"Vr.MLE. Frederick Irvin, Commander l'"2 

-'■' Kauman, William IL, Chief Engineer 319 

Nazro, Artliur P., Lieutenant-Commander 144 

Neil.son, .Jolin L., Medical Inspector 238 

Nelsim, Thomas, Commander 117 

Nelson, Valentine Sevier, Lieutenant 197 

Newman, William B., Commander 12'> 

Newton. .John Thomas. Lieutenant 189 

Niblack, Albert Parker. Lieutenant 209 

Nichols. Henry Ezra, Commander 93 

Nichols, Smith Woixiward, Commander 123 

■ Nicholson, .\ugustus S., JIajor Jlarine Corps 368 

Nicholson, Reginald F., Lieutenant 177 

NichoIs»>n, Somerville, Commodore 43 

Nickels, .John .\ugustine Heard, Lieutenaut- 

Commander \^0 

Niles, Kossiith. Lieutenant 160 

Niles, Nathan Eric, Lieutenant-Commander 140 

Nt)el, York, Lieutenant 182 

Nones, Henry Beauchamp. Chief Engineer ."HO 

N"rHeet, Ernest, Surgeon 268 

N^rris, .John A.. Lieutenant-l'ommander 148 

Norton, Charles S., Rear-Admiral 4 

OBERLY, A. .s.. Medical Inspector 264 
Ogden, .lulien S.. Chief Engineer 317 

Oliver, .lames Harrison, Lieutenant 198 

O'Neil. Charles, Captain 73 

Orchard, John Sladison. Lieutenant 194 

Osborn, Arthur Patterson, Lieutenant-Com- 
mander 143 

Osterhaus, Hugo, Lieutenant 163 

■pAINE, Sumner Cummings, Lieutenant-Com- 

^ mander 142 

Parker. James Philiiw. I,ie>itenant 195 

Parker, John F., Lieutenant 181 

Parker, Joseph B., Medical Director 236 

Parks, Rufus, Pav Director 271 

Parks, Wythe M.", Chief Engineer 323 

Patch, Nathaniel Jordan Knight, Lieutenant- 

Comniander 149 

Payne, K. D., Surgeon 265 

Peacock, David, Lieutenant 225 

Peck, (TOfirge, 51edical Director 254 

Peck, Robert O., Lieutenant 161 

Pendleton, Edwin C, Commander 110 

Penrose. Th'Uias N., Medical Diri-ctor 260 

Percy, H. T.. Surgeon 248 

Perkins, Chas. Plumn'er, Lieutenant-Commander 141 

Perkins, George Hamilton 49 

Perry, J. H.. Chief Engineer 318 

Perry, Thomas, C mmander 95 

Persons, Kemus C. Surgeon 243 

Peters, George Henry, Lieu^>nant LSO 

Pi'terson, Arthur, Payn»»ster 284 

Phelps, Harry, Lieutenant 208 



FAGB 

Pbelps, Thomas Stowell, Lieutenant •Commander. 149 

Phelps, Th.nias S,. Bear Adminil 14 

Philip, John W., C'aptain 52 

Phythian, Robert L., Commodore 49 

Picking, Henry K. Captain 52 

Pigman, G orge W., Commander 88 

Pillsbury. John Elliott, Lieutenant-Commander.. 130 
Pope, P. C, Lieutenant-Colonel Slarine Corps.... 358 

Porter, Theodoric, Lieutenant-Commander 1.50 

Porter, Carlile P., Captain Marine Corps 3C4 

Potter, Edwanl E., ComnnKlore 48 

Potter. William P.. Lieutenant-Commander 142 

Potts. Robert, Chief Engineer XiS 

Potts, Stacy, Chief Engineer 321 

Potts, Teniplin .M., Lieutenant 187 

Pond, Cha'les Fremont, Lieutenant 189 

Poundstone, Homer Clarke, Lieutenant 216 

Poyer, John M., Lieutenant 209 

Price, Abel F., Metiical Inspector 237 

Prime. Ebenezer Scudder, Lieutenant-Commander 140 
Prince, Th"ni*s C, Captain and Assistant Quar- 
termaster Marine Corps ('•enenil Staff) 356 

Pritcliard, .\rthur J., Pay-Director 290 

Purcell. John Lewis. Lieutenant 2o8 

Putnam, Edwin, Pay-Inspector 275 

QI'INBY, John Gardner, Lieutenant 199 

"DAE, Charles Wliiteside, Chief Engineer 316 

-" Kamsay, Francis M.. Rear-.\dmiral 32 

Randall, William P., Lieutenant Commander 156 

Rand, Stephen, Jr., Paymaster 281 

Ransom, George B., Chief Engineer 320 

Ray, Charles M., Payni;\ster 285 

Read, t^orge H., Paymaster 299 

Read. John .1., Capta n 61 

Rearick, P. .K., Chief Engineer 303 

Reamev, La/arus Lowrv, Lieutenant 165 

Redtield J. Btivard, Paymaster 280 

Reed, .\llen V., Captain 76 

Reeder, William llerron, Lieutenant-Comman- 
der. 1.30 

Rees. Corwin Pottenger. Lieutenant 164 

Rees Rush, William, Lieutenant 199 

Beeves, Istwc S. K., Chief Engineer 322 

Reid, George C, .\djutant and Inspector, Ma- 
rine Cor|>s (General Staff.) 355 

Reid. Robert I., Chief Engineer 325 

Reisiuger. William Wagner, Commander 101 

Reiter. George Cook, Commander 93 

Remey. George C, Commodore 39 

Reynolds, .\lfred, Lieutenent 179 

Rhoades, .\rchilmld C, Medical Inspector 264 

Richman, Clayton Scott, Lieutenant 161 

Ring, James A., Paymaster 283 

Ripley. Charles Stedman, Lieutenant 227 

Rittenhouse. H. O., Lieutenant 161 

Rixey, M. D., Presley Marion, Surgeon 242 

Roben, Do\iglas, Lieutenant 218 

Robeson. Henry U.. Commiidore 41 

Robie, Edwanl Dunham, Chief Engineer 328 

Robinson, John M.irshall, Lieutenant 179 

Robinson, Lewis Wood, Chief Engineer 306 

Robinson, Erastus R., Captain Slarine Corps 363 

Roche, George W., Chief Engineer .342 

Rockwell, Charles H.. ConiniandT 89 

Rodgers, Frederick, Captain 53 

Rodgers, Raymond P., Lieutenant Commander.. 133 

Roilgcrs, .lohn K.. Lieutenant Commander 1.38 

Ro<lger», Thomas Slidell, Lieutenant 198 

Rodgers, William Ledyard, Lieutenant 200 

Rodman. Hugh, Lieutenant 2<3 

Rotiney, Robert Burton, Paymaster 298 

Roe, F. .v.. Hear-.Vdmlral 16 

Roelker. Charles R., Chief Engineer 310 

Rohror, Karl, Lieutenant-Commander 149 

Bohrbacher, Joseph Hamilton, Lieutenani 211 

Roller, J. E.. Lieutenant 169 

Booney, William B. \ , Lieutenant 182 

Ross, .John W., Surgeon 266 

Ross, H. Schuyler, Chief Engineer. . 310 

Roes, Albert, Commander Ill 



INDEX. 



381 



PAGE 

Eopor, J. M., Lieuteuant 174 

Kose, Waldoinnr tl'Arcy, Lieuteuant 189 

Uogers, Eustace B., I'ayniaater 28,". 

Kogors, Allt'ii tirey, Lieutenant 202 

Kogers, Charles Custis, Lieutenant 188 

Kegel's, Franklin, Surgeon 240 

Kussell, liinjaniin H., (.,'aptain Marine Corps 306 

Until. rlVird/William II., Cliief Engineer H46 

Itusli, Kiihanl, Commander 114 

lUisseli, Alexamier \V., Pay Director 288 

Kussell, Averley Claude Holmes, Surgeon 247 

Kush, William H., Snrgeon 247 

Kyan, Thomas William, Lieutenant 205 

CAFFORD, William Edwin, Lieutenant 212 

^ Salter, T. G. C, Lieutenant 223 

Sampson, William T., Captain 51 

Sands, James H., Captain 65 

Sargent, Nathan, Lieutenant 165 

Sartori, Louis C, Commodore 42 

Sawyer, F. E., Lieutenant 176 

Sawyer, George A., Paymaster 295 

Schenck, Caspar, Pay Director 290 

Schetky, Charles A., Commander 118 

Schlev, Winfleld S., Conunodore 42 

Scholield, Walter K., Medical Director 228 

Schouler, John, Commander 83 

Schroeder, Seaton, Lieutenant-Commander 134 

Schuetz, VV. II.. Lieutenant 170 

Schwenk, Milton Klinger, Lieutenant -226 

Scot, John A., Chief Engineer 344 

Scott, Bernard 0., Lieutenant 182 

Seabury, Samuel, Lieutenant 224 

Seare, James H., Lieutenant 188 

Sears, Walter J., Lieutenant 205 

Sebree, Uriel, Commander 109 

Seely, Henry B., Captain 77 

Sensner, George W., Chief Kngiueer 347 

Selfridge, James Russell, Lieutenimt-Commander 137 

Selfridge, Thomas ,RearAdmiral 6 

Selfridge, Thomas O., Jr., Rear-Adniiral 34 

Sewell, W. E., Lieutenant 172 

Shearman, John A., Lieutenant 186 

Sharp, Alexander, Jr., Lieutenant 18f) 

Shaw, Charles P., Lieutenant 219 

Shepard, Edwin M., Captain 61 

Sheppard, Francis H., Lieutenant-Commander... l.")4 

Sherman. Francis Howland, Lieutenant 192 

Shipley, John H., Lieutenant 203 

Shippen, Edward, Medical Director 253 

Shock, William H., Chief-Engineer 325 

Sicard, Montgomery, Kear-Aumiral 2 

Siegfried, Charles A., Surgeon 239 

Sigsbee, Charles D., Captain 70 

Singer, Frederick, I.ieutenant-Commander 139 

Simons, Manly H., Surgeon 241 

Simpson, Edward. Lieutenant. 210 

Simpson, George \V., Paymaster 287 

Sims, William Lowdeii, Lieutenant 211 

Skelding, Henry T , Paymaster 295 

Slamm, Charles W., Pay Inspector 278 

Smith, D. A., Pay Im-pector 277 

Smith, David, Chief Engineer 338 

Smith, Fredi-rick Robinson, Commander 127 

Smith, Ilowaid, Surgeon 268 

Smith, .lames T., Lieutenant 187 

Smith, John ,\. B., Chief Engineer 312 

Smith, Joseph Adams, Pay Director 272 

Smith, Roy Campbell, Lieutenant 200 

Snow, Albert Sydney, Commander 92 

Snowden, Thomas, Lieutenant 207 

Soley, John C, Lieutenant 217 

Sontherland, W. H. II., Lieutenant 173 

Spear, John C, Medical Inspector 263 

Speel, John N., Paymaster 283 

Sperry, Charles Stillman, Commander 100 

Speyers, Arthur Bayard, Lieut. Commander 140 

Spicer, William F., Captain llarine Corps 3C5 

Stafford, George Henry, Lieutenant 202 

Stancliff, Henry Trumbull, Paymaster 297 

Stanton, J. R., Paymaster 283 

Stanton, Oscar ¥.. Rear-Admiral 29 

StauntoD, S. A., Lieutenant 167 



r.*GE 

Stodman, E. M., Lieutenant-Commander 153 

Steele, John M.. Surgeon 246 

Stembel, R. N., Kear-Adniiral 7 

Stephenson. Franklin Baclie, Surgeon 242 

Stevens, Thomas H., Lieutenant-Commander 141 

Stevenson, John 11.. Pay Inspector 293 

Stevenson. H. N., Chief Engineer 315 

Stewart, Edwin, Pay Director 271 

Stewart, Henry, Surgeon 267 

Stewart, John W., Lieutenant 180 

Stillman. Charles A., Captain Marine Corps 372 

Stirling, Yates, Captjiin 66 

Stockton, Charles Herbert, Commander 96 

Stoney, George M., Lieutenant 186 

Streets, Thomas H,, Surgeon 241 

Strong, Edward T., Commander 97 

Strong, William Couenhover, Lieuteuant 222 

Stnavt, Daniel Delehanty Vincent, Lieut. -Com,.. 160 

Sturdy, Edward William, Lieut.-Commander 132 

Sullivan, John Thomas, Lieutenant 219 

Sumner, George Watson, Captain 55 

Swan, Francis IL, Pay Inspector 293 

Swann, Thomas L., Commander 123 

Swift, Franklin, Lieutenant 212 

Swift, William, Commander 110 

Swinburne, William Thomas, Commander 104 

Symonds, Frederick Blartin, Commander Ill 

rpANNER, Zera L., Commander 120 

-*- Tappan, Benjamin, Lieutenant 190 

Tarbell, John F., Paymaster 297 

Taussig, Edward David, Lieutenant-Commander. 129 

Taylor, A. S., Captain Blarine Corps 374 

Taylor, Henry Clay, Captain 63 

Taylor, John Y., Medical Director 256 

Taylor, William E., Mi^dical Inspector 203 

Teiry, Silas Wright. Captain.. 59 

Thomas, ChaiiiKey, Lieutenant 168 

Thomas, Charles Jlitchell, Commander 92 

Thompson, Charles P., Paymaster 295 

Thompson, Theodore S., Paymaster 279 

Thomson, James W., Chief Engineer 340 

Thomson, William J., Paymaster 280 

Tilley, Benjamin Franklin, Commander 106 

Tillman, Edwin Hord, Lieutenant 207 

Tilton, McLane, Lieuleiiaiit-Col. Marine Corps. . 368 

Todd, Chapman Coleman, Commander 103 

Tolfree, James E., Pay Director 273 

Tower, George E., Chief Engineer 345 

Tracy, Charles Wurtz, Lieutenant-Commander... 153 

Train, Charles J., Commander 86 

Tremain, Hobart L., Lieutenant 220 

Trilley, Joseph, Chief Kngiueer 302 

Truxtun, William, Lieutenant 2(>9 

Trvon, J. Rufns, Medical Director 234 

TuVnbull, Frank, Lieutenant 218 

Turner, Thomas J., Medical Director 256 

Turner, William Henry, Lieutenant-Commander 147 
Tyler, H. K., Lieutenant 217 

TTNDERWOOD, E. B., Lieutenant 177 

^ Upshur, John H., Rear-Admiral 16 

Usher, Nathaniel R., Lieutenant 184 

VAIL, Holman, Lieutenant-Commander 155 
Van Duzer, Louis Sayre, Lieutenant 211 

Van Reypen, William K., .Medical Inspector 229 

Veeder,Ten Eyck DeWitt, liieiitenaut 179 

Very, Samuel Williams, Commander 103 

Vreelaud, Charles Edward, Lieutenant... 164 

WADHAMS, Albion Varette, Lieut.-Comman- 
der L'^e 

Wadleigh, George Henry, Captain 64 

Waggener, James R., Surgeon 240 

Wainwright, Richard, Lieutenant-Commander... 136 
Wainwright, Robert Dewar, Captaiii Marine 

Corps 374 

Wales, Philips., Medical Director 259 

Walker, Asa, Commander 100 



382 



INDEX. 



PAGE 

Walker, John G., Rear-AdmirnI 32 

Walliice, Kiisli U., Cominodore 49 

Walliich, Richard, Cii|)tain Marine Corps 3(>4 

Wiillnr, Littleton \V. T., Captain Marine Corps... 367 

Walling, Burns Tr.cy, I.ieutonant 187 

Walton, ThoiniusCanieron, Medical Ilin-ctor 'i'f9 

Warburton, Edgar T., Chief Kngineer 324 

Ward, Aaron, Lieutenant 108 

Watmouph, James H., I'ay Director 287 

Watson, Eugene \V., Commander 98 

Watson, J. Critt-nden, Connnodore 41 

Watts, William, Lieutenmit 218 

Weaver, Aaron Ward, Ri^ar- Ailmiral 28 

Webb, William H., Lientenant-Commander 156 

Webster, Frank D., Captain Marine Corps 374 

Webster, Harrie, Chief Engineer 315 

Webster, Lerov C, Captain Marine Corps 366 

Wells, Henry "M., .^redical Director 259 

Wells, Howard, Surgeon 241 

Werlich, I'ercival Julius, Lieutenant 199 

West, ClitTord Hardy, Commander 106 

Wharton, Benjamin B. H., Chief Engineer .336 

White, Charles II., Medical Director 23(t 

White, Kdwin, Commander 86 

White, Harry K., Captain Marine Corps 367 

White, William Porter, Lieutenant 2112 

Whiteiionse, Edward N., Paymaster 299 

Whittelsey,Widiam B., Lieutenant 215 

Whiting. Jlol)ert, Surgeon 269 

Whifiug, William Henry, Captain 71 

Wieber, Francis, W. F., Surgeon 249 

Wilcox, Willis B., Paymast- r 287 

Wilde, George F. F., Commander 85 

Wildes, Frank, Captain 65 

AViiliams, (has. F, Lieiit. -Colonel Marine Corps.. 359 

Williams, C. S., Paymaster 286 

Williami, William W., Pay Director 270 

Williamson, Thoni'is, Chief Kngineer 330 

Willits, Albert «., Chief Engineer 322 

Willits George S., Chief Engineer 323 



PAGE 

Wilner, Frank A., Lieutenant 178 

Wilson, D. L., Lieutenant 225 

Wilson Fletcher A., Chief Engineer 3*1 

Wilson, Henry B., Lieutenant 213 

Wilson, John Clark, Lieutenant Commander 144 

Winder, William, Lieutenant 178 

Windsor, William A., Chief Engineer 310 

Winn, John K., Commander 119 

Winslow, Cameron Mcll., Lieutenant 183 

Winslow, Francis, Lieutenant 223 

Winslow, George F., IMedical Directoi i 235 

Winslow, Herbert, Lieutenant-Commander 147 

Winterhalter, Albert Gustav, Lieutenant 193 

Wise, Frederick May, Commander 112 

Wise, John C, Medio«l Inspector 238 

Wise, William Clinton, I 'aptain 66 

Witzel, Horace -Alark, Lieutenant 193 

Wood, Albert Norton, Lieutenant 2(10 

Wood, Benjamin F., Chief Engineer 342 

Wood, Edward Parker, Commander HI 

Wood, Moses Linrtley, Lieutenant 185 

Wood, Spencer Shepard, Lieutenant 214 

Wood, Tliomaa L., Captain Slarine Corps 366 

Woodhull, William W., Pay Inspector 276 

Woodrow, Daviil C, Lieutenant-Commander 153 

Woods, George Worth, Medical Director 230 

Woolverton, Theoron, Bledical Inspector 264 

Worthington, Walter Fitzhugh, Chief Engineer.. 323 

Wright, Edward Everett, Lieutenant 194 

Wright. Henry T., Pay Inspector 277 

WyckotT, Ambrose Berkley, Lieutenant 220 

VOUNG. James M. T., Captain Jlarine Corps... 36^ 
•*- Young, Lucien, Lieutenant 173 

VANE, Abraham V., Chief Engineer 321 

" Zeller, Theodore, Chief Engineer 326 



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AGE CONTROLS THE PRICE. 

Bottled from $1.00 to $2.00 

It is nothing new, neither is it a strange 

mixture catering- for public favor. 

It has been popular for years, because of 

its excellence and purity. 

Case price sent upon application. 

ALL RETAILERS, OR 



HuEY & Christ, 



1209 Market Street, 

Philadelphia, Pa. 

TELEPHONE 1066. 



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The Graphophone 

Is a complete talking machine that records as well as reproduces 
sound. 

Other so=called talking machines reproduce only the cut and dried 
subjects made in laboratories. On a GRAPHOPHONE one can 
record instantly and reproduce at once and as often as desired, 
records of the voice, of music or of any sound. 

The GRAPHOPHONE reproduces perfectly and brilliantly the 
music of bands, orchestras, operatic choruses or vocal or 
instrumental soloists. 

With a GRAPHOPHONE one may enjoy at any time music of any 
kind. Its variety is unlimited. It is matchless as an entertainer. 

Manufactured under the patents of Bell, Tainter, Edison and 
Macdonald. Our establishment is headquarters of the world 
for talking machines and talking machine supplies. 

Graphophones are sold for $10 and up. ^ 

WRITE FOR CATALOGUE No. 53. 

COLUMBIA PHONOGRftPH CO., Depl. 53. 

J 43 and 145 Broadway. 
Retail Branch: 1155, 1157, 1159 Broadway. 
NEW YORK, N. Y. 

CHICAGO, 21 1 State St. ST. LOUIS. 720, 722 Olive St. 

PHILADELPHIA, 1032 Chestnut St. BALTIMORE. 110 E. Baltimore St. 

WASHINGTON, 919 Pennsylvania Ave. BUFFALO, 313 Main St. 

PARIS. 34 Boulevard des Italiens. SAN FRANCISCO, Bancroft BIdg. 






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